Log on to the Message Board
Go to Control Panel
Click on Edit Profile
Scroll down to the "Avatar URL:" section (see screenshot)
Delete whatever is in the upper box (e.g. "avatars/Loz.jpg)
Enter the URL of suitable picture in the upper box or click on the Browse button
If you Browsed, select the file that you will use for your avatar (remember, it cannot be bigger than 155 x 155 pixels)
Click on the Edit Profile button
Sorted.
You need to have a small picture saved on your computer (or know the URL of one on the web). The picture has to be small (155x155 pixels or less, maybe 6Kb or less in filesize). If you have a pic you like and cannot resize it, email someone on the board and ask them to do it for you!
[Edited on 10-2-2005 by Loz]