Avatar help? Thanks in advance.?

Question

How do I get my avatar to get this big.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080901131325AAa0StY

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Thanks! ~Have a great Labor day!~

Answer 1

Use a photo editor (like Adobe Photoshop or Microsoft Paint) . The file size must be under 5MB (for blog/profile photos). You can make the dimensions (height & width) of the image whatever you want, as long as the file size fits under those specifications.

Paint is on most Windows computers with Microsoft software in the Accessories programs section.

- Open Paint, then open the image file from within Paint.

- RE-SIZE: Click on the Image Menu and choose "Attributes." Adjust the pixel width and length. OR use "stretch and skew" and just reduce the percentage (likely the best option to keep the proportions even). While her image thumbnail seems to be 158pixels height by 59 pixels width, you probably will have to make it much larger so that it looks around that size when reduced on Y/A. Try tripling each dimension and see how it looks.

- CROP: Use the rectangle tool to select the area that you want to crop out. Choose "Cut" from the Edit menu. Then, choose "New" from the File menu. Choose "Paste" from the Edit menu to make what you cropped out re-appear in the new file.

- Go to the File menu and Save As. Choose the JPEG option in the file type dropdown after you click Save As. A pop-up window will ask about quality, you can increase it or lower it (to help fit under the file size specifications).

Then, re-upload the image your Y!360 personal profile pic module, choose it is as the primary image, and wait (possibly a long time) for the Y/A system to recognize the change.