Ah Drat! and here I thought I was being so clever, sorry folks.
With my limited knowledge, I realise that I shouldn't really be writing a guide at all. But I was so thrilled when I 'thought' that I'd finally worked out how to do it, that I figured I'd write my own guide, to help out other computer newbies who are also struggling with this subject.
Thanks for the link Hellfighter, I've now signed up for a free account with http://www.boomspeed.com and I REALLY hope that my avatar is now FINALLY working.
That's a nice tip Kejero. I never thought of that, thanks. I'll make sure that I download all my pictures from now on.
Thankyou too Raze. The 'Image Editors' I mentioned aren't free, you have to buy them <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/disagree.gif" alt="" /> I wish I'd known about these free programs before I went out and bought Corel Photo Paint LOL.
By the way if I decide to edit this post with the correct info, will it change the original post or will it simply post a new reply? I'd really like to get this right for anybody who needs it!

Thanks everybody


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