Add a banner to your SharePoint site - easy way

Note: This works on all environments. Screenshots are from the SharePoint 365 environment.

One of my first tasks as an intern using SharePoint 2010 was to figure out a way to add a banner to a SharePoint site. I did my research and I found two possible ways thanks to the web; add a banner as a logo, or play with SharePoint Designer and add some code. For this specific post, I will explain the easy way.

>The Easy Way< - Setting your banner as a logo.

Standard SharePoint sites usually have a logo. The easy way to add a banner is by uploading an image to the web or to a image library and then set the image url into the logo field.

Here is how:

1. Click on "Site actions" -> "Site settings"

2. Click on "Look and feel" -> "Title, description, and icon"

3. Add banner URL and click Ok.

You have to keep in mind, that if you choose this option, the navigation pane on top will be moved to the right.