> Adding a Photo
Quick steps:
- Click on the Preferences icon in the power strip along the left side of the page.
- Under the General User Settings section, click on the Personal Information link.
- Locate the section entitled Contact Settings and the Photo URL field.
- Click the Add button to upload a file from your computer.
- You can alternatively link to a photo on another website by entering a complete URL in the Photo URL text field.
- Click the Save button when you are done.
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The Preferences icon is located in the power strip along the left side of the page. Click on the Preferences icon.
Under General User Settings, locate and click on the Personal Information link.
Be sure you have a photo, in .jpg or .gif format, ready to use either on another website or on your computer's hard disk. Look for the section entitled Contact Settings and the subheading Photo URL.
To link to a photo on another website
You may type in the URL to a specific file on an existing website. The URL may point to a .gif or .jpg file on another server, e.g. your personal AFS space or your departmental website. Include "http://" in the URL, e.g. http://www.msu.edu/myAFSspace/images/mypix.jpg.
Be sure to click the Save button at the bottom of the page. You will be returned to your Preferences page. To return to your Home page, click the Home icon in the power strip along the left of the page.
To upload a photo from your computer
To the right of the Photo URL field you will see an Add button. Click it to open the Upload Photo dialog box. Click on the Browse button to locate the photo on your computer's hard disk. Once you have found and selected it, click the Open button. (Note: the file size limit for a photo is 100KB.)
In the Upload Photo dialog box, the path to your photo will now be filled in. Click the Upload Picture button. The dialog box tells you that "The file was successfully uploaded." Click the Use Photo button. A message will confirm that "The picture has been updated." Click the Close button to close the Upload Photo dialog box.
Be sure to click the Save button at the bottom of the page. You will be returned to your Preferences page. To return to your Home page, click the Home icon in the power strip along the left of the page.
