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[cindyr]

I made a banner in Coreldraw, changed it to .jpg format, and uploaded it in the themes area. It worked but it was HUGE. How do you re-size it? Can it be done in Proboards or do I just have to make it smaller in Corel? If so, how do I know what size to make it?

I think I've spent at least two hours searching here and can't find any instructions on how to do this. Waaaaaaa!

[EmMie]

Aug 18, 2013 13:20:48 GMT -8 cindyr said:

I made a banner in Coreldraw, changed it to .jpg format, and uploaded it in the themes area. It worked but it was HUGE. How do you re-size it? Can it be done in Proboards or do I just have to make it smaller in Corel? If so, how do I know what size to make it?

I think I've spent at least two hours searching here and can't find any instructions on how to do this. Waaaaaaa!

It's probably best to make the banner the same size width your forum is set to. And yes you can resize the image in Corel to a smaller size if you'd like. I use Corel PSP X and to resize an image you can simply go to:

Image > Resize > Pixel Dimensions (change it to the size you want) > Lock aspect ratio (checked)

If you're still having problems post a link to the forum you're referring to so we can have an idea of how the banner looks.

[cindyr]

Thank you. I am actually a new "secondary admin", so I'm not sure how to find where the pixel size is for the board. I'll check with the big cheese at the board and see if she knows. I do know how to re-size in Corel, so I just need to figure out the size of our board. Thanks for the advice!

[cindyr]

I'm back.   Can someone tell me where to find the pixel size that our forum is set to?

[EmMie]

Aug 25, 2013 9:32:27 GMT -8 cindyr said:

I'm back.   Can someone tell me where to find the pixel size that our forum is set to?

Admin > Themes > Color & Theme Creator
Under Style Options is Forum Width

[cindyr]

Thanks for the help. I think I got it on a couple of our themes successfully.

Now to work on my smiley problems.

[EmMie]

Aug 25, 2013 14:26:38 GMT -8 cindyr said:

Thanks for the help. I think I got it on a couple of our themes successfully.

Now to work on my smiley problems.

You're welcome.

[horselady1946]

does everyone that has a forum they are making have to format the entire setting?
i have no idea how to set pixels or rows , i am reading and getting more confused.
sorry for stealing your thread so perhaps someone could get me to the right sections