BleepingComputer.com: How To Add An Avatar

Your Avatar, is the image that appears on the left, under your Username, in every post that you make.
It can either be a static image, or an animated image.

To add, a new Avatar:

1.
One way to do this, is from your Profile page.
There are a few ways, to get to your Profile page:

Clicking your Profile image, at the top, right, of any page
Clicking your Username, at the top, right, of any page
Clicking the dropdown arrow, next to your Username, at the top, right of any page, and selecting My Profile

Once on your Profile page, near the top on the right, click the Edit My Profile button.
This will take you to the Your Options page.
On the left, select Change Avatar.
On the next page that opens, you will see 2 options:

Your image avatars - to load an Avatar from a file on your computer
Pre-installed avatars - to load an Avatar, from one of the pre-installed galleries

a. To upload an image from your computer:

Click the Browse button.
Navigate to the folder, on your computer, containing the image you want to use.
Left-click the image, to highlight it, then click the Open button.
When the file path appears in the window, next to the Browse button, your image has been uploaded.
Click the Save Changes button.


b. To choose one from our gallery:

Click the dropdown arrow, and select a category.
Select the radio button, under the image you want to use.
Click the Save Changes button, at the bottom of the page.
Your selection, will become your new Avatar.

Note:
Your Avatar can be no larger than 83 x 83 pixels in size.
The file size of the image, can be no more than 200 KB.


2.
You can also click the dropdown arrow, next to your Username, at the top, right of any page, and select My Settings.
This will take you to the Your Options page.
Click the Profile tab.
On the left, select Change Avatar.
On the next page that opens, you will see 2 options:

Your image avatars - to load an Avatar from a file on your computer
Pre-installed avatars - to load an Avatar, from one of the pre-installed galleries

Follow the directions in either a., or b. above, depending on your needs.


Changing an existing Avatar:

The procedure is basically the same as outlined in step 1., above.
The only difference is, prior to doing steps a., or b., click Remove My Avatar under the image of your current Avatar.
Now, follow the directions in either a., or b. above, depending on your needs.

Note:
If you experience problems, changing an Avatar:
Some times, the board can be a bit finicky about changing an Avatar, and your new selection won't be immediately displayed.
Here's the method I recommend trying, when this happens.

On the page where you make your Avatar selection, click Remove Avatar under the image of your current Avatar.
Clear your browser's cache (Firefox), or your Temporary Internet Files (IE).
Close your browser.
Restart your browser.
Follow the directions under, To add, a new Avatar:, above.


A couple of notes, on using an animated Avatar:

1. Avatar's are limited to, 83 pixel x 83 pixels, in size.
2. Anything larger, and the forum software reduces it, which causes the loss of animation.
3. The file size is limited to 200 KB.
4. If you need to resize your animation, and don't have the appropriate software to do so, information on how to accomplish this, can be found in the following tutorial: Resizing An Animated Gif