How to Add an Avatar and Signature

[Virginia Lewis]

Avatars and Signatures

AVATAR:

Your avatar or icon is the image that is displayed on the left hand side of your posts. You can get an image there by following this process:

Step 1: Select an image. This is easily done by searching through the net of the celebrity you are using.

Step 2: You need to either upload the photo or somehow obtain the URL (or link) to your photo. This can be done by right clicking, going to properties and copy and pasting where it says "Address (URL)". Uploading your photo requires an image hosting site (ie: photobucket, imageshack etc. Accounts on these sites are easy to make, just go to their websites: http://www.photobucket.com)

Step 3. Go to your profile; press “Modify Profile” and paste the URL where you see “Avatar URL”. You can also change the width and height of it, but the maximum size is 100 x 100. The default size it goes to if you enter the URL, but leave the width and height blank is 65 x 65. So if you want it bigger, you have to enter the appropriate dimensions. As previously stated, it can be no bigger than 100x100. If your image is bigger than that size, it may look squished. If you need help resizing your icon, then let me know.

In addition, if you would like text underneath your avatar (most commonly people put quotes that they’re characters have said) then go into “Modify Profile” and enter the text where it says “Personal Text”. There is a limit to how much you can write, so make sure your text does not get cut off. You can also make your personal text colorful by adding your color code to it.

SIGNATURE:

Your signature is what shows up at the bottom of every post. It is a banner, or a picture of your character/characters

Step 1 and 2 Follow the same process as putting up your avatar, so just follow those two steps for your signature too.

Step 3: Go to “Modify Profile” (which is located after pressing the `Profile`button) and scroll down to where it says “Signature”. In order for your picture to show up as an image, you MUST enter the following code:

[img]EDIT: Insert URL of your image[/img]

You can also add text to your signature, however keep in mind that this too has a limit of how much you can enter. With the text, you can change the colour, size, and font of it. You can also make the text and image move, and center it. Here are some of the codes that you can enter:

[color=ENTER COLOUR HERE]ENTER TEXT HERE[/color]

[font=ENTER FONT HERE]ENTER TEXT HERE[/font]

[size=ENTER SIZE HERE; use numbers]ENTER TEXT HERE[/size]

[move]ENTER TEXT OR IMAGE HERE[/move]

[this will cause your text and/or image to move across the screen]

[center]ENTER TEXT HERE[/center]

[this will make your image and/or text appear in the middle of the screen; you can also align it to the left and right]

Any codes that are available in posts, are also available for your signature.

If you have any more questions, feel free to PM me