Avatar (forum)
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An avatar is a small picture that accompanies each post by a user on the Bang! Howdy forums. These images are used to help other forum readers quickly identify postings made by particular users.
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[edit] Setting an avatar
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To set an avatar for use on the B!H forums, click on "My Profile" on the top of any page while reading the forums. Next, click on "Change my avatar". On this page there will be two options available to define an avatar.
- Choose an image from our predefined avatars: These images are cartoonish, some are animated, and they are not unique to any particular user.
- Upload your avatar here: Any image that meets the size requirements can be uploaded to the forums as an avatar. Images must be uploaded from a personal computer and not from the world wide web.
After updating your avatar, there will be a delay before all forum-users see the new avatar. This is caused by the image-caching that makes the forums run faster.
[edit] Size
Currently, avatars may be no larger than 60 kilobytes and 150 by 150 pixels in size.
[edit] Screenshots and graphics editing
To take a screenshot of the game either
- Press the Alt and Print Screen buttons if using a Windows computer. This will save an image of the currently active window to the clipboard. This image then needs to be pasted into a graphics editing program.
- Press Command-Shift-3 if using a Macintosh computer. This will save an image of the entire screen to the desktop. This image will then need to be edited in a graphics editing program.
There are many free programs available for graphics editing. All Windows computers come with MSPaint, a basic editing program that allows for simple manipulations such as resizes. The GIMP is a free open-source software program that has many advanced features. Paint Shop Pro has a free 30 day trial available.
