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Topic: Help me - new to this

Posted under General

Hey im new ot this but i wanna start getting my character out there more so here i go

how do i tag characters on here? to have them highlighted in a different colour, i made Nightwind but i dunno how to make the text colour change

alos who else is using the username Nightwind as i had to settle with my FA name Nightwind005? is that a problem or?

Updated by ippiki ookami

To make tag the green color you need to prefix it with "character:" so simply add character:nightwind to an image and the tag gets marked.
This only needs to be done once, it is enough to simply add nightwind for every other post as the server remembers that.

As for the user, joined a year ago, never did anything so it shouldn't be a problem.

Updated by anonymous

To change color/highlights on tags:

Type "char:" before the name of the character.

You can go to listing to see who is using your name, and if you want to change your name go here and click on "Request Username Change"

Updated by anonymous

how many came here thinking it was going to be "how do I avatar?"

Updated by anonymous

Kimpumomo Said:
how many came here tninking it was going to be “how do I avater?"

*raises hand*

Guilty...

Updated by anonymous

Kimpumomo said:
how many came here thinking it was going to be "how do I avatar?"

Whime im there Yeah how the hell do i avatar XD

Updated by anonymous

I still think there should be a sticky for new users. :3

it's in you account settings, you enter the image ID into a small field.

my image ID is 226098

Updated by anonymous

Nightwind005 said:
Whime im there Yeah how the hell do i avatar XD

1. Pick out the avatar/post you wish to use, and copy the number that is in the end of the link in your address bar.
2. Then go to My Account
3. Go to Settings
4. Scroll down until you see, "Avatar Post ID"
5. Paste the number of your avatar/post in there, and scroll and click save.

Done.

Updated by anonymous

ALSO! just to be on the safe side, if i upload a picture and its already uploaded how do i make sure im tagged in it????

Updated by anonymous

Nightwind005 said:
ALSO! just to be on the safe side, if i upload a picture and its already uploaded how do i make sure im tagged in it????

How to tag images/pictures?

Updated by anonymous

Kimpumomo said:
I still think there should be a sticky for new users. :3

No, because for the overwhelming majority of people, it's common sense.

Nightwind005 said:
ALSO! just to be on the safe side, if i upload a picture and its already uploaded how do i make sure im tagged in it????

If it's already uploaded, your upload will not process if it has the same md5. If it does, it will just get deleted when someone figures out it's a repost. And do not tag yourself in art that you did not create.

Or if you just mean how to tag, just click edit on the left hand side of the submission page.

Updated by anonymous

Over 18?

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