adding an avatar
Hi again,
OK, so I’m computer ignorant. I know it and so does everybody else. I’ve tried several times to add an avatar to my profile. Unsuccessfully! Will someone please HELP? Picture work fine but the avatar control says simply to enter the URL of the site containing the picture/file you want to use. I have the pic in Photobucket but I can’t get it to come here. I’ve tried the method for adding a picture with no results other than the message that the URL is incorrest. What am I doing WRONG??
Will someone PLEASE post a step-by-step for this old, computer ignorant, helpless person. Others may also benefit.
Thanks in advance.
Abe
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Sotxguy,
One more try. Checked BBC and HTML and they were backwards to what you recommended. Changed them. Now we’ll see what happens.
Ane lo and behold, IT WORKS. Thank you, Sir!!
These were shat at 35 yards off a bench with a (say it softly) Walther LG300 Dominator. Best I’ve done is 25/25.
Abe
P.S. Pardon the cat hair, It gets everywhere!
I’m at a loss. Appears you doing everything correct. Check your profile presets. My shows allow BBC code is yes and allow HTML is no. These are the default settings
Also the link your posting is not showing up as hypertext meaning you double click on it to open. It might have something to do with browser settings or virus software as well.
This sound like a problem for Tron to answer?
[IMG]http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn174/dalgard/9mmBrass35Yards-1.jpg[/IMG]
Sotxguy,
The above is what happens when I do exactly as you describe: left click IMG link on PB; come here and right click; left click paste. Unless he picture doesn’t show until the post is IN the forum, I’m at a loss. Anyone have any other ideas?
Abe
Okay I just changed the IMG text of my avatar in the message body to caps and it still works. Upper or lower text doesn’t matter. Thats why it shows being edited 4 times now.
ALF just make sure when coping the image from PB place the curser over the IMG file name and LEFT click to select it. You should see a yellow “Copied” pop up. Then in the message body, RIGHT click and select “paste” thats it!
I was referring to the way his links are posted in his thread two down from his original post, where he posted links. Mine use capital letters too when copy/pasted from photobucket and I have to manually change to the lower case. Beats the hell out of me why ? ? ?
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The pic of my avatar posted within the message above had the IMG in lower case already. Never heard of this problem before.
Oops, Sorry Abe, I just re-read your post and saw you were having trouble posting an avatar. I thought it was pics in a thread you were trying to add.
When you paste the link from photobucket, the capitalized letters will be inside the brackets. Just hightlight them in your post and re-type them to lower case.
I was in the middle of changing my avatar to the “eyes” pic when I see you had it. A little confusing at first but simple once you know how
Use “IMG code”, right click paste
Delete the above and sorry about the HUGE pictures. Clicked the wrong one in PB.
Praise be and many thanks to Sotxguy!!! Obviously, what he said works. Someone might want to add this little fact to the avatar control page?
Now, let’s see if I can get a picture to show, Nope, just the link/URL from PB. Any suggestions about this. Where/how can you change the IMG to img??
Sotxguy, again, many thanks. The EYES have it.
Abe
Triggerman,
Hate to say it but no joy. Changed both IMG’s to lower case and nothing happened. I GIVE UP!! Can’t get a picture posted, much less make an avatar. 😥 😥
Oh.well. Maybe try again later.
Abe
Use the “Direct link” code for the avatar pic
Use the “IMG code” link to embed a pic within a posting
Abe-
First off, do you have photo’s already saved in photobucket ?
If so, in photobucket click on the line that says “IMG Code”. There will be a small yellow pop-up that says “copied”.
Then come to this site and in this dialogue box, “right click” your mouse button. There will be a menu come up, then click “Paste”.
Your URL code will be pasted here. Now here is what I think your problem is:
When the URL code is pasted here, the very first word in brackets will be capitalized, looking like this:
Both those “IMG” letters that are capitalized need to be changed to lower case letters.
No matter what I do, what link I click on photobucket, I always get the message that states URL is invalid. Will someone please help? Starting with a picture in Photobucket, how do I get it to be an avatar?
When I try to post a picture, the URL to Photobucket shows, but NO picture.
HELP!!!
Very confused.
Abe
don’t know for sure if it matters, but check your profile under preferences and see if the box for “always allow html” is marked yes.
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[IMG]http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn272/Sotxguy/Airforcefree.jpg[/IMG]
There it is “Allow BBC code” must be set to YES to embed pics within a post. I set it to NO for this test