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reginaterrae
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07 Jan 2010, 5:55 pm

Hi, all. I have an avatar pic that I use elsewhere, would like to use it here, too, but I guess it's too big. My other sites must automatically shrink it. Is there some utility I can use to shrink it to the proper size?

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07 Jan 2010, 10:59 pm

hi reginaterrae,

if you are using a PC, you can download the free program Paint.net (i use this, and can recommend it)

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if you are using a Mac, try the free application called gimp

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...alternately, if you are using a PC running windows XP, you can use the image re-sizer that is part of the microsoft powertoys for windows collection...

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if you have any questions please ask away :thumleft:


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07 Jan 2010, 11:08 pm

http://www.shrinkpictures.com/


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reginaterrae
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08 Jan 2010, 5:33 am

Thanks! I went with shrinkpictures.com, super simple. Unfortunately I got the "Could not update users table" message but I'll try again later.