As a Delphi member, you can set up a signature that will be appended to every message you post (in all forums). The signature can be simple text, or it can include an image. Here's how:
Text Only
Go to the My Forums page Click on the "My Preferences" link (left side of page, toward the bottom).
Scroll down to the "Personal Signature" area.
Type the desired text in the box.
Scroll down and click the "Apply" box.
Image (and Text, if Desired)
Finding an Image
The first step is finding an image to use. The file must be in GIF or JPEG (JPG) format. If you have access to a scanner, you can scan a photo, drawing, etc., to use in your signature and save it on your computer's hard drive. There are also many copyright-free images available on the internet. Please DO NOT link to an image file stored in someone else's space if you use an image from a collection. Instead, right mouse click on the image and save it to your computer's hard drive. The image file should be less than 20KB (20480 bytes), the smaller the better.
Storing the Image
Now that you have an image to use, you must store the image file on the web. If you already have space available on your internet provider's server for a homepage, you can use that space. If not, you can use the free member homepage service available here at Delphi. How?
Go to http://members.delphi.com/.
Scroll down and click on the "Create or Update Your Personal Homepage on Delphi" link (on the left).
Scroll down to "2 - Title Section."
Click the button for "Uploaded Image."
Click "Here" where it says "to upload press Here."
Click the "Browse" button and select the image file from your computer's hard drive.
Click the "Upload" button.
Scroll down and click the "Publish" button.
Click on the "My Forums" link at the top right to return to the My Forums page and do the next step.
Adding the HTML Code to Your Signature File
Click on the "My Preferences" link (left side of page, toward the bottom).
Scroll down to the "Personal Signature" area.
Enter this code if you have stored your image file in your Delphi free homepage space:
Love, Silly
Replace "SILLY" with your Delphi membername (see blue bar at top of your "My Preferences" page for your membername if you don't know it).
Replace "sillypic.gif" with the name of the file you uploaded (images saved in JPEG format will have a ".jpg" at the end, so the file name would be "sillypic.jpg" instead).
Try the height and width numbers as they are here. When you post, check the image. If it looks too wide or too tall, you can change the height and width amounts.
Replace "Love, Silly" with any text you'd like to add to the image, or just delete it.
Click on the "Contains HTML" box just below the text box.
Scroll down and click the "Apply" button.
That's it!
Modifying the Signature File
To change the file name or height and width tags, simply go back to the My Forums page, click on "My Preferences," and edit the text in the "Personal Signature" box.
