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[Aratron]

im not very clued up about programing to be honest.
i have a picture i want to use which is in my documents on my pc but i have no idea how to use it as an avatar.
i have a pwp with blueyonder but i dont know how to transfer the pic onto the site.
i also downloaded cute ftp to see if i can transfer the file but to be honest im too thick to work it out. any suggestions?????????

[Barely Human]

You have to upload it somewhere. If you have webspace with your isp, then i suggest you should use that. You will need to know the server address, which will be something like Aratron@ftp.blueyonder.co.uk and you will also need your username and password to upload it. Once it is uploaded you should be able to view it on your space and get the link to the file..

[Aratron]

your right that is my pwp address. i think i need some tuition in it , i cant seem to access my webpage . my cute ftp program transferred it to my web page but when i visited the web page there was nothing there.
i think i will read the tutorials thorughly might get some good advice from there

[Barely Human]

What folders do you have in your webspace. You should have one name "www" or "public_html". You will have to upload it into there for it to show on the net..

[Aratron]

my web page is www.araton.pwp.bluetonder.co.uk
i dont know how to send any pictures to it though its really depressing me

[Aratron]

i sent a pictue to the website from my computer via cute ftp
the cute ftp program seems to have transferred the picture to a file called /htdocs
i know im computer illiterate but the whole process seems tobe very complicated

[schlongfingers]

you can probably reference your image now, like http://www.araton.pwp.bluetonder.co.uk/yourimage.gif or http://www.araton.pwp.bluetonder.co.uk/yourimage.jpg

Try putting either of those into the address bar (obviously replacing the 'yourimage' part with the actual name of your file)

If it either opens the image or prompts you to download it's in the right place and you will be able to use it as an avatar.

[schlongfingers]

Oops change bluetonder to blueyonder ;)

[DJ Asylum]

By the looks of it he still aint managed it.....

I use http://www.imageshack.us/ they are pretty straight forward. Just browse for the file u want to upload, click "upload" and Bobs ur Aunty, u have a link to copy into the avatar box thing. ;) :cool:

** :study: :scratch: yeah thats right....phew**

[Aratron]

many thanks . i'll post and tell you how i get on

[Aratron]

er it doesnt make a link to the photo. no matter what i do. the website looks intersting but im not paying money out when i havent got a clue what im doing.
all i want to do is use a small picture of the new pope i downloaded to my pictures file. i cant beleive its so ****ing complex you eed a degree in html just to ****ing work it out
i give up

[Aratron]

yo shlong i emailed you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
if you can get this to work, i'll send you a blue peter badge or sumfink !

[Aratron]

well instead of nothing at all i now have a box with a redcross in it !
i guess thats an improvement !!!

[schlongfingers]

sussed it, there should be a dot, not a comma in the link

go into your profile and change

http://www,whatgwan.com/POPE2.jpg

to http://www.whatgwan.com/POPE2.jpg

[schlongfingers]

Woodoo :crackup: glad you got it working!

[Aratron]

yeah ha ha ha !!!!!!!!!!!!
im buzzing my tits off !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
im soooooooooooo happy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


:wicked:

[Aratron]

ok.
so can anyone help me with the current scenario?
all my photos are way over 10 KB even simple ones. so how on earth am i supposed to upload an avatar now???????????????

[schlongfingers]

Ayup, you need to first of all resize them to 100 pixel wide, then you can upload them to this site to get optimised versions - http://www.netmechanic.com/GIFBot/optimize-graphic.htm

If you have photoshop or paintshop pro you can optimise them there as well, but i need to know what you use before i can give instructions

[Aratron]

Ayup, you need to first of all resize them to 100 pixel wide, then you can upload them to this site to get optimised versions - http://www.netmechanic.com/GIFBot/optimize-graphic.htm

If you have photoshop or paintshop pro you can optimise them there as well, but i need to know what you use before i can give instructions

thanks woody.
i have learnt a bit about stuff in the last week.
i just opened my pictures up with the standard 'paint' program and then stretched/skewed the pics until they are 100 x 100. simple really.
i would like a better program with more features to enhance the picture quaility tho.
you can erase those pics you hosted for me now.
thanks for that - that was a real lifesaver ;)
see you in december im gonna come up lester on the train , so i don't have to drive back !!

[Aratron]

i used that netmechanic site . very interesting , cool :cool: