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An avatar is an icon that displays under your name when you post, and a signature is a picture that displays under your post... when you post. Here is how you can use them.
AVATARS
Using a premade avatar from the forums:
If you want to use an avatar we already have on the forums for you, go to Edit Avatar and you will see a collection of avatars with little bubbles under them to click. Select the avatar you want and click Save Changes.
Using an avatar you have made:
If you made your own avatar, here are some things you should know. Avatars cannot be any bigger than 150 x 150 pixels and 20 KB. The forums also will ONLY accept PNG, GIF, and JPEG formats.
To use your avatar, scroll down past the premade avatars. There will be two options, to upload from a website (like Imageshack) or from your computer. To upload from a website, you need to upload it onto Imageshack or similar service. Once it uploads, copy the "Direct Link" URL into the box and click Save Changes. To use one from your own computer, click Browse and find the file on your computer. Once you do, click Open and click Save Changes.
"My avatar won't work!!!"
If your avatar is 150 x 150 or less, 20 KB or less, and is either GIF, PNG, or JPEG, you will have no problems.
SIGNATURES
Using a signature you have made:
If you made your own signature, go to the Edit Signature page. Here you can put in text just like a post, all of the tags you use in your posts will work here except [IMG].
"How do I use an image in my signature?"
Uploading a signature picture works exactly like avatars. Please see above for the instructions on how uploading works. However, the size limits are different. The image MUST be a GIF, PNG, or JPEG and it cannot be bigger than 500 x 100 or 40 KB.
"It's uploaded, now it won't show up!"
To show your image, add the following tag into your signature. You do not need to put anything between the tags:
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
Wherever you put this in your sig, the image you uploaded will display.
"How do I make my image into a link?"
Making your picture into a link works the same way as regular words in your post, add this into your signature:
HTML Code:
"My signature won't upload it brings up a blank page!"
Do not use the "Upload from URL" feature. It does not work.
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Having your signature permissions stripped:
Users that upload offensive images or rude comments may have their profile permissions stripped.
"Where can I upload images?"
http://www.uploadit.org/
http://www.imageshack.us/
http://www.walagata.com/
http://www.domaindlx.com/
https://www.photobucket.com/
http://www.upurs.us
http://www.slibe.com/
http://www.putfile.com/
http://www.tinypic.com
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AVATARS
Using a premade avatar from the forums:
If you want to use an avatar we already have on the forums for you, go to Edit Avatar and you will see a collection of avatars with little bubbles under them to click. Select the avatar you want and click Save Changes.
Using an avatar you have made:
If you made your own avatar, here are some things you should know. Avatars cannot be any bigger than 150 x 150 pixels and 20 KB. The forums also will ONLY accept PNG, GIF, and JPEG formats.
To use your avatar, scroll down past the premade avatars. There will be two options, to upload from a website (like Imageshack) or from your computer. To upload from a website, you need to upload it onto Imageshack or similar service. Once it uploads, copy the "Direct Link" URL into the box and click Save Changes. To use one from your own computer, click Browse and find the file on your computer. Once you do, click Open and click Save Changes.
"My avatar won't work!!!"
If your avatar is 150 x 150 or less, 20 KB or less, and is either GIF, PNG, or JPEG, you will have no problems.
SIGNATURES
Using a signature you have made:
If you made your own signature, go to the Edit Signature page. Here you can put in text just like a post, all of the tags you use in your posts will work here except [IMG].
"How do I use an image in my signature?"
Uploading a signature picture works exactly like avatars. Please see above for the instructions on how uploading works. However, the size limits are different. The image MUST be a GIF, PNG, or JPEG and it cannot be bigger than 500 x 100 or 40 KB.
"It's uploaded, now it won't show up!"
To show your image, add the following tag into your signature. You do not need to put anything between the tags:
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
Wherever you put this in your sig, the image you uploaded will display.
"How do I make my image into a link?"
Making your picture into a link works the same way as regular words in your post, add this into your signature:
HTML Code:
- Code:
[url=www.forum.chobots.com][sigpic][/sigpic][/url]
"My signature won't upload it brings up a blank page!"
Do not use the "Upload from URL" feature. It does not work.
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Having your signature permissions stripped:
Users that upload offensive images or rude comments may have their profile permissions stripped.
"Where can I upload images?"
http://www.uploadit.org/
http://www.imageshack.us/
http://www.walagata.com/
http://www.domaindlx.com/
https://www.photobucket.com/
http://www.upurs.us
http://www.slibe.com/
http://www.putfile.com/
http://www.tinypic.com
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Last edited by Admin on Sat May 16, 2009 4:42 am; edited 1 time in total
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