Installing user profile picture, plus

This whole topic stemmed from a few DGer's telling people to diligently complete their profile and picture if they want help. Since I saw that those individuals had their picture or themes other than themselves or nothing it seemed timely to do this forum.

If anybody has a better way I will be more than glad to check it out and edit the instructions. If anybody has the instructions for the Apple or other O.S. system(s) you are more than welcome to add them here, below.

If you use these instructions and/or find them helpful, please post a few words/comments below.

C.Richard has some instructions on resizing below a bit.

I'm sure this will be very helpful to people!

Thanks for taking the time to post the directions.

Karen

Thank you for checking it out. Was hoping it would help stop the unfinished answers to questions and not so good replies.

Plus another reason of my own.

Awesome you got it done>

plan-e. Start at step 4. When you get to the point of the box for picture. You will see a check box below saying delete picture . Click it. and proceed with the rest of the instructions.

Michael

In short yes. Depending on what stage. As I said there may be other ways. But remembering the file. Closing out of it and "My/Your Computer/Documents. Return to DG. Your account. Picture. Delete the old picture. Click "Browse". Then!! the upload process. Does this explain it better?

EEBOK You and me both! You figure that one out you won't need RE. Patent & copy write it and sell it !!! $$$$$$$

just plan-e, I have that problem all the time and it upsets people when I can't find something that I know is here.

e-bunny (Mary)

You changed your picture! Instructions work properly?

Maybe I need to get the instructions on sizing more defined.

Thank you for trying them.

See you back at your place.

You forgot part of the formula/directions they are still here!

Now (AtoB)+(BtoC)= plan-e . We need to put +(CtoD) back in.

Do you really thing M'Dawg is going to help? Hummm. Might distract the owner or give you a starting conversation. A different picture to the whole thing.

It appears ya'all are using the instruction but not stopping to say a few words. I won't bite if you stop and say something.

Thanks for the info on this. It was great talking to you today and I'm looking forward to working together. I'll touch base with you on Monday.

So how do I get a regular picture I have, unto the computer.
I am not savvy with that sort of thing. And have some of my horses, and of my dog that I would put up. I do have a fax that does copies, and printing from the computer. A friend told me to scan it, well that was nice, but how do I get that done and unto the computer.
May have to call a friend over to help me with that.
And where do you get all those smiley faces from?
Thanks for the info
Sandi

Do you have a scanner or all-in-one printer (printer, scanner copier, fax)? If so, put your picture on the glass and press the scan button until you see the file option (which means, scan to file). Your scanner software will pop up on your computer monitor screen when the scanner starts the scan process. You may get a chance to say where on your computer hard drive you wish to save the pics. If not, Documents/My Pictures should be the default on most PC computers (PC's are just not Apple/Macs).

the cute little faces are a result of using the semi-colon ; or the colon key : in conjunction with the close parenthesis key ) the website converts them to a graphic smiley or winky face. If you type the semi-colon key space bar close parentheses, you will see : ) which shouldn't convert to a graphic.

peace,

Hi Michael,
Thanks for such a good and helpful addition!
I just had a thought that some folks may still be having a challenge with Resizing.
An addition to your step 2, in the original post could be:
To resize your picture, locate the file and right click to open using Microsoft Office Picture Manager, Adobe, Paint or any available software online or from camera or scanners that you may have.
Once the picture is open, go to the Toolbar ribbon and click “Edit”.
From here you should find some tools for resizing, so pick the best option to get the dimensions to at or below 85 x 85 pixels.
Next save your picture as Picture2.PDF. Now you will see a thumbnail sized view of your image. Next locate the folder where your picture now lives and check the File size to be sure that it’s at or below 50kb. If it’s still too large, you can try saving again as picture3.JPG. Each time you re save, the file will compress a little more! Oh if you completely lose the thing, you can always search the hard drive for the most recent file date or all .JPG by date file, just click on the Start button and find Search… it’s in there somewhere!
Ok, back to my Buyers List… I’m finding great opportunities in the Baltimore region
Best to you Michael, Keep smiling!

. I know the desert is sparsely populated but this is sparse I didn't expect. Well another learning experience.

Hey!, Wilie, do you think we could turn this into a off the wall journal?

ummm, I don't know. Book doesn't say.

Michael I actually bookmarked this one the other day,need to have a pic that I would put on here.

I hope it is a help to you. I know you can get around very well om computers. It just seemed people couldn't figure this on out. Deans' crew hide it fairly well. It is not to bad once you figure out they set it up for auto upload.

Thanks for the info and will try it tomorrow, also Michael did explain scanning to me, so with both of you, I will try to get something up. Just don't know if I should put my horses, or my dog Boots. Miss them all so much! Boots was my best companion and side kick for 11 yrs, a very smart Retriever/lab Australian shep mix. Even had a country store that I named Boots' country treasures. So a picture of her would mean a lot.
Hope I will have time tomorrow to get it up.
And the smileys'
Sandi

helpme2 wrote:

. I know the desert is sparsely populated but this is sparse I didn't expect. Well another learning experience.

Hey!, Wilie, do you think we could turn this into a off the wall journal?

ummm, I don't know. Book doesn't say.

In my case, "my ship’s come in"... you can't see me though. I'm in the foreground working really hard to get those dock lines free!

I don't dare post all my meanings to my picture and others many not either. But I will say that my user name and picture go together! It also represents the one part of the main theme at DG. Read, read, read & re-read. Study, study & re-study, plus! I thought it a humorous correlation between Dean's directions, us & Wilie. We are both trying to catch that bird in one nature or another via books and any tools we can come up with!

Michael R.

Ooops. It says a gnome in the yard is a bad thing unless blessed with the right spirits. Nope don't want to chance one of those pictures.

up time. Had to go deep in the dumpster for this one.

Michael who the elll you talking to, you know your not supposed to smoke that stuff growing in the desert.

I see no one has added comments for a long time. I also see many new comers without their profile info or a picture of some sort to depict them. So people I brought this back to help you. To all new peeps, welcome.