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Post by Diane on Feb 14, 2004 15:43:46 GMT -5
Click on "profile" at the top of the page. Scroll to "personalized picture" and select an avatar from the list. Just click on the avatar you want. This will be displayed on all your posts.
If you want a custom avatar, you'll have to save it on your own website or on an image hosting website then insert the url for where that image is saved on the line provided for that under "I have my own pic." Be sure to check the box next to "I have my own pic" if you are using your own avatar image.
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Post by Diane on Feb 14, 2004 20:14:21 GMT -5
Well, I like your Winnie! ;D
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Post by chriscub on Feb 14, 2004 20:17:27 GMT -5
now that I know how, I've changed it.... do you guys like my little sailor bear?  |
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Post by Diane on Feb 14, 2004 20:21:25 GMT -5
He looks just like you!!  |
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Post by chriscub on Feb 15, 2004 21:46:04 GMT -5
I'm a bit of a Hello Kitty fan, although it was my interest in Tarot decks and finding a copy of "Hello, Tarot!" which is a Tarot Deck using Hello Kitty characters, that got my interest.
chriscub
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Post by kathryn on Feb 15, 2004 23:08:26 GMT -5
I'm a bit of a Hello Kitty fan, although it was my interest in Tarot decks and finding a copy of "Hello, Tarot!" which is a Tarot Deck using Hello Kitty characters, that got my interest. chriscub How cool! I've never seen hello tarot cards. I've been into tarot on and off for years, haven't really had time for it since my daughter was born. There sure is a ton of hello kitty stuff out there now though. I loved it as a kid (that and little twin stars) and it's very fun to see my daughter into it now. |
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Post by Diane on Feb 15, 2004 23:26:12 GMT -5
Uh, Kathryn, the bad news is you're stealing bandwidth from the site where you copied the link. Essentially, you're stealing space the other site is paying for because every time your avatar is used, that little kitty is coming from their website. Am I explaining this so it makes sense?
Just copy the hello kitty avatar to a file on your computer, sign up at one of the free image hosting sites I posted, upload it there and then copy that url.
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Post by kathryn on Feb 15, 2004 23:52:17 GMT -5
Uh, Kathryn, the bad news is you're stealing bandwidth from the site where you copied the link. Essentially, you're stealing space the other site is paying for because every time your avatar is used, that little kitty is coming from their website. Am I explaining this so it makes sense? Just copy the hello kitty avatar to a file on your computer, sign up at one of the free image hosting sites I posted, upload it there and then copy that url. Makes complete sense Diane, and I joined myimgs and fixed this right away. I'd completely forgotten about he bandwidth thing. Can I delete my thoughtless post so others don't follow suit? Never mind, I just realized - YES I CAN! Done. |
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Post by Diane on Feb 16, 2004 0:14:37 GMT -5
I don't think we need it, Kathryn. See the little box across the top with ads? It would get rid of that. I don't think it's that intrusive and no, it wouldn't give us a lot more space.
If we get to the point where we have as much traffic here as we have on the yahoo list we might want to consider a paid board. But I don't think we need it now.
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Post by Diane on Feb 18, 2004 18:08:51 GMT -5
If you'd like to use your personal photo as avatar, as I see one member has already done, it's pretty easy.
Take the photo of you, your dog, your hotrod car or whatever. Either shoot a very tight shot or use photo software to crop it to a tight shot. The photo will be so small, if you don't to this no one will be able to make it out.
Save the new version of the photo on your computer - my photos for example. Then follow the directions above to upload it to an image host an insert it as your avatar here.
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Post by chriscub on Feb 18, 2004 21:35:02 GMT -5
If anyone needs help cropping a digital photo, I'm willing to do that for ya.
Chris
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Post by dave on Feb 26, 2004 14:50:06 GMT -5
How do we preview the avatar?
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Post by Diane on Feb 26, 2004 17:12:42 GMT -5
When you're in the profile section, just click on the name of the avatar you want to see. Be sure to click on the title of your old one to set it back if you don't like the new one.
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Post by liketalk on Feb 27, 2004 16:42:50 GMT -5
How do we preview the avatar? I had trouble with Avatars not showing up to preview also, I just clicked on down the line and then when it worked, the ones back up the line seemed to work. Go figure! |
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