I just went in and changed mine to "Custom" What you need to do is pick out a picture from your files and resize it to 100x100..works prefectly. So now I'll have my little mermaid with me all the time.

So... next step is to get the smiley faces back!

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I've never used a photo for my avatar but decided to experiment with that.

Hmmm, I think I'll make it a bit smaller.

Oops! That's too small - I'll try again.

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Thanks for that Nicki ... are the smiley faces gone ?

Mine don't work. How do you get them to work again?

i dont mind the big avatars, i can see things close up and much better ty very much

patsy

Muggo - here's how I did it:

*Got to: New PM
*Click on: GO
*Then to: Profile
*Way over on the right hand side of your screen you will see "View Edit" Click
*Scroll down to Avatar: Click "Edit"
*Before you click on "Custom Avatar" be sure to resize your photo to 100x100
*Then Click the Dot "Updload Custom Avatar"
*Click on: Update Avatar
*Then be sure to hit "submit" to save it

I messed around with various sizes before I found that 100x100 worked perfectly - might be different on your prgram but try it out.

Nope....no smiley faces for me yet - none of them are working.

You can type them in
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I did it just the way Nickilee described - except the 100x100 part. I had to set mine smaller than that, maybe the difference is due to different cameras???

thanks!! I didn't know that list existed!

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Originally posted by Nickilee:
thanks!! I didn't know that list existed!

I found the list several years ago, and I soon found it faster to type them in. With a little practice, you barely have to think about how to do them. Just print them off and keep them nearby...won't be long & you'll know them, too.

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But what about being able to click on the icons in the top left corner?

It's like the button we used to use for PMing someone...doesn't work...the only way to use the emoticons is to type them in. Just another work-around.

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oh this whole board is messed up. wish they would fix things.

Thanks for the info Nicki...I have done it before but it's been a while! When I uploaded mine earlier it was HUGE so this thread helped ya'll from seeing me full page!

Thanks so much for the tip!

That would be great if some of the really big avatars were smaller. I have stinking slo-mo dial up and even with refreshing 3 or 4 times I can't get pics to load on some of the longer messages.

Let's see if my piggy is just right now..

oh yeah...

Thanks Nicki!

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The really big avatars make it hard to find the message they're attached to. Sometimes you miss them altogether.

I followed Nicki's directions including clicking the submit button. When I went and checked my recent posts on the boards they showed my old avatar. So I am seeing if a new post will make it visible.

First try was too big. Hopefully this is a more appropriate size.