Here are detailed steps to load a photo software program, re-sizean image, and loading an avatar into HNI. I hope I didn't leave too much off, and that you can understand it all... if you have problems, I may not be savy enough to sort them out; but pm me anyway with your email address, and we can go through regular email totry...
-fsh
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If you have a photo software program, skip over this section on installing Irfanview. If you do not have software to manipulate digital photos, or if you want one of the best FREE programs out there, you will need to load Irfanview[/b] onto your computer:


Click on this link (a trusted source for downloading software from the net):http://www.download.com/IrfanView/3000-2192-10021962.html?part=dl-IrfanView&subj=dl&tag=button
You should get a screen that has Irfanview 3.98 in the title: click on “download now”
You may get a security warning from your computer (“do you want to run or save this file”)– if you do get this warning, click on run; you may get another security warning that internet explorer cannot verify the publisher – click on run.
You will get “Welcome to Irfanview Set-up” with some options – the preselected options are all good, the program will load into your c drive/program files (a general default setting); click on “next” unless you are savy enough to know what changes to the default settings you’d like.
Click next until you get to the option to install Google Desktop search (default is yes). You have to decide yourself whether or not you want this program – it doesn’t affect the Irfanview installation. Choose your option to install or not, then click “next” until your “firewall” (presuming you have a firewall) asks you if you want to allow irfanview 3.98 access: click yes. Click done when the installation is complete.
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Shrinking the image to avatar size[/b]: (NOTE: I have windows xp, and am relating instructions as found on my computer – if you have a different operating system, you will have to adapt to these instructions)

Click on “attachment 1” in fshafly’s 8/29/2006 6:26:45 AM post or buckhuntinkg’s 8/28/2006 3:31:57 PMpost. Open up the image by clicking on the link (“TheUnderd..original.jpg”); “right click on the image”: this will bring up a list of options; click on “copy”.
Open up irfanview by clicking on the icon on your computer (looks like a red bug splattered against your windshield) – or click start (lower left button on the bottom of your computer screen): move your cursor to “all programs” find “irfanview" and open it by clicking on it.
When irfanview opens, you should have a black screen with no images. Click on edit (in the top tool bar): click on “paste”. This should bring up the image.
Click on "image" (top tool bar) to bring up a list. Click"resize/resample..”
“Set New Size” should appear enabled in the box, with a blue-highlighted value of “435”. Type in “145” here for the width, the height should automatically change to 129.
Click on “ok”, and the image will turn somewhat fuzzy.
Click on “file”: then “save as” and give it a name you can remember and where it is located.
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Getting an avatar onto Hunting Net:[/b]
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The image was re-sized above so that the dimensions were 145 pixels or less on a side, per HNI rules.
At the top of the HNI page, click on “My Profile”
In the middle of a list of preferences, you will find “My avatar” with a list of options, enable Upload my picture (will replace the existing one) ; click on it to bring up a dialog box (“Select a file to upload”). Use the browse button to find the “re-sized image” and click “open”; then click "ok" in the “Select a file to upload” box – you should get an brief downloading message, and then acknowledgement that the file was successfully downloaded. At the bottom of the HNI screen, click on “apply”. Click on “ok” and you should be done.
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hmmmmm - I reloaded my avatar in the course of typing out these instructions - and it has now disappeared into the nether world; not sure if this is an HNI problem or not... oh well, if I am able to reload it later, you will know. -fsh