Customize Profile Tutorial

[foundrymutt]

I had a request on a how to for customizing your profile.Here we go.

Just for those that don't know, we'll start at the main page. Simply click on your name in the upper right hand corner.

http://www.learnairbrush.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=88&pictureid=1031


You should be at your public profile page. Click on the Customize Profile, shown here circled in red.

http://www.learnairbrush.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=88&pictureid=1028



You should see a screen like this.

http://www.learnairbrush.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=88&pictureid=1029



Scroll down the page to any selection, (I chose block borders), and click on the preview button.

http://www.learnairbrush.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=88&pictureid=1037


Now click on the colored square, (I already have yellow picked, your color will be different), that is shown here circled in red.

http://www.learnairbrush.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=88&pictureid=1024



As you will see, you have a color chart pop up, I'm going to pic blue.

http://www.learnairbrush.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=88&pictureid=1025



Now click the preview button again to see your changes. Notice the arrow showing that the block border is now blue.

http://www.learnairbrush.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=88&pictureid=1033


You can go through all the parts of the page and customize them in the same fashion.




Background Image




To change the background image, you need to have a pic ready in your album on your profile page. If you already have something there that you like, then follow the instructions below.


Scroll to the block labeled Main, shown here circled in yellow. Then right click on the "album" shown here circled in red.

http://www.learnairbrush.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=88&pictureid=1023



Now select the "Open in New window". This will make it easier to navigate back and forth to the customize page and albums page.

http://www.learnairbrush.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=88&pictureid=1036



You should be at your albums page.

http://www.learnairbrush.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=88&pictureid=1022



Now navigate to a picture that you like.

http://www.learnairbrush.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=88&pictureid=1030



Be certian you are veiwing the full sized image. Now right click on the image and select Properties, shown here circled in red.

http://www.learnairbrush.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=88&pictureid=1035




Now highlight the link, right click and hit copy. Then click the OK button.

http://www.learnairbrush.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=88&pictureid=1027



Now switch to the customize page. Right click and paste the link into the background image block.

http://www.learnairbrush.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=88&pictureid=1034



Now click preview to make sure that the link worked. If it did, click the Save button.

http://www.learnairbrush.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=88&pictureid=1032



Now lets check it out. Click on your name in the upper right hand corner.

http://www.learnairbrush.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=88&pictureid=1026


Viola! There you have it.

http://www.learnairbrush.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=88&pictureid=1038



I hope this helps.

More to come.

[shane]

john is kool :rockon:

[smoothie]

thanks dude.. i`ll have to get to that soon

[auz10]

Thanks! Nice tutorial, I will have to try this out on Tuesday while I'm at work.

[bob mc]

Cool stuff... I'll have to play around a bit myself... I hadn't yet noticed the was a customize setting :)

Thanks for posting!

[Annie]

Great how to John!!!
Thanks for taking the time to put it together.

Annie :fing02:

[Karman Fairless]

John,
Your tutorial rocks dude. You've spelled everything out well enough that a 5 year old can do it. "Thou I'm sure I'll still have trouble."
Thanks again...
KK

[foundrymutt]

that a 5 year old can do it. "Thou I'm sure I'll still have trouble."
Thanks again...
KK

:laugh2::laugh2:

[Loveless]

Nice tut John! Now I have to try it

[DiegoND]

Thanks for the tutorial. SO now I will play with it.

[excesspaint]

Thanks bro, now I have more to play with on here...lol

[syco26]

Cheers for the tut. Never new you could customize it so much.

[knowsomemore]

Thanks, a person could actually work on a color scheme fussin with GUI
I went with German SS fall '44 Europe Camouflage.

[franco]

merci foundrymutt:approve:
moi qui comprend mieux en images ,je suis servis .:clover:

ca vas beaucoup m'aider plus tard !


thank you

franco