Now you've found a cool pic and want to use it as an avatar. For those who don't know, avatars are the little pictures that show up with your posts, giving what you write a little more personality. This is how you post one.
If the picture is online, just right click on the picture. There will be a little drop-down menu, and you want to select "properties", which is the bottom selection. Now, the new rule on this site is the avatar can be no bigger than 100x100 pixels. To find out if your pic meets requirements, just look at the "dimensions" line when the properties of the pic come up. If it is the right size, highlight and copy THE ENTIRE URL address of the picture.
Then, come back to this site and access your profile. You do this by clicking on your username when you're logged in. Make sure to put in your password for any changes to take effect. Next you scroll down to the section that says "I have my own pic." Make sure the little box has a check mark in it and paste in the URL address. Scroll all the way down and submit your changes.
You know have (or at least should have) your own avatar. If this doesn't work, you either screwed up and didn't paste the whole URL, or the website you stole it from does not allow people to take their pics. Good luck.
