How to Make a Facebook Brand Page Cover: Timeline Cover Banner Maker

Your Facebook Timeline Brand Page is in need of a cover photo. You can make a professional looking cover photo for your Facebook Business Fan Page using Timeline Cover Banner cover photo maker in minutes.

Timeline Cover Banner is an easy to use online Facebook Pages Timeline Cover Maker. This “mini editor” has all the graphic tools you need to create a customized Facebook Page Timeline cover photo. In just 6 simple steps you can have a professional looking cover photo ready to upload to your Business Page Timeline.

How to use Timeline Cover Banner to Make a Facebook Brand Page Cover

Step 1. Start by choosing your Timeline cover background. Click the Green Button to access 140+ beautiful ready-to-go background photo choices for your cover’s background.

Tip: A blank cover choice is included for those who are planning on using their own photo or a solid color for their cover background.

Select your background cover. Timeline Cover Banner includes tons of backgrounds that have been designed to be the perfect “backdrop” for your Timeline cover.

Design Tip: Choose a simple background if you are planning on adding lots of text and images. Your design elements will stand out.

Background opens in the Timeline Cover Maker Editor. Basic Editing Tools are on the right and include from top to bottom: move tool, eraser tool, paint brush, *rectangle shape tool, *circle shape tool, line tool, text tool, and paint bucket. Custom controls for tools are located in the Tools Option area in the top left.

Undo, redo, clear canvas and clear background buttons are on the top right. The editor also includes zoom, hue, saturation, brightness and contrast adjustments for background photos.

Caution: The Clear Canvas button will completely remove everything. Chose the eraser or the undo/redo buttons to remove single elements.

Step 2. Add Your Text. Select the Type Tool. Use the Tool Options located at the top right of the page to change the text (fill) color, size and font.

Click on the cover background and begin typing. Reposition your text if necessary with the Move Tool.

Tip: For best results set your text color and font before you begin typing.

Tip: To remove text highlight it and delete it or back space it out.

Step 3. Add your logo or a photo. Click the Upload Photo button and Select a photo from your Computer.

Making Photo Adjustments:

Re-size: Click on an edge square and drag (outward to enlarge or inward to reduce).
Rotate: Click and drag the top center handle to rotate.
Reposition: Select the move tool. Click and drag the photo to move.
Remove: Select the photo and use the Eraser Tool.

Step 4. Click the Save Timeline Cover button to download your cover to your computer.

Tip: I found saving the cover and then creating the profile photo worked best to assure that everything lines up well. If your profile photo is an extension of your background photo you could save it now too.

Important: Do not change the file name. Leave it as is. You change it after you download it.

If you receive or see any warnings regarding this file, don’t be alarmed. I ran scans on the photos and they were fine. I think it is the odd way of naming them that trips the system.

Step 5. Add your profile photo. Click the Upload Photo button and Select your profile photo from your Computer.

Use the Move Tool to position the photo and re-size by clicking and dragging the corner.

Design Tip: Make your Facebook Page Timeline photo your logo or something that represents your company. It will be your “brand” that appears on all your pages updates and comments on Facebook.

Step 6. Click the Save Profile Photo button to download your profile photo to your computer. A reminder: do not change the name of the photo before you download it.

Your Facebook Page Timeline Cover and your Profile Photo are ready to be added to your Page’s Timeline.

Add Your Cover Photo in 3 basic steps:

1. Open Add a Cover and Click Upload Photo. Select and open your cover photo in the upload box. 2. Position cover by dragging if needed. 3. Click Save Changes.

Edit Your Profile Photo in 3 basic steps:

1. Open Edit Profile Picture and Click Upload Photo. Select and open your profile photo in the upload box. 2. Open Edit Profile Picture and select Edit Thumbnail 3. Drag the image to adjust or check scale to fit and save when finished.

Social Media 101 Artizon Digital Timeline Brand Page with it’s new cover photo.

Added Bonus: Watch the next 4 slides to learn how I used a photo that In Touch Promotions provided as a background for their cover photo.

Bonus: How to Use Your Photo as the Cover Background

Bonus Step 1. Select the Blank Background cover design option. You will find this on every page of the cover design gallery.

Bonus Step 2. Click the Upload Background button and Select a photo from your Computer.

Tip: Choose a high quality photo at least 851 pixels wide by 315 pixels wide. The high quality your photo the better. Poor quality photos won’t stand up well to Facebook’s photo compression.

Bonus Step 3. Fine tune your background.

Reposition your photo by selecting the Move Tool.
Enlarge or reduce photo size with the Zoom Slider.
Correct the photo’s hue, saturation, brightness, and contrast with the Photo Editing Tools.

Follow the basic steps previous listed starting with Step 2 to complete your Timeline Page Cover.

Here is In Touch Promotions finished Facebook Brand Page Timeline Cover. I love their Miss Birdie logo.

Tip: Note their call to action in their brand’s About section. They are making the most of this area by listing their website, phone number, and email. Learn more from their one-minute tip: Make the Most of your About Section in the Page Timeline.

It’s only a few steps to a new cover photo for your Facebook Brand Page Timeline, so why not change it out often. Keep your Brand Page fresh by changing covers – what will your next Timeline Cover be?

More Social Media 101 Timeline Cover Photo Articles:

More Page Timeline Resources:

Inside Facebook: Timeline for Facebook pages: a complete overview of new features
HubSpot Blog: The Complete Guide to Setting Up the New Facebook Page Design
Facebook Help Center: Introducing New Facebook Pages
Facebook Pages Complete Detailed Photo Guide PDF: Facebook Pages Product Guide
Mashable: Facebook Brand Timelines: 6 Big Changes Every Marketer Needs to Understand
Social Media Examiner: 7 New Facebook Changes Impacting Businesses
Mari Smith: Facebook Timeline for Business Pages – 21 Key Points To Know

Sue Surdam | Artizon Digital | WordPress Specialist and Social Media Solutions | 503-577-1035

Are you in need of a Facebook Brand Page Cover and don’t want to tackle it yourself? Photoshop and I can create a custom Facebook Cover for you. I also design and code Facebook Custom Landing/Application pages, which still are highly effective combined with a Facebook Ad.