[swimangel72]

Bill - these are instructions using Microsoft Office 2003:

1) Find the folder where you photo is stored. Right-click on the photo and then open it with Microsoft Office Picture Manager.
2) Click on "Edit Picture". On the top tool bar, click on "Edit Pictures".
3) On the right task bar, underneath Change Picture Size, click on "Resize"
4) Under Resize settings - click on Predefined width x height
5) Click on the drop-down arrow and choose smallest setting which should work for an Avatar - it should be "Email Small 160 x 160 px)
6) Click on OK
7) Save the photo with a new name so you don't change your original file - click on the top toolbar on "File" - then choose "Save-as" and give it a new name, like "Photo smaller" - then click "Save"
8) Exit out of the program (the red X on the upper right of the tool bar)
9) A message window will appear saying that your changes haven't been saved (that's OK - you don't want to change your original photo) - so click on "Don't Save"
10) The photo now should fit for an Avatar - if you need help loading the avatar, let me know and I'll write out those step-by-step instructions.

I write instructions like this all the time for the teachers in my school - it's a really fun job for me!