Avatars

Nope, not the huge blue ones, but rather the small picture type things that sit next to posts, comments and forum entries. We’ve now made it possible for you to upload a small picture of yourself or a moniker to make it just that little bit easier to see who you are communicating with.

So how do you do it?

Simple. First you need a small image in jpg format. By small we mean less than 50kb, Microsoft Office Picture Manager has a great compress feature than you can use for this. Just open your image, select ‘compress’ and choose ‘email’ from the set of preset compression levels.

Once you have a small image to use you’ll need to be registered on the site. Once you’re registered log in and using the bar at the top of the screen click on your username. A drop down menu will appear and you should choose, edit my profile. While you’re there why not complete some of the other fields?

At the bottom of the page is an avatar select option. Click on the button and select your little image using the pop up window that appears. Once you’ve done that click on save changes and your avatar will be there for all to see.

We’re going to be doing a lot of work on the site over the next few days. Keep your eyes peeled for improvements near you!