Post by freebeer on Sept 9, 2008 21:51:43 GMT -8
This is how to upload your avatar and sig (signature - it's the pic at the bottom of your post, see mine is ShamWow) for those people who don't know how to.
Step 1: First, you need to be on the Forum Home Page (http://drkgaming.proboards106.com/index.cgi). At the top, you will see 7 links, such as Home, Logout, Help, Profile. You're going to need to click the profile link when here. See below:
Step 2: Once you are on your profile page, you need to click the link that says "Modify Profile". See below:
Step 3: Once you are on the Modify profile page, you will see a bunch of spots to enter Account Info. We do not need to change these at this time. Scroll down a little to "Personal Information". Go to the box labeled "Avatar URL". Here you will need to link a URL of the picture you wish to use as a avatar. NOTE: Your picture needs to be relatively small, the max resolution for Avatars is 125x125. To get a URL, you can either use Google images, or, you can upload a file from your PC to Image Hosting site such as Photobucket (http://photobucket.com), TinyPic (http://www.tinypic.com/), or Image Shack (http://imageshack.us/). If you are not familiar with uploading images, I suggest you use TinyPic to upload. It's very easy and fast. After you upload your images, you need to copy the direct URL link that the website gives you after you host your image. See below:
Now, when you have your URL link copied. you need to paste it (CTRL - V) or left click and hit paste into the "Avatar URL" box.
Step 4: Once you have pasted your URL into the "Avatar URL" box, you need to set your resolution. This is important, because if you don't enter these numbers correctly, your avatar will come out into default resolution, which is 65x65, and it will come out looking bad. NOTE: It would be best if your avatar was a perfect square i.e: 100x100, 50x50. Enter your resolution height and width into the boxes provided. If you don't know your exact resolution, you can check by going into your pictures folder, Right-click the avatar picture, and hit properties. From there, hit the summary tab, then hit advanced and your Resolutions will be displayed there. See below:
After you have your resolutions typed in, you can scroll down and hit the button at the bottom labeled "Modify Profile". This button is more or less a "Save Changes" button like on myspace. See below:
After you click the button, your avatar will be posted! To check and make sure it's up, the page it will take you to should have your newly uploaded avatar showing. See below:
Signatures
To upload your signature, you will need to upload your image to our forums. For info on how to upload images, please refer to Steps 1-3 of uploading avatars. The only difference between uploading your avatar and uploading your signature is that you DO NOT have to input a resolution. NOTE: The max resolution for signatures is 600x200, so please try to keep them small. Whatever your signature is, it's up to you; Please make sure it's appropriate. Now, as soon as you have your URL for your signature image, paste it in the "Signature" box. After you've done that, hit the "Modify Profile" button as mentioned above. After that, your signature should be uploaded! To check, just make a post and then view it, and it all went well, your signature should be showing!
If you need any more help at all regarding how to do anything on this forum, please send me a PM (Private Message).
Step 1: First, you need to be on the Forum Home Page (http://drkgaming.proboards106.com/index.cgi). At the top, you will see 7 links, such as Home, Logout, Help, Profile. You're going to need to click the profile link when here. See below:
Step 2: Once you are on your profile page, you need to click the link that says "Modify Profile". See below:
Step 3: Once you are on the Modify profile page, you will see a bunch of spots to enter Account Info. We do not need to change these at this time. Scroll down a little to "Personal Information". Go to the box labeled "Avatar URL". Here you will need to link a URL of the picture you wish to use as a avatar. NOTE: Your picture needs to be relatively small, the max resolution for Avatars is 125x125. To get a URL, you can either use Google images, or, you can upload a file from your PC to Image Hosting site such as Photobucket (http://photobucket.com), TinyPic (http://www.tinypic.com/), or Image Shack (http://imageshack.us/). If you are not familiar with uploading images, I suggest you use TinyPic to upload. It's very easy and fast. After you upload your images, you need to copy the direct URL link that the website gives you after you host your image. See below:
Now, when you have your URL link copied. you need to paste it (CTRL - V) or left click and hit paste into the "Avatar URL" box.
Step 4: Once you have pasted your URL into the "Avatar URL" box, you need to set your resolution. This is important, because if you don't enter these numbers correctly, your avatar will come out into default resolution, which is 65x65, and it will come out looking bad. NOTE: It would be best if your avatar was a perfect square i.e: 100x100, 50x50. Enter your resolution height and width into the boxes provided. If you don't know your exact resolution, you can check by going into your pictures folder, Right-click the avatar picture, and hit properties. From there, hit the summary tab, then hit advanced and your Resolutions will be displayed there. See below:
After you have your resolutions typed in, you can scroll down and hit the button at the bottom labeled "Modify Profile". This button is more or less a "Save Changes" button like on myspace. See below:
After you click the button, your avatar will be posted! To check and make sure it's up, the page it will take you to should have your newly uploaded avatar showing. See below:
Signatures
To upload your signature, you will need to upload your image to our forums. For info on how to upload images, please refer to Steps 1-3 of uploading avatars. The only difference between uploading your avatar and uploading your signature is that you DO NOT have to input a resolution. NOTE: The max resolution for signatures is 600x200, so please try to keep them small. Whatever your signature is, it's up to you; Please make sure it's appropriate. Now, as soon as you have your URL for your signature image, paste it in the "Signature" box. After you've done that, hit the "Modify Profile" button as mentioned above. After that, your signature should be uploaded! To check, just make a post and then view it, and it all went well, your signature should be showing!
If you need any more help at all regarding how to do anything on this forum, please send me a PM (Private Message).
