Paola Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 Help… I am getting into the swing of the forum but am having no luck with the avatar. The moderators all seem to have great ones. I have had a browse on the web, but nothing tickles my fancy. Sorry for the boring topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 Hi there Paola. It took me ages to find mine. You have to type in some pretty obscure searches. I presume you are searching on Google images, or something similar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 Grahams and mine are unique, I'm afraid. Have a look on Google images for something which tickles your fancy or do an internet search for animated gifs if you want something which moves. If you have any trouble uploading one, have a look at the help topic here and if that doesn't work, PM me and I'll see if I can help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted April 13, 2006 Author Share Posted April 13, 2006 Thank you. I have been on google but will have another ferret around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken on a mission Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 You are not alone. I gave up on finding one too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 I gave up, but decided to have one last look and then found big bird! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 Thank you. I have been on google but will have another ferret around. Try having a chicken around if you want something to reflect your girls! Sad sorry BBx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 It doesn't have to be chickeny. I had a lady washing up as my second avatar and that was me to a tee! Always up to my armpits in soapy bubbles! I also had a many eyed alien with big pants on at one point so it could be anything you're interested in - even a ferret . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola H Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 Paola you could always go on another forum such as Practical Poultry and pinch somebody elses just copy and paste it into your profile I have to admit that is were mine came from............Although it did disappear for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motherhen Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 Some of us have used photos of our girls - or in my case some girls I hatched back in the '80s You just need to make sure your photo is the right size and number of pixels and then put it on photobucket or similar so it has a url. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacky Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 I think i must be totaly thick because i really can't even work out how you add an avatar, let alone find one. Do i need to find an approperate piccy first on the net save it to my PC then add it from there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 You can or you can link to an offsite avatar by pasting in the url of the site you've chosen one from. One word of warning though, it mustn't be larger than 80 x 80 pixels. It's probably easier to save a picture you like to your own computer and upload it from there. This is useful in case the one you've linked to disappears for any reason!! There's a help guide to uploading one in the Need Help Using the Forum topic which is a sticky further up the list in the Nesting Box or in most other topics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Blue Sky Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 I managed to follow Kate's instructions successfully to upload my avatar, despite being a total der-brain (according to my daughter). The problem I was having was the size of the image - must be less than 80 by 80 pixies. So go for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken on a mission Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 Nice calming avatar and very appropriate. I'm inspired and might go on the hunt for something tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 I like the colour contrast between the focus point and the background! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 Love the avater Paola! Worth the effort of battling with technology Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacky Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 i am still a bit of a der-brain really not finding this easy at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 Dont worry - some of us still dont get it Others may be more technical but we have our very own special skills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted April 15, 2006 Author Share Posted April 15, 2006 Go for it Chicken On A Mission. I finally managed to find something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted April 15, 2006 Author Share Posted April 15, 2006 Thanks Gina, yeah. Glad thats over! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 Lovely avatar Paola. Go for it all you others!! It's not too difficult and I'm sure there are lots of us who can help if you get stuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 Yes, go for it COAM and Jacky..... it's all a matter of finding a nice image, doesn't matter if it's chickeny or not, just something that suits you and your personality or interests. I think most of us have worked our way through a few until we found something that we really liked. If you find an image (on Google images, or even a photo of your own) you can then save it to your computer and upload it from there. The pixel size thing stumped me a bit I admit, you need a small image 80x80, and I have no idea about how to reduce sizes I'm afraid. Good luck with it. If you run into difficulty just post again and someone will try to help out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
