How To make an avatar

[Irulan]

(edited since I was informed an avatar doesn't need host space...)

you need some sort of digital image.

If you go to the TE profile page, you'll see that under options is where you do the avatar stuff. You must make your image no larger than 100x100 pixels. You can do this by cropping it or using a re-size funtion in a photo editor.


follow AG's post of the instructions for uploading.


Irulan

[Adventure Girl]

Originally posted by Irulan
First you will need a place on the web to host a photo if you do not have persoanl web space.You need a hosting site to post photos, but you don't have to host the photo for an avatar. You can load your avatar right form your computer. Go to User Control Panel (User CP) from the menu above
Select "Edit Options"
Scroll down to the bottom to "Other Options"
Click on "Change Avatar"
In "Custom Avatar" select "yes"
At "You can upload an avatar from your computer" browse your hard drive for the image you want to use.
Submit modificationsAs Irulan says, there is a limit to the size of your avatar, so you may have to crop or resize to make it small enough.

[spazzdog]

I just changed mine, but I upload from my site.

Getting the thing small enough is the real challenge.

[Irulan]

Originally posted by Adventure Girl
You need a hosting site to post photos, but you don't have to host the photo for an avatar. You can load your avatar right form your computer. Go to User Control Panel (User CP) from the menu above
Select "Edit Options"
Scroll down to the bottom to "Other Options"
Click on "Change Avatar"
In "Custom Avatar" select "yes"
At "You can upload an avatar from your computer" browse your hard drive for the image you want to use.
Submit modificationsAs Irulan says, there is a limit to the size of your avatar, so you may have to crop or resize to make it small enough.

cool! I guess it's the photos we have to up load to web space not the avatars. I'm glad someone is paying attention...
~I.

[JanT]

Thanks for the tips. I now have an avatar! And what is really cool is that my previous posts were automatically updated with the avatar. Awesome. I tried putting up a bike pic, but couldn't get one that didn't disappear at 100x100 pixels. So, the next best thing is the pink ribbon, to celebrate now 8 years of breast cancer survival. Yea!

[jobob]

excellent avatar, Jan! :cool:
And my sincerest congratulations.

- Jo.

[gilly]

:( I can't have one yet, I need a few more posts ... oh and I so don't want to post for the sake of it :rolleyes:
I'll have to have a look around, see what I can constructively contribute to... don't hold your breath ladies ;) :D

[Veronica]

Thom thinks I should use this as my avatar. Properly resized of course.

http://www.tandemhearts.com/zion/slides/talent.jpg

BTW we have pictures up from our trip to Utah. No biking, but some gorgeous scenery. They're under What's New in January 2005.

Veronica

TandemHearts (http://www.tandemhearts.com/index.html)

[spazzdog]

Gotta love a woman who can balance multiple beer caps on her nose :D

Next trick - get that old derailler up there grrl! We'll get you on Good Morning America or something as "The Brilliant Bike Parts Balancer".

[Irulan]

Thom thinks I should use this as my avatar. Properly resized of course.

LOL. This is the one I've contemplated using:

http://www.specialtyoutdoors.com/penny/biking/images/wIMG_1509.jpg

[CorsairMac]

So Veronica - did you get the beers Before the balancing act?........or was it like dog treats - gotta balance the caps First Then get the beer as the treat? Inquiring minds want to know!

JanT: Kudos to you hun - I am the neice of a breast cancer "thriver" as she calls herself as she is still in the 5 years not cleared yet stage!!

Irulan/AG: OK.....I guess there isn't any reason for me not to have an avatar now! At least before I could always use the - "wow you mean I could Have one" and the "don't know how" excuse!

<-----gone searching for an avatar! BBS

[CorsairMac]

and voila! the things you find on the net!....I now have an avatar and ain't she a beaut?? ;)

[Adventure Girl]

What do you think? The TE gals are sooooo talented!:cool: (I'll probably only leave this as my avatar for a few days...)

[CorsairMac]

AG: welll - I had to recheck my post! I had this moment of panic where I thought You were the one with the balancing act and I had directed my response to Veronica! LOL.........I just Love the pix period! but Irulans is the one I got the biggest chuckle out of! And Irulan - is that why you call yourself "treehugger"? :-D

and Gilly - just go right ahead and post - most of us (as you can see) love to chat!

[Irulan]

Originally posted by CorsairMac
but Irulans is the one I got the biggest chuckle out of! And Irulan - is that why you call yourself "treehugger"? :-D

and Gilly - just go right ahead and post - most of us (as you can see) love to chat!
er, um yes. Haven't I posted that one before? I'm famous in Rossland Canada for that one.

~I.

[JanT]

You guys are a riot! I have a feeling we're gonna see some crazy avatars coming up. Thanks for all your supportive comments on my avatar.

[Veronica]

The balancing act was to amuse myself while I waited a VERY long time for my lunch.

Thom took another picture - that is NOT on the Internet - with the caps on my eyes.

Irulan - just why are you hugging that tree again?

V.

[Irulan]

...it was at camp. It was "teeter totter time". I went for it, and at the last minute dumped my bike and grabbed the tree... twice. :rolleyes: :rolleyes: I made it over the third time, and rode it clean with no hesistation the next day. It didn't hurt at all except for the laughing reallly hard part.

My girlfired goes up to that trail in Canada a lot and she"ll say, " I said hi to your tree today...".

~I.

[MightyMitre]

Noticed there's some great avatar's creeping in. Nice one you Veronica and l love Nuthatch's little bird. Really cheers the board up.

[gilly]

Sorry to drag this up again ladies.
What am I doing wrong :confused:
I change my photo (image) size (using photoshop elements 3) to 100x100 pixels, try to put it as my avatar and I get the following message
"The file that you have tried to attach is too big. The maximum size is 10000 bytes."
:(
Can any of you help? ... please :D
Gilly

[Irulan]

Originally posted by gilly
Sorry to drag this up again ladies.
What am I doing wrong :confused:
I change my photo (image) size (using photoshop elements 3) to 100x100 pixels, try to put it as my avatar and I get the following message
"The file that you have tried to attach is too big. The maximum size is 10000 bytes."
:(
Can any of you help? ... please :D
Gilly

you may have to make it smaller resolution. Look for a save for web option.

~I.