pictures

[welder79]

how do i add a picture to my profile?

[Dick Cutting]

This has been covered many times here in this forum. Below are the steps required.

Here are the instructions to create/use an avatar.

You need to have an uploaded a picture (.gif, .jpg or .png format) in TheDieselStop picture gallery or other gallery of your choice. A small image is usually best. The displayed avatar image can only be 65x75 pixels in size, and in one of the formats mentioned. Having the program automatically have to downsize a really large image and try to display it as a 65x75 pixel avatar has caused some problems in the past.

In TDS, click on "PHOTO’S" to go to the photo area to login using your same username & password. Then upload your pictures.

The following steps assume that the avatar image is uploaded to TheDieselStop.com Photo Gallery

1. Select the small picture you have uploaded and want to use as an avatar.

2. Leave the picture as a thumbnail, do not click on or open the picture.

3. Put cursor on the thumbnail.

4. Using the right button on the mouse and click on the picture.

5. Now, from the dialog box select “properties”. Left click on properties

6. Find the URL in the properties window. Place the cursor at the beginning of the URL.

7. Press and hold the left mouse button down and swipe it across the URL to highlight it.

8. To copy the URL to the clipboard, press and hold first the CTRL key then the C key. Release both keys at the same time.

9. Now go to the second menu bar. From that menu, select “MY HOME” then select edit from “Personal information, email, password, etc.”

10. From the edit page, find URL to your picture (65x75 max pixels, may be smaller) (.gif, .jpg, .png accepted)

11. Now paste the URL you copied by pressing the CTRL key and the V key

12. Select “submit”

13. If you did everything right your picture “avatar” should now be seen in Main Configuration box.

Do not use the URL at the top of the web page when viewing a picture. It won't work. You must use the URL inside the properties dialog box.



Dick

[SmokeyWren]

Dick did a good job explaining it. But let me emphasize one of his instructions.

When you look at the photo and right-click on it, then click on "properties", the URL must end in either .gif or .jpg or .png

No other photo format will work.

The simplest way to remember it is to always convert your photo to the JPEG ( .jpg) format before you upload it to TheDieselStop Photo Gallery. Most of the better photo editing programs will let you open other photo formats then convert them to (or "save as") a JPEG file. I use Microsoft PictureIt! to do that.

[Dick Cutting]

Thanks Smokey. I have "wordsmithed" my instructions just a bit and have now posted a locked "Sticky" at the top of this forum.

Dick