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General Category => Inquiries => Topic started by: bsharpintexas on June 30, 2009, 11:08:23 am

Title: Picture on Profile
Post by: bsharpintexas on June 30, 2009, 11:08:23 am

Stupid question. How do I get a picture setup on my profile? The help menu looks like it is saying I need a web site to do it? I am pretty tech savy and I know it has to be easier than that.

Title: Re: Picture on Profile
Post by: HeadCase2 on June 30, 2009, 01:16:43 pm

  Basically you upload your photo to a photo hosting site, for example www.photobucket.com.  Then you use the photobucket (img) link in your ANA profile.   There are more detailed instructions available if your do a search.
Regards,
  Rob

Title: Re: Picture on Profile
Post by: Jim Scott on June 30, 2009, 02:16:11 pm

You cannot post a photo directly from your hard drive.

Try this:   Upload your photo to Photobucket.  http://photobucket.com/register.php?ref=homejoin (http://photobucket.com/register.php?ref=homejoin) 

Copy the URL of the photo you've posted on Photobucket.

Once you've posted the photo there, place your mouse over the photo, then right click to see "Properties".

Open "Properties" and copy the entire URL line.

Then, come back here, prepare "post" and "insert" using the "insert image" icon and "paste" the link between the "Insert image" brackets.

Voilà!

Jim

Title: Re: Picture on Profile
Post by: another NY postie on July 01, 2009, 09:03:54 pm

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Jim,
It worked! :) :) :)
Thanks
Cheryl

Title: Re: Picture on Profile
Post by: CHD63 on July 02, 2009, 07:52:53 am

Cheryl .....

Great picture!  It always helps to have a visual of each other.

Clarice

Title: Re: Picture on Profile
Post by: Lilan on July 02, 2009, 08:34:25 am

Does this system distort the photos? I tried posting one and it looked weird, squished from side to side.

Title: Re: Picture on Profile
Post by: sgerrard on July 02, 2009, 08:49:17 am

It does distort them. Your best bet is to crop the picture to a square. It is okay if it is bigger than a postage stamp, but it will be forced into a square in your profile, so starting with a square works the best.

Steve

Title: Re: Picture on Profile
Post by: Lilan on July 02, 2009, 09:09:41 am

Thanks, Steve! That did the trick.

Title: Re: Picture on Profile
Post by: another NY postie on July 02, 2009, 09:13:56 am

That is what I did - I cropped it because I realized I had no pictures of myself - just me and my two girls and not that many of those...I seem to take all the photos, not be in them! :D...so I cropped out my two kids and it was a square and it doesn't seem to be squishy. 

Title: Re: Picture on Profile
Post by: bsharpintexas on July 02, 2009, 12:37:25 pm

Thanks, everyone! As you can see I got it working.

Title: Re: Picture on Profile
Post by: CHD63 on July 02, 2009, 02:51:22 pm

Yeah!  Faces!!!!  ...... and good looking ones too! :-*

Clarice

Title: Re: Picture on Profile
Post by: agnes on August 10, 2009, 06:40:19 pm

I AM SO GLAD THAT SOMEONE ASKED THE QUESTION REGARDING THE PICTURE ON THE PROFILE. I COULD NOT FIGURE
OUT HOW TO ADD IT ON EITHER, BUT DIDN'T ACTUALLLY WANT TO ASK. NOW I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ADD MY FAVORITE
FAIRY AND MOON PICTURE. I WILL GET HUBBY TAKE A CLOSE UP AND WILL ADD THAT EVENTUALLY, NOW THAT WE ALL
GOT THE CORRECT DIRECTIONS ON HOW TO DO IT. MANY THANKS, ALSO TO bsharpintexas FOR ASKING FIRST. ;D
AGNES