Changing Avatar

Hi Maureen,

You need to go to "my page" at the top of the screen, and then next to your avatar select the option to "edit profile", in this area where your picture is you have an option to "change avatar".  you can either select an RSPB avatar or upload your own..

Lloyd

Hi LLoyd

Thanks for your answer.

Have done all that..... I am using RSPB avatar. The trouble is when I upload my own pic. I just get empty box !!

Maureen

Hi Maureen,

Hmm i think you'll need to double check what kind of file it is - JPeg or Gif would probably be the best. some files may be to large and so can't be uploaded properly... i think that'll be the reason.

Lloyd

Hi Maureen,

Yes, when you save the picture to "my pictures" you should be able to see what format their in. It should have a code at the end of the saved file which tells you the format type, when you pass the mouse cursor over the file it should say JPEG or such like.. hope that makes sense!

As above, look at your picture where saved in My Pictures and look at ending.  It must be .jpg or .gif.  If it is not, open the picture into an image editor, Paint will do.  Edit it to the shape you want and do File, Save As.  You will get the option Save As Type.  Select JPEG or GIF.  This will reduce the quality of the image, but should be fine for an avatar.  

Hi everyone,

I have written a short guide on changing your avatar. Hope it helps.

Graham

Hi Graham....this is driving me mad...below is message I get when trying to change my avatar :o ((

Can you PLEASE HELP???

Server Error in '/community' Application.
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Parameter is not valid.
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.ArgumentException: Parameter is not valid.

Source Error:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.
Stack Trace:

[ArgumentException: Parameter is not valid.]
System.Drawing.Bitmap..ctor(Stream stream) +375290
CommunityServer.Components.Globals.ResizeImage(Stream stream, Int32 height, Int32 width, ImageFormat format, String& fileExtension) +191
CommunityServer.Components.Globals.ResizeImage(Stream stream, Int32 height, Int32 width, String& fileExtension) +43
CommunityServer.Avatars.UpdateAvatar(Int32 userID, Stream postedFile) +272
CommunityServer.Controls.EditUserAvatarForm.UploadAvatarButton_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) +277
System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e) +105
System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument) +107
System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.System.Web.UI.IPostBackEventHandler.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument) +7
System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(IPostBackEventHandler sourceControl, String eventArgument) +11
System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(NameValueCollection postData) +33
System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +5102

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Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:2.0.50727.42; ASP.NET Version:2.0.50727.210

Hi Maureen,

We will investigate this. Thanks for reporting it.

Graham

Hi Maureen,

Would you mind trying again now? Please let me know if you still have problems.

Thanks,

Graham