Request Putting up banners/avatars

[Syk3]

[font=Verdana][color=teal]With a large amount of new members requesting banners, it is understandable to assume that there may be some confusion as to how you add it to your signature. The process is actually quite simple; the first thing that you must do is get it onto the internet. If you already know how to do this, or the person who gave you the banner has already done so, feel free to skip to the next set of steps.[/color][/font]
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[*][color=teal][font=Verdana]When posting (assuming it's within the rules), scroll below the text box and click [b]Manage Attachments[/b].[/font][/color]
[*][font=Verdana][color=#008080][b]Browse[/b] your harddrive for the saved image and click [b]Upload[/b].[/color][/font]
[*][font=Verdana][color=#008080][b][i]OR[/i][/b][/color][/font]
[*][color=teal][font=Verdana]Choose a free hosting site such as[color=teal] [/color][url="http://www.250free.com/"][color=teal]250free.com[/color][/url][color=teal], [/color][url="http://imageshack.us/"][color=teal]imageshack.us[/color][/url][color=teal], or [/color][url="http://photobucket.com/"][color=teal]photobucket.com[/color][/url][color=teal].[/color][/font][/color]
[*][font=Verdana][color=teal]Register for the site and follow their instructions to upload pictures.[/color][/font]
[/list][font=Verdana][color=#008080]And now that we have that cleared up..[/color][/font]
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[*][font=Verdana][color=teal]Right click the image, go down to [b]Properties[/b], and copy the [b]Address[/b].[/color][/font]
[*][font=Verdana][color=teal]Access [/color][/font][url="http://www.otakuboards.com/profile.php?do=editsignature"][font=Verdana][color=teal]Edit Signature[/color][/font][/url][font=Verdana][color=teal] (< click) through the left hand navigator.[/color][/font]
[*][font=Verdana][color=teal]Click in the text box and type [img]pictureURL[*/img] ([i]without the asteric in [*/img], and the website Address of the banner in place of pictureURL[/i]).[/color][/font]
[/list][font=Verdana][color=teal]For those of you wanting to upload your avatars, it's even simpler:[/color][/font]
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[*][font=Verdana][color=teal]Access [/color][/font][url="http://www.otakuboards.com/profile.php?do=editavatar"][font=Verdana][color=teal]Edit Avatar[/color][/font][/url][font=Verdana][color=teal] (< click) through the left hand navigator.[/color][/font]
[*][font=Verdana][color=teal]From here, you can choose the pre-made avatars from the list we already have, or you can scroll down to the bottom of the page and upload or link to your own. Just make sure you select the option for [b]Use Custom Avatar.[/b] ~_^[/color][/font]
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