daisybeans
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| Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 1:31 am Post subject: avatar picture question |
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If I upload a photo to my garden, will it automatically be the right size to use for an avatar? Thank you!
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FlowerFreak22
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| Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 3:29 am Post subject: |
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It wasn't for me, I had to keep resizing the photo until it became a tiny black square, then I could upload it, but I didn't want a black square, lol.
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toni
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| Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 4:35 am Post subject: |
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It took me a while to get mine done....actually it took my hubby a while to get mine done  Anyway, have you checked out the How-to instructions?
http://www.gardenstew.com/about4113.html
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daisybeans
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| Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 11:12 am Post subject: |
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I did read the How To and some past posts on avatars. They were sort of helpful... Admitedly, I'm a little tech-backwards. I don't know how to resize a photo.... sounds like I need to use a photo application like Photobucket? I will have to work on it... have no experience with Photobucket so here is a new adventure?
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daisybeans
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| Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 11:14 am Post subject: |
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PS -- Toni and Flower Freak -- where (or what?) did you resize your photo?
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FlowerFreak22
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| Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 3:14 pm Post subject: |
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I originally used Windows Paint, but I think the picture had to many pixels to work properly. So I just went to one of the sites on Franks How-to post.
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daisybeans
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| Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 11:58 pm Post subject: |
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Ah, excellent help Frank! Easy to resize it. Now will test. Not the exact photo I want to use but the flower I really want has not yet bloomed!! Stay tuned. Thank you very much Frank.
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daisybeans
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| Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 12:20 am Post subject: |
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Yay, I did it! Have an avatar!
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FlowerFreak22
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| Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 12:24 am Post subject: |
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Nice pink Dogwood pic you have for your avatar. 
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daisybeans
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| Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 12:46 am Post subject: |
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Thanks Jon. BTW, it was really easy to resize the photo using the site Frank suggested. Took all of a minute to figure it out -- even ME!
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eileen
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| Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 1:15 am Post subject: |
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Congratulations on posting your avatar and what a lovley thing it is too. 
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daisybeans
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| Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 1:50 am Post subject: |
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Thanks Eileen and everyone. You all are just so supportive, it makes me smile every day. I appreciate it. I'm not so technically savvy so I was putting it off, I must admit. Yay!
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Calomaar
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There was a program that came with Microsoft office. use the start button, and under programs find Microsoft Office highlight it and in the new window there is a file named Microsoft Office tools, under that file there is Microsoft office Picture Manager. That program has an easy system to use to resize pictures to many different sizes.
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kuntrygal
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| Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 3:06 am Post subject: |
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DB your avatar is beautiful. 
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