Post by Admin on Jan 4, 2011 16:45:12 GMT -6
MODIFYING YOUR SIGNATURE AND AVATAR.
In order to make any changes to your Avatar or Signature, you first have to access your Modify Profile page. That is done by doing the following:
At the top of the main page by the Phoenix M/C logo you'll see a list of options that include PROFILE.
Click on that.
That will take you to your Profile page. You will notice, in the area next to your name, MODIFY PROFILE.
Click on that.
This will take you to the page where you can change your personal information and some of the settings for the board. Scroll down about 1/3 of the way down and you'll find the Personal Information section. There you'll see the Avatar that is currently selected (if any) and the area to change it.
To change the picture you have as your Avatar it must be hosted on an image hosting site such as www.photobucket.com. Locate the box marked AVATAR URL and enter the URL to your desired picture.
NOTE: You should not use the image tags [ img ] here. Just enter the URL.
Now you must set the size for your new Avatar.
There is a restriction that prevents the image from being larger than 200 X 200 pixels. Your image can be larger than that, but it will only show at a maximum of 200 X 200. To determine the size of your image, open it in a new window and right click on it. Then select Properties and it should tell you the size. If the image is smaller than 200 X 200, enter those numbers in the appropriate boxes. If it is larger than 200 X 200 enter 200 in each box.
IMPORTANT: If the image is not a square, but a rectangle, entering the same number in each box will distort the image into a square. It is important that you get the proportions of a rectangular image exact or as close as possible for best results.
Below the Avatar size boxes you will see a box called PERSONAL TEXT.
Here you may enter text that will be displayed below your Avatar.
Below the Avatar size boxes you will see a box for your Signature.
You may use a maximum of 400 characters for your signature. This includes, LETTERS, SPACES, COMMAS, PERIODS, and ANY CODE TAGS.
You may use any of the code tags that are usable in a regular post in your signature but, you must enter them manually. In other words, to show a picture in your signature you must enter it as the following:
[img]IMAGE URL HERE[/img]
This will show your picture at the left margin of your signature area. To center your signature text or picture, follow the same instructions as you would in a post using the center tags....
[center] [/center]
Remember you can use tags in combinations to create different effects, but in the signature box you have a limited amount of characters you can use.
If you have more than one item, and you want to have them above/below each other instead of next to each other, you need to hit Enter or Page Break on your keyboard.
When you have things like you want, scroll down to the bottom of the page and look to the left corner for the MODIFY PROFILE button.
Click that to save all your changes. You will then be taken back to your Profile page where you can see the new Avatar and Signature. You can go back and make any changes you need as often as you need, until you have it looking just the way you want. If your images don't show up, just remember... there must be NO SPACES in the brackets.
Experiment around a little. After a few tries you'll see it's really pretty simple.
In order to make any changes to your Avatar or Signature, you first have to access your Modify Profile page. That is done by doing the following:
At the top of the main page by the Phoenix M/C logo you'll see a list of options that include PROFILE.
Click on that.
That will take you to your Profile page. You will notice, in the area next to your name, MODIFY PROFILE.
Click on that.
This will take you to the page where you can change your personal information and some of the settings for the board. Scroll down about 1/3 of the way down and you'll find the Personal Information section. There you'll see the Avatar that is currently selected (if any) and the area to change it.
To change the picture you have as your Avatar it must be hosted on an image hosting site such as www.photobucket.com. Locate the box marked AVATAR URL and enter the URL to your desired picture.
NOTE: You should not use the image tags [ img ] here. Just enter the URL.
Now you must set the size for your new Avatar.
There is a restriction that prevents the image from being larger than 200 X 200 pixels. Your image can be larger than that, but it will only show at a maximum of 200 X 200. To determine the size of your image, open it in a new window and right click on it. Then select Properties and it should tell you the size. If the image is smaller than 200 X 200, enter those numbers in the appropriate boxes. If it is larger than 200 X 200 enter 200 in each box.
IMPORTANT: If the image is not a square, but a rectangle, entering the same number in each box will distort the image into a square. It is important that you get the proportions of a rectangular image exact or as close as possible for best results.
Below the Avatar size boxes you will see a box called PERSONAL TEXT.
Here you may enter text that will be displayed below your Avatar.
Below the Avatar size boxes you will see a box for your Signature.
You may use a maximum of 400 characters for your signature. This includes, LETTERS, SPACES, COMMAS, PERIODS, and ANY CODE TAGS.
You may use any of the code tags that are usable in a regular post in your signature but, you must enter them manually. In other words, to show a picture in your signature you must enter it as the following:
[img]IMAGE URL HERE[/img]
This will show your picture at the left margin of your signature area. To center your signature text or picture, follow the same instructions as you would in a post using the center tags....
[center] [/center]
Remember you can use tags in combinations to create different effects, but in the signature box you have a limited amount of characters you can use.
If you have more than one item, and you want to have them above/below each other instead of next to each other, you need to hit Enter or Page Break on your keyboard.
When you have things like you want, scroll down to the bottom of the page and look to the left corner for the MODIFY PROFILE button.
Click that to save all your changes. You will then be taken back to your Profile page where you can see the new Avatar and Signature. You can go back and make any changes you need as often as you need, until you have it looking just the way you want. If your images don't show up, just remember... there must be NO SPACES in the brackets.
Experiment around a little. After a few tries you'll see it's really pretty simple.