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Welcome to Arillas => Website technical problems & questions => Topic started by: ger on May 18, 2008, 09:52:52 PM

Title: profile picture
Post by: ger on May 18, 2008, 09:52:52 PM
have been trying to put a photo on my profile, but i'm really rubbish at technical stuff!! so have just found this one, this is me in 5 weeks time with my feet in the sea!! perhaps terry will talk me through the process if i see him in the coconut bar!
ger x
Title: Re: profile picture
Post by: Sandy x on May 20, 2008, 12:33:51 AM
ger....if I can do it, anyone can.....
Title: Re: profile picture
Post by: Ang on June 19, 2008, 10:34:26 PM
OOOOOPS and ooops again, I can not get a new profile pic loaded, am doing everything I should but all I get is a little red cross, even lost my old one and I no longer can see pic of the day.......maybe as we had a complete computer clean(had to rid that trojen)we have more security any help welcome....Terry this one is for you whooooo
Cheers
Ang
Title: Re: profile picture
Post by: pg32 on June 20, 2008, 09:54:13 AM
I have been trying to put one on too but it just does'nt work!!!

Paul
Title: Re: profile picture
Post by: TerryW on June 20, 2008, 01:39:47 PM
There are two ways to get a photo on your profile, but remember that the size of the photo file needs to be small, about 50 - 70 KB

1. Upload from PC
2. Link to Imageshack, photobucket etc

To Upload from PC

To resize photograph download Pixresizer from http://bluefive.pair.com/pixresizer.htm

Install the software and run it.

The screen will look like this

(http://bluefive.pair.com/pixresizer_stab.gif)

Go to "Load Picture" and load the picture that you want to use.

Choose the reduction % ie 25% and then click on "Save Picture" - Make a note of where it is saved to.


Go to your profile on the forum and then choose Forum Profile Information. You will then see three options

1. Personalized Picture:

2. I have my own pic:

3. I will upload my own picture: - Use this option

Make sure Option three is marked.

Click on "Browse"

Navigate to where your photo is stored and upload it.

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2302/2200966995_3cd4de7ec5_m.jpg)



To Link to Imageshack, photobucket etc

Resize the photo as above

Choose...

I have my own pic:
Specify your own avatar by URL. (ex: http://www.mypage.com/mypic.gif)

Go to the website where your photo is stored Photobucket, Imageshack etc

Copy the URL link ie for me it is  http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n179/terrylwarner/tandh.gif

Paste this link into the box by I have my own pic:

This is how mine looks.

(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n179/terrylwarner/profilepic1.jpg)
Title: Re: profile picture
Post by: Ang on June 20, 2008, 09:12:43 PM
Terry!!! what a star you are, this is my new profile pic a tortoise who was doing what they do...but in the middle of the road, we just missed him/her as we drove up the hill from the night owl one afternoon, didnt want it to see it hurt,so did right or wrong and put it in a safer place.
Ang
Title: Re: profile picture
Post by: annie on June 20, 2008, 09:26:40 PM
teryy
your instructions are brillant as usual. Thanks for helping do mine
your ICT skills are fab!!!
Annie
Title: Re: profile picture
Post by: TerryW on June 20, 2008, 10:17:35 PM
I'm glad it helped annie and Ang and I am embarrassed now. :-(

Anyway well done to the tortoise saviour,