I'm sure this has been addressed before, but I couldn't find it . . . How do I post a photo in a thread? And how do I post a photo for my avatar? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Nancy

Hi Nancy -

To post a photo in a thread:

Reply to an existing thread, or create a new post. BEFORE you submit your text, scroll down to where is says "Attach file:". Click on the "Browse" button, and go to where your photo is located on your hard drive. Then you can submit.

If you submit before attaching the file, you will have to create a new post to attach the photo.

A note on size - I find that keeping the photo about 2 inches wide makes it fit nicely in the screen. .jpg extensions are generally smaller than .bmp extensions, so if you can use jpg's they'll load faster.

For your avatar, you need to resize a photo to no bigger than 50x50 pixels. Microsoft provides a photo editor in their Microsoft Office folder which allows you to change the size of the photos by inches or pixels, as well as allowing you to crop them.

Once you have the 50x50 pixel photo, go to "user cp" (button at the top of the screen - first one on the right half of the screen). Choose "edit options" and scroll all the way down. At the bottom you will see a place to upload your avatar.

Good luck, have fun!

Thank you, Donali. It may get me a while to get around to it, but I want to post "before and during" photos. I don't even have a photo of me since I've lost weight yet, but I hope to have the nerve to get one soon. I have gotten so used to avoiding having my picture taken. Thanks so much for the info. I am not very computer literate, so I may have to try to private message you with questions if I have problems, if that's ok.

Nancy

Nancy, thanks for asking and Donali, thanks for the answers. Now if I can get brave enough to post pics. But I did learn how to do bunnies and bananas on Friday! This old dog just might be able to learn some new tricks yet!