How to add an image as a background in a section on Sharepoint

Question

I am trying to add an "image" (a plain colour) as a background for a section in Sharepoint.
I do the following steps:

1. Edit
2. Click on the section I am wanting to change
3. Edit Properties
4. Background ideas
5. Add a background
6. Select the image I want
7. Add image

It then comes up with the following error:

Please advise

Answer 1

Hi O'Neale Connolly, 

Good day! Welcome to Q&A forum.

The "Couldn't upload your image" error when trying to add an image as a background in a SharePoint section can occur due to several reasons.

1. Unsupported Image Format or Corruption

• SharePoint may reject images if they are in an unsupported format (e.g., HEIC, CMYK JPEG) or corrupted.
• Solution: Upload the image with a standard format like PNG, JPEG, or GIF.

2. Image Size or Dimension Limits

• SharePoint has implicit limits on image dimensions (e.g., width/height ≤ 4096px) and file size (typically ≤ 10MB).
• Solution: Resize the image to smaller dimensions (e.g., under 1920x1080 pixels). And upload a small image.

Hope these information helps.

Please do let us know if you have any further queries.

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