#8831 - 01/24/1011:09 AMTime Zone Settings for Your Location
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Rhapsody #348
Class Co-President
Registered: 05/21/07
Posts: 1874
Loc: Portsmouth, RI
Making Forum Posts Displayed With Your Local Time I received an email from someone who asked about how to make forum posts reflect times appropriate for where they lived. The server we run the forum on is located in the Eastern US time zone, so all times will be set relative to that.
To adjust the time settings for your location, do the following:
Click "My Stuff" on the top menu and a drop-down appears.
Click "Edit Preferences" and a screen with various option settings appears.
Scroll down and find the field labeled Current server time is: mm/dd/yy hh:mm AM Choose your time offset in hours: (..-4 Hawaii, -3 Pacific, -2 Mountain, -1 Central, 0 Eastern , 1 Atlantic, 1.5 New Foundland,.. 5 GMT, ...)
Enter the number for the appropriate time offset in the box below that label
Scroll down and click the "Submit" button.
The times should automatically be adjusted for Daylight Savings shifts. That can cause problems with time being off an hour for some locations, so you may need to manually adjust the offset when the clocks change.
#10341 - 10/07/1009:03 PMSetting your Custom Avatar
[Re: Rhapsody #348]
Rhapsody #348
Class Co-President
Registered: 05/21/07
Posts: 1874
Loc: Portsmouth, RI
Setting a Custom Avatar for your Profile I received an email from someone who asked about how to upload a custom Avatar that displays on the left side of each post you make, and in your profile. The Avatars can be done either by uploading an image, or linking to one you already have stored somewhere on the internet. Uploaded Avatars are limited to 80x80 pixels. There is a link provided below that allows you to easily resize your image to that size.
In the box labeled Upload an image or zip archive click on the Browse button and click on your selected image getting ready top upload it
In the box labeled Resize Options click on the Common Sizes dropdown and select 80x80 Avatar
Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on Convert Images
Once the image conversion is complete click on the Download Images button and save the file to a location on your hard disk that you can find in the steps below
To set a custom Avatar, do the following:
Click "My Stuff" on the top menu and a drop-down appears.
Click "Edit Profile" and a screen with various settings appears.
Scroll down to the bottom and check the button to Upload your Avatar, then click Browse and find the location where you saved the Avatar you want to upload