Put a picture in your sig. Reprise.

[Quaffer]

This a reprise of a thread from a while back.

The first part is bullet proof. The second part assumes you know something about picture sharing sites. I avoid picture sharing sites as I have not found them to be as reliable as eGO Servers.

Click on:

My Account
Pictures and Albums
Add Album
Title: signatures
public
submit
Upload Pictures
Browse
Select your picture {small files work best mine is 494 pixels by 171 high. Large pictures give the thread pages scroll bars and you can't see the whole thing. You can add text with powerpoint or whatever and do a screen dump. Then crop and resize the picture with a photo editor.]
Upload pictures
Save Changes
Double Click the picture.
Select the second line of text (BB Code)
Right click
Copy
Click on the down arrow to the right of My Account
Edit Signature
In the text box right click and paste.
Save Signature
Viola

You don't need to create an album. You can use a non ego file storer and use the link from that but they are not 100% reliable. If you use an eGO album if the website is up, so is your picture.
As an added bonus you now know how to create an album in your profile. :laugh:

Or

1. Upload a pic to an outside hosting site like: www.imageshack.us or www.tinypic.com then copy the URL for the image (should end in .gif, .png, .jpeg ect.)
   
   
   
2. 
   
   
   
3. 
   Edit Signature
   
   
   
4. Click on this icon:
   
   
   
   
   
5. And paste the URL for the image you uploaded then just click "OK" and "Save Signature"

Done and you're welcome.

Or

Here's Byakuya's method using an offsite file server.

Kudos to Duality and Byakuya.

 

[Cakeman]

Good guide for those who need help with this. Nice post Quaffer!

 

[Byakuya]

If you use my tut, use www.imgur.com

Better site, and imageshack doesnt let you copy the direct link anymore.

 

[ziant]

hmm.. good method but i stopped using picture in my sig and use direct links from steam. I assume that is fine, if not please let me know and i will remove the links ASAP.

 

[Quaffer]

hmm.. good method but i stopped using picture in my sig and use direct links from steam. I assume that is fine, if not please let me know and i will remove the links ASAP.

Hey, I put links in my sig. Whatever floats your boat as long as it won't embarrass your grandmother or upset small children you're probably fine.

 

[ziant]

Hey, I put links in my sig. Whatever floats your boat as long as it won't embarrass your grandmother or upset small children you're probably fine.

that's one nice way to put it. :thumbup: