Arrow
Old-school composer
Silver Sonic said:How? I don´t know where to upload am I stupid?Mystic said:You now upload the avatar to Sepwich
I'm feeling generous, so I will now give some help on how to do this, complete with screenshots.
ARROW'S HOMESPUN WISDOM
VOLUME 1: UPLOADING AVATARS
Step 1: Click the Profile link at the top of the forums. It would be a smart idea to use Firefox or IE7 to open a new tab to do this, so that you don't click out of this advice post and then have no earthly idea what you're doing.
Step 2: Scroll to the bottom of the screen. Under the heading "Avatar Control Panel", you will see two input bars. Using them, you can either upload an image file from your computer to use as an avatar, or upload one from the web.
Step 3a: If you're uploading from the web, paste the link for the image file in the second input bar, next to "Upload Avatar from a URL", and then click the Submit button at the bottom.
Step 3b: If you're uploading from your PC, click the browse button, and use the open dialog to hunt through your hard drive until you find the appropriate file. Double-click the file, then click the Submit button at the bottom.
Step 4: If the image you chose is too big for the forum, you will be taken back to the top of the Profile page and will receive either the following message, explaining that its filesize is too big, or a second one that informs you that it's screensize is above the 128x128 max.
Step 4b: If this is the case, use convenient programs like MS Paint, Gimp, Paint Shop Pro, or Photoshop to make the size of the image smaller, or save it in a filesize that compresses it more (JPG is probably the best choice for pictures as small as avatars). Note: All of those programs are for Windows. Any Mac users here can list me some good programs for their setup and I'll be happy to edit this post and add links.
Step 5: Once you've done that, upload it again. If it's small enough this time, or if it fit under the guidelines to begin with, you'll get the following screen. You're done!