[OLD] Size for Avis & Sigs + Sig Link Instructions

Avatars: 120 x 155 pixels
Signatures: 555 x 190 pixels

You can see those sizes modeled by my dummy account, the gorgeous fallback.

If you make your avi and/or sig bigger than that, it will start to stretch the page; the Mods can and most likely will ask you to resize it. Make sure you do not link your avi/sig to a larger picture, and rely on Proboards to auto-resize it for you: MRO has a glitch that breaks auto-resizing a good deal of the time, and large image sizes slow down the site considerably for our members with slow internet connections. Please manually resize all images, and link to the resized version.


There are many ways, using many programs. You can always ask a Moderator or another member, if you have trouble doing this.

One easy way, using MS Paint:

1) Get your image into Paint. Right click over the image; select "Copy Image" (or your browser's equivalent option). Open MS Paint; hit CTRL+V (Paste).

2) Resize it. Go to "Image" > "Stretch/Skew," and fiddle with the Vertical and Horizontal percentages until your avi/sig is a nice size. Save your image to your hard drive after you're done.

3) Upload it, and get it on your profile. Go to your photo-hosting service of choice (MySpace, Facebook, Photobucket, etc), and upload your image. Right-click over your newly uploaded image and select "Save Image Location". Go to your profile > modify profile and replace your current avi/sig img link with this new one.

That should do it.


Do you have an image in your signature? Use this code:
[url=YourCharacterProfileUrl][img]YourImageLocationUrl[/img][/url]

Don't have an image in your sig? Use this code:
[url=YourCharacterProfileUrl] Your Character's Name[/url]

Note: All players are required to link to their profile in their signature, as a courtesy to other members--that way, it's easy for everyone to look up other characters' profiles.

Also see the [noob]Newb Guide to BBCode[/noob].

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