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Avatars and Signatures? Help Please?

sunala — Sat, 27 Jun 2015 00:16:31 GMT

Some of you are so advanced on this board, and I was hoping to pick your brains a little bit.

I want to post an avatar. I don't know how to find the url that's requested. If I find a photo on the internet and download it to my personal photos, and then post it from there, will there be any trace of my personal downloads? Would anyone be able to see where it came from and somehow see my personal photos? I know some of you have used Photobucket but I'm not going to get involved with it.

Number two, I posted a signature and saved it, but it's not showing up on my posts. I obviously did something wrong but I don't know what. Can anyone help?

Otherwise, I think I'm in pretty good shape around here. I'm just moving along slowly and the new board is starting to sink in.

Thanks in advance for your expertise. I need it!

Re: Avatars and Signatures? Help Please?

Bird mama — Sat, 27 Jun 2015 00:19:34 GMT

Sunny, let's start with signature. It's located in your Personal Profile, Personal Information. (look to My Settings) quick link to the left.

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Bird mama — Sat, 27 Jun 2015 00:20:51 GMT

What are you using - a PC, a Mac or an IPAD? I can help you with PC and can't help with MAC or IPAD from the avatar perspective.

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NickNack1 — Sat, 27 Jun 2015 00:21:52 GMT

If your signature is the quote at the end of your post, I see it. As far as your Avatar, I posted mine from my personal photos. I've tried to see if I could find any information through it, and I cannot. Someone else may be able to tell you more than this, but I feel safe.

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Mz iMac — Sat, 27 Jun 2015 00:23:00 GMT

@sunala wrote:
Some of you are so advanced on this board, and I was hoping to pick your brains a little bit.

Number two, I posted a signature and saved it, but it's not showing up on my posts. I obviously did something wrong but I don't know what. Can anyone help?

“You don’t have to be famous. You just have to make your mother and father proud of you.”

Is what I am seeing as your siggy.

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Bird mama — Sat, 27 Jun 2015 00:23:28 GMT

Sunny, is this your signature?

“You don’t have to be famous. You just have to make your mother and father proud of you.”
~~ Meryl Streep

Cuz I can see it too

Re: Avatars and Signatures? Help Please?

sunala — Sat, 27 Jun 2015 00:34:40 GMT

@Mz iMac wrote:
@sunala wrote:
Some of you are so advanced on this board, and I was hoping to pick your brains a little bit.

Number two, I posted a signature and saved it, but it's not showing up on my posts. I obviously did something wrong but I don't know what. Can anyone help?

“You don’t have to be famous. You just have to make your mother and father proud of you.”
Is what I am seeing as your siggy.

Yes! That is my siggy! Why is it that everyone can see it except me? That seems silly, doesn't it? Does it also show that Meryl Streep is the author of the quote?

Thanks Mz iMac!

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sunala — Sat, 27 Jun 2015 00:36:19 GMT

@Bird mama wrote:
What are you using - a PC, a Mac or an IPAD? I can help you with PC and can't help with MAC or IPAD from the avatar perspective.

hi birdmama, I'm using a PC. Thanks!

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Bird mama — Sat, 27 Jun 2015 00:38:03 GMT

Sunny, it shows that Meryl Streep said it and you should be able to see it once your post actually posts.

Re: Avatars and Signatures? Help Please?

Bird mama — Sat, 27 Jun 2015 00:54:26 GMT

Okay, so now the avatar...

In my case, I found a picture of Courage the Cowardly Dog that I liked online and had to save a copy to my computer. So I clicked on the picture to SAVE AS. I checked the file extension before I finished the save. Make sure the picture is a .bmp or JPEG. QVC don't like .PNG.

I'm doing this in steps because I am redoing it myself so I can give you correct instructions.

Re: Avatars and Signatures? Help Please?

biancardi — Sat, 27 Jun 2015 00:47:12 GMT

sunny, there is an option in your settings under preferences to show signatures. It should be checked off and saved.

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Bird mama — Sat, 27 Jun 2015 00:47:29 GMT

So, once you get the picture off of the internet and onto your computer as a .bmp (bitmap is not as big as JPEG).

Assuming you are also logged into the forums, then you go your profile.

With me so far?

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Bird mama — Sat, 27 Jun 2015 00:50:52 GMT

Once you get into MY SETTINGS, You click on AVATAR

Then you click UPLOAD AN AVATAR

Then you click from my COMPUTER

Then you browse your computer and find the pic of the avatar you want as your avatar and click on it. IT should upload and you click save.

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Bird mama — Sat, 27 Jun 2015 00:57:36 GMT

As soon as you save here, a page with come up that says MAIN AVATAR and you will be given the opportunity to crop the pic if you need to .

If you crop it then SAVE and CONTINUE

If you like it as is, then SAVE and CONTINUE

You will then get a screen about message thumnail which shows the smaller version of your avatar next to your messages

AGAIN, you can crop then SAVE and CONTINUE

or like as is and SAVE and CONTINUE

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smoky22 — Sat, 27 Jun 2015 00:58:38 GMT

I didn't think Sunny was asking how to post an avatar. It seemed to me she was asking if posting a picture from your personal computer could be traced back to you. I wonder that myself. I do have an avatar (my cat, Louie) and I've clicked on it to see if there is any personal information behind it but it doesn't seem so to me. I'm not that tech savvy though.

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Bird mama — Sat, 27 Jun 2015 00:59:50 GMT

Then viola - you have an avatar. I used to have an adorable courage the cowardly dog. Now I have a petrified courage the cowardly dog.

Re: Avatars and Signatures? Help Please?

Bird mama — Sat, 27 Jun 2015 01:10:07 GMT

Oops, you can make your album private.

My face is red

I went back to the adorable courage the cowardly dog. Hmm, shouldn't have had those drinks on that other thread (lol). I think it affected my reading and comprehension skils (lol).

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biancardi — Sat, 27 Jun 2015 01:03:01 GMT

these are still great instructions for anyone else who needed to know how to post an avatar.

great job, birdmama!

Re: Avatars and Signatures? Help Please?

biancardi — Sat, 27 Jun 2015 01:05:35 GMT

@smokymtngal wrote:
I didn't think Sunny was asking how to post an avatar. It seemed to me she was asking if posting a picture from your personal computer could be traced back to you. I wonder that myself. I do have an avatar (my cat, Louie) and I've clicked on it to see if there is any personal information behind it but it doesn't seem so to me. I'm not that tech savvy though.

just check the name of the photo - take out anything that is personal (some people might have the actual names in their photo - like if they have one of their grandchild, they might have their grandchild's name in there) copy and rename your photo if that is the case. Once you upload it here as an avatar, it is now stored in the Q's servers and there shouldn't be anything that can be traced back to you.

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sunala — Sat, 27 Jun 2015 04:03:02 GMT

Thanks birdmama, biancardi, and everyone who gave me advice. I guess it will be okay.

I'm still wondering about the signature, though. I really can't see it at all. If you all can see it, why can't I?

Does anyone else have this happening to them?

Have a great night