stillplayswithbarbies
11-30-2004, 10:21 AM
I am reposting this info, since the original thread is so long that it is difficult to open for some people. Moderators, can you lock this thread and replace the link in the pinned topic with a link to this one? Thanks.
DO NOT REPLY TO THIS POST. If you do, it will make it difficult for others to read it.
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To have an avatar without a place to host it, you can host it right here on a post. If you already have a place to host it, get the URL and jump ahead to the part about updating your profile.
First you need a picture to use. It has to be square in shape, not rectangular, so you will need to crop it using some sort of software that probably came with your camera. It's best to just crop out a closeup of baby's face, since the avatar is small.
Your file has to be 50K or less.
Now, reply to a post or start a new post.
Click on the "Click here to choose your attachments" down at the bottom where it says "Attachment"
Browse to your picture file wherever you stored it on your computer and choose that file.
Select "jpeg picture" and click on Upload.
Click on Post Message.
Now go back and read the message you just posted. You will see an attachment as a link at the bottom. Copy that URL by highlighting it and selecting "Edit" then "Copy" from the menu at the top of your browser. (you can click on the link to see that you got the right picture uploaded if you want to)
Now you want to go update your profile to tell it where to find your avatar. Go back to the main board where it is listing all of the forums, and click on User Menu in that top row. (I'll bet you probably didn't even notice that row up there, I didn't at first)
Over on the left, click on "Edit Your Profile"
Place the cursor in the space that says "Avatar Image" and select "Edit" and Paste" from the menu at the top of your browser to copy the URL into there. (if there was already something there, clear it out first with the delete key)
Click on Update at the bottom of the page.
Now go back and post another reply to your message and see if it worked. If you see just an X where your avatar should be, wait a few minutes and hit reload and see if it shows up. For some reason it takes a few minutes, or maybe more than one post, I don't know which, to show up.
If your avatar looks squished up or funny shaped, it is because your original picture was not square. Go back and crop it again, or find someone who can do this for you if you don't have the software or don't know how.
PLEASE DON'T ADD TO THIS THREAD BY REPLYING. It is getting so long that it is messing up the display for people who read the board a certain way. Just attach your picture to the next post you make in response to something. There is no need to have a separate post just for your avatar, it will work on any post in any thread.
Note that sometimes your avatar that is hosted here will disappear. It seems like they clean up every now and then and delete old pics. But that's okay, we want to see current pics of your babe, so if it disappears, replace it with a new one!
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...Karen
DS Jake Feb 91, DD Logan Mar 03
http://members.aol.com/khowe14494/superpower.gif http://members.aol.com/khowe14494/borntobebreastfed2.gif
DO NOT REPLY TO THIS POST. If you do, it will make it difficult for others to read it.
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To have an avatar without a place to host it, you can host it right here on a post. If you already have a place to host it, get the URL and jump ahead to the part about updating your profile.
First you need a picture to use. It has to be square in shape, not rectangular, so you will need to crop it using some sort of software that probably came with your camera. It's best to just crop out a closeup of baby's face, since the avatar is small.
Your file has to be 50K or less.
Now, reply to a post or start a new post.
Click on the "Click here to choose your attachments" down at the bottom where it says "Attachment"
Browse to your picture file wherever you stored it on your computer and choose that file.
Select "jpeg picture" and click on Upload.
Click on Post Message.
Now go back and read the message you just posted. You will see an attachment as a link at the bottom. Copy that URL by highlighting it and selecting "Edit" then "Copy" from the menu at the top of your browser. (you can click on the link to see that you got the right picture uploaded if you want to)
Now you want to go update your profile to tell it where to find your avatar. Go back to the main board where it is listing all of the forums, and click on User Menu in that top row. (I'll bet you probably didn't even notice that row up there, I didn't at first)
Over on the left, click on "Edit Your Profile"
Place the cursor in the space that says "Avatar Image" and select "Edit" and Paste" from the menu at the top of your browser to copy the URL into there. (if there was already something there, clear it out first with the delete key)
Click on Update at the bottom of the page.
Now go back and post another reply to your message and see if it worked. If you see just an X where your avatar should be, wait a few minutes and hit reload and see if it shows up. For some reason it takes a few minutes, or maybe more than one post, I don't know which, to show up.
If your avatar looks squished up or funny shaped, it is because your original picture was not square. Go back and crop it again, or find someone who can do this for you if you don't have the software or don't know how.
PLEASE DON'T ADD TO THIS THREAD BY REPLYING. It is getting so long that it is messing up the display for people who read the board a certain way. Just attach your picture to the next post you make in response to something. There is no need to have a separate post just for your avatar, it will work on any post in any thread.
Note that sometimes your avatar that is hosted here will disappear. It seems like they clean up every now and then and delete old pics. But that's okay, we want to see current pics of your babe, so if it disappears, replace it with a new one!
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...Karen
DS Jake Feb 91, DD Logan Mar 03
http://members.aol.com/khowe14494/superpower.gif http://members.aol.com/khowe14494/borntobebreastfed2.gif