Post by Upinde wa Mvua on Jun 19, 2011 11:09:12 GMT -5
Using Google images
1) Go here and search for what you want your avatar to be.
2) Right click your favourite one of the images and click "view image". You should come to a page like this.
3) Copy the URL.
4) Follow this guide with the image URL.
5) Copy the new URL.
6) Click "profile", which is next to "logout".
7) Select "Modify Profile".
8) Look for "Avatar:". There should be a drop-down list, which you should completely ignore.
9) Paste the URL into the "Avatar URL:" box.
10) Make sure to type in the height and width! I highly recommend 100 for both.
Using your own image
1) Go to Tinypic.com and click "browse".
2) Find your image and double-click it.
3) Click "upload now", then type in the Captcha code and click "upload now" on the popup.
4) Press "view full size image" under your picture.
5) Right click the image and select "view image".
6) Copy the URL.
7) Follow this guide with the image URL.
8) Copy the new URL.
9) Click "profile", which is next to "logout".
10) Select "Modify Profile".
11) Look for "Avatar:". There should be a drop-down list, which you should completely ignore.
12) Paste the URL into the "Avatar URL:" box.
13) Make sure to type in the height and width! I highly recommend 100 for both.
