Post by DiamondTear on Feb 16, 2008 14:56:09 GMT
A couple of people are asking about avatars so I decided to make this thread to help people out with that 
First of all, choose a picture, if you want to have one which is not from the internet and is on your computer follow the next paragraph, if however the picture you want is already on the internet skip to the second paragraph.
Once you have decided on your picture, you need to get it onto the internet, for this I would suggest using photo bucket (www.photobucket.com).
Make an account with them and upload your picture onto there.
Now you have done this under the picture on your photobucket profile will be several boxes, each box has a different code, you want to copy the second one done which says 'Direct Link'.
Once copied go back to the Dragons Touch forum, click on the 'Profile' button at the top right under the Dragons Touch logo.
Now you have done that click on 'Modify Profile' which is above your name and email etc. From there scroll down till you get to 'Avatar URL', now paste the address copied from photobucket into that box and click modify profile, and your done!
I would also suggest that if it hasn't already done it for you, you set the 'Avatar Width' and 'Avatar Height' both to 100, but you can play around with that until you get the size you want (100x100 is the largest setting).
If the picture was to big and has now been distorted, go back to photo bucket and edit the picture from there and follow the same steps again.
If the picture is already on the internet, go to the picture, use the right mouse bottom to click on it and select the bottom option which is 'Properties'. A little box will now come up. Copy the 'Address (URL)' (highlight it then right click and select copy).
Once copied go back to the Dragons Touch forum, click on the 'Profile' button at the top right under the Dragons Touch logo.
Now you have done that click on 'Modify Profile' which is above your name and email etc. From there scroll down till you get to 'Avatar URL', now paste the address copied from photobucket into that box and click modify profile, and your done!
I would also suggest that if it hasn't already done it for you, you set the 'Avatar Width' and 'Avatar Height' both to 100, but you can play around with that until you get the size you want (100x100 is the largest setting).
If the picture was to big and has now been distorted, either, pick a smaller picture or save the picture from the internet to your computer and follow the paragraph above this.
BUT, when using pictures which are not your own, please check with the owner that it is ok for you to use them as an avatar because of copy right. Or find a free avatar site.
Both of the above can also be used to put pictures in posts, the only difference being you put [img*]Your pictures URL[/img*]. (But remove the *s)
This can be done for you by pasting the pictures URL then highlighting it and pressing 'Insert Image' which will put the code in for you. (This button is on the second row down, forth in from the left in the 'Add Tags' box.)
First of all, choose a picture, if you want to have one which is not from the internet and is on your computer follow the next paragraph, if however the picture you want is already on the internet skip to the second paragraph.
Once you have decided on your picture, you need to get it onto the internet, for this I would suggest using photo bucket (www.photobucket.com).
Make an account with them and upload your picture onto there.
Now you have done this under the picture on your photobucket profile will be several boxes, each box has a different code, you want to copy the second one done which says 'Direct Link'.
Once copied go back to the Dragons Touch forum, click on the 'Profile' button at the top right under the Dragons Touch logo.
Now you have done that click on 'Modify Profile' which is above your name and email etc. From there scroll down till you get to 'Avatar URL', now paste the address copied from photobucket into that box and click modify profile, and your done!
I would also suggest that if it hasn't already done it for you, you set the 'Avatar Width' and 'Avatar Height' both to 100, but you can play around with that until you get the size you want (100x100 is the largest setting).
If the picture was to big and has now been distorted, go back to photo bucket and edit the picture from there and follow the same steps again.
If the picture is already on the internet, go to the picture, use the right mouse bottom to click on it and select the bottom option which is 'Properties'. A little box will now come up. Copy the 'Address (URL)' (highlight it then right click and select copy).
Once copied go back to the Dragons Touch forum, click on the 'Profile' button at the top right under the Dragons Touch logo.
Now you have done that click on 'Modify Profile' which is above your name and email etc. From there scroll down till you get to 'Avatar URL', now paste the address copied from photobucket into that box and click modify profile, and your done!
I would also suggest that if it hasn't already done it for you, you set the 'Avatar Width' and 'Avatar Height' both to 100, but you can play around with that until you get the size you want (100x100 is the largest setting).
If the picture was to big and has now been distorted, either, pick a smaller picture or save the picture from the internet to your computer and follow the paragraph above this.
BUT, when using pictures which are not your own, please check with the owner that it is ok for you to use them as an avatar because of copy right. Or find a free avatar site.
Both of the above can also be used to put pictures in posts, the only difference being you put [img*]Your pictures URL[/img*]. (But remove the *s)
This can be done for you by pasting the pictures URL then highlighting it and pressing 'Insert Image' which will put the code in for you. (This button is on the second row down, forth in from the left in the 'Add Tags' box.)
