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For those having issues setting their avatar, here is a simple guide. 1. Once you login, click Profile in the title bar. (Or click this link) 2. On the left, under the Modify Profile header, click Forum Profile Information. 3. It is the top section of this page that deals with avatars: - Personalized Pictures: Click the bullet next to this statement and then choose an avatar from the list if you wish to use one of the forum's stock avatars.
- I have my own pic: Click the bullet next to this statement and enter in the full URL (Web Address) to an image that can be found on the internet which you wish to use as your avatar.
- I will upload my own picture: Click the bullet next to this statement and then click the Choose File button to upload a small image stored on your computer as your avatar.
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click the Change Profile button to save the changes. Enjoy! |
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« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2010, 10:13:25 PM » |
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I would like to put a photo of myself for my avatar. I have a photo saved as a Word document and as a PDF file. What do I need to do in order to upload it for my avatar? Please be very specific and step by step. I am very computer illiterate.
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"Salvation is free, but not easy. It is completely dependent upon the grace of God, and yet we must work it out with fear and trembling. It is given to all, but only a few find it. We are saved only by His Cross, and yet not without taking up our own." +GMK+
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« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2010, 10:36:33 PM » |
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I would like to put a photo of myself for my avatar. I have a photo saved as a Word document and as a PDF file. What do I need to do in order to upload it for my avatar? Please be very specific and step by step. I am very computer illiterate.
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Selam
To set an image as your avatar, first your have to save it as an image file. 1) Start with the Word document containing the image 2) Click on the image (that should highlight it) 3) Copy it (Control + C, or Edit, Copy) 4) Open Paint 5) Paste the image (Control + V, or Edit, Paste) 6) Save your photo, under "save as type", choose either PNG, JPG, or GIF. BMP should be the default, but the file size will be very large. 7) If you want to crop your image at all, use http://www.picresize.com/. It is really straightforward. 8) Follow 3. I will upload my own picture, from my first post. |
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« Last Edit: February 28, 2010, 10:37:17 PM by Nebelpfade »
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« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2010, 11:01:11 PM » |
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I would like to put a photo of myself for my avatar. I have a photo saved as a Word document and as a PDF file. What do I need to do in order to upload it for my avatar? Please be very specific and step by step. I am very computer illiterate.
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To set an image as your avatar, first your have to save it as an image file. 1) Start with the Word document containing the image 2) Click on the image (that should highlight it) 3) Copy it (Control + C, or Edit, Copy) 4) Open Paint 5) Paste the image (Control + V, or Edit, Paste) 6) Save your photo, under "save as type", choose either PNG, JPG, or GIF. BMP should be the default, but the file size will be very large. 7) If you want to crop your image at all, use http://www.picresize.com/. It is really straightforward.  Follow 3. I will upload my own picture, from my first post. OK, I can't figure out how to save the photo as type PNG, JPG, or GIF. Also, when I double click on format painter nothing happens.  Selam |
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"Salvation is free, but not easy. It is completely dependent upon the grace of God, and yet we must work it out with fear and trembling. It is given to all, but only a few find it. We are saved only by His Cross, and yet not without taking up our own." +GMK+
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« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2010, 11:04:27 PM » |
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OK, I can't figure out how to save the photo as type PNG, JPG, or GIF. Also, when I double click on format painter nothing happens. Selam Sorry, I meant Paint as in Microsoft Paint. Start Menu > All Programmes (if using Vista/7) > Accessories > Paint. |
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« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2010, 11:33:15 PM » |
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Hey, thanks a lot Nebelfade! I think I finally got it!  Selam |
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"Salvation is free, but not easy. It is completely dependent upon the grace of God, and yet we must work it out with fear and trembling. It is given to all, but only a few find it. We are saved only by His Cross, and yet not without taking up our own." +GMK+
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« Reply #6 on: February 28, 2010, 11:34:25 PM » |
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Hey, thanks a lot Nebelfade! I think I finally got it! Selam Anytime! |
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« Reply #7 on: March 01, 2010, 06:18:50 PM » |
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OK, I can't figure out how to save the photo as type PNG, JPG, or GIF. Also, when I double click on format painter nothing happens. Selam Sorry, I meant Paint as in Microsoft Paint. Start Menu > All Programmes (if using Vista/7) > Accessories > Paint. My version of Windows 7 says "All Programs." I think it must be broken. |
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"It is remarkable that what we call the world...in what professes to be true...will allow in one man no blemishes, and in another no virtue."--Charles Dickens
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« Reply #8 on: July 16, 2010, 08:02:26 PM » |
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I *had* an avatar, and had no trouble loading it before, and usually never have trouble with this sort of thing, but seeking to change it today, it wouldn't work. Here is a screen capture of my Profile, taken after having clicked >Change Profile; as you can see the image *seems* to have loaded. But once I navigate from the page the image is gone. If, alternatively, I click >Change Profile *again* the image and the link simply disappear. Advice? What is the maximum size of avatars set by the admins for the board? Do they auto-reset? I resized at imgur.com also (smaller, to 125 x 203 in case my image was too big per forum specs/?), but it still wouldn't "take" here. On my boards admins can also load an avatar from a url in the admin control panel. Could an admin perhaps give this a shot -unless there is some obvious advice? The URL is http://imgur.com/OaADt.png -you should be able to easily resize it if needed in the admin panel under >User >Avatar  |
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« Reply #9 on: July 16, 2010, 11:51:35 PM » |
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Have you tried saving it to your computer, and using the upload option? The hot-linking glitches out now and then.
ETA: I just tried both hot-linking and uploading the image you provided, and it worked both times. So it was likely just a hiccup.
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« Reply #10 on: July 17, 2010, 06:08:32 AM » |
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I had actually tried the upload option first, and then the URL, neither of which worked. The URL still doesn't work, but saving the smaller picture I had resized (125x203) *as* a URL, and using upload on the smaller version actually worked. There must be a glitch in the URL upload(?), as you suggest. Anyway, no worries now, and thanks for your reply |
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« Reply #11 on: August 05, 2011, 09:50:36 PM » |
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Why did my avatar disappear?
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"Some have such command of their bowels, that they can break wind continuously at pleasure, so as to produce the effect of singing."- St. Augustine of Hippo
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« Reply #12 on: August 05, 2011, 09:52:01 PM » |
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Why did my avatar disappear?
I can see it, is it still missing to you? |
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« Reply #13 on: August 05, 2011, 09:53:34 PM » |
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Why did my avatar disappear?
I can see it, is it still missing to you? I don't see it. |
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« Reply #14 on: August 05, 2011, 09:53:59 PM » |
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My avatar disappeared too, earlier. I had to reupload it. Sigh, new site bug?
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« Reply #15 on: August 05, 2011, 09:55:18 PM » |
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« Reply #16 on: August 05, 2011, 09:57:23 PM » |
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Visible in Safari. Not in Chrome.
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« Reply #17 on: August 05, 2011, 10:29:59 PM » |
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I'm on Chrome, so that would explain it. I supposed it's better than the worst case scenario I had imagined in which the Church issued an anathema against Alexander Schmorell.
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« Reply #18 on: August 08, 2011, 04:58:09 PM » |
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It works now and I didn't change anything. Odd.
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« Reply #19 on: August 08, 2011, 05:25:55 PM » |
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« Reply #20 on: August 08, 2011, 05:47:12 PM » |
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am i here??? ¬_¬ i cant see myself!!!!??? ಠ_ರೃ
am i lost??
am i in heaven??
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this poster got marred to a catholic bloke in france!!!!!!!
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« Reply #21 on: August 08, 2011, 05:52:10 PM » |
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« Reply #22 on: March 10, 2012, 06:46:01 PM » |
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I'm trying to set http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/The_Fall_of_Jericho.jpg/104px-The_Fall_of_Jericho.jpgas my avatar, but it's not working. I can't tell if it's a problem is with that particular picture or something else. Can anyone help? |
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« Reply #23 on: March 12, 2012, 08:08:40 AM » |
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^^ Still no luck.
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"Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better. I therefore intend to oppose the effort to increase America’s debt limit."
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« Reply #24 on: March 12, 2012, 08:37:25 AM » |
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^^ Still no luck.
Sorry, I've been in and out. Not enough to time to drill down why the hyperlink doesn't work, but you can just save to your computer and upload it. As you can see as I have done. Let me know when you get this, so I switch mine back to something from my backyard. |
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We cannot legislate morality by passing laws controlling firearms. The only evil we can combat lies within our hearts. We need stronger laws to protect the moral foundation of society against the evil of gay marriage. |
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« Reply #25 on: March 12, 2012, 08:54:32 AM » |
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Thanks.
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