hello i am new here so please help me and for my icon!!!!!!!!! thanks
1. It's called you avatar.
2. The photo must be within limites of size. <you can fix sizes with photo-editing software.>
3. You click on your name, go to the right side bar, click on "Forum Profile Information".
4. It's says your picture at the top, you either upload your picuter withing the limites <refer to #2> or connect it with a URL.
5.This URL is not to a website, but if you Google something, and you click on the image, and you see only the image:
EXAMPLE: http://www.tracksidetrain.com/images/BachmannLogo2001.jpg
^This is your URL you use. Remember the limites <Refer to #2 -only works if you've saved the image under 'my pictures.'>
Don't forget not to 'Hot-Link' <Only when posting links to the general form, dosen't count for URL uploads.>
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.tracksidetrain.com/images/BachmannLogo2001.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.tracksidetrain.com/links.htm&h=131&w=133&sz=6&hl=en&start=5&sig2=6LXt73c40J7NT_h5IPJsAg&um=1&tbnid=QItQonhzTjgnYM:&tbnh=91&tbnw=92&ei=ZaKcSN6DJZCeiwHhxcTnBQ&prev=/images%3Fq%3DBachmann%2Blogo%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1T4GGIH_enUS266US267
If you want to put your own pictures into a post, you'll need a photobucket account...
http://www.photobucket.com copy the "IMG Code" link and paste it in your message...