How to Create a GIF Avatar
An avatar is a small picture used to represent a user in a forum or on a social networking website. An alternative to a regular picture is an animated GIF avatar, or "aniGIF." In an aniGIF, several pictures will cycle, allowing the user to have three, four or even more pictures in one avatar. When you choose to make your own GIF avatars, you can select from any pictures that are saved on your computer. Visit either of the two websites listed below to create your own aniGIF avatar for free.
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Instructions
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Gickr avatar page
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Log onto the Gickr avatar page (see Resources below).
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Click the first "Browse" button. Select the first picture that you want to use in your GIF avatar.
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Click the second "Browse" button. Then, choose another picture that you want in the GIF avatar.
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Repeat this process with the remaining "Browse" buttons. You can add more pictures by clicking the "Add one more picture" link. You can add up to 10 pictures.
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Click the "Size" drop box. Choose the size for your GIF avatar. You can also click on the "Custom" option. If you do, a text box will appear below the drop box. You will then be able to type in a size for the GIF avatar.
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Click the "Speed" drop box and select "Fast," "Normal," "Slow" or "Nice Slideshow." This will be the speed that the pictures circulate in the GIF avatar.
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Click "Continue" when you're done. The aniGIF avatar will appear on the next page.
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Click the "Download" link underneath the GIF avatar. You will then be able to safe the GIF avatar on your computer.
Picasion
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Visit the "Picasion" GIF avatar Web page (see Resources below).
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Repeat steps 2-4 from Section 1.
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Click the "Size" drop box. Choose from one of the four options listed. If you choose "Advanced," a text box will appear beneath the drop box. Type the desired size of your GIF avatar in that text box.
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Click the "Speed" drop box. Just as in Section 1, this will determine how quickly the pictures in the GIF avatar change from one picture to another. You can choose "Slower," "Slow," "Normal," "Fast" or "Faster." If you choose "Advanced," a text box will appear under the drop box. From there, you will be able to type in a number. This will be the number of seconds it takes for one picture to cycle to the next in your GIF avatar.
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Click the "Create Animation" button when you're finished. The GIF will appear on the next screen. Right-click on the GIF avatar to save it to your computer. You will also be given an image URL and an embed code that can be used on a blog or similar website. These two links will be located beneath the GIF avatar.
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