Gravatar: globally recognizable avatar

Gravatar (Gravatar) is an online service that allows create a global avatar, that is, avatar, which can be used immediately on several sites. The only restriction on the use of gravatar may be the lack of included support for this service on some sites.

To create your own gravatar, you need to pass a simple registration procedure forsite gravatar.com. When registering, you must specify your e-mail and click the "Register" button, after which an e-mail will come with a link to confirm registration.

For further use of the service gravatar it is necessary in the opened form enter username, come up with a password to your account. After saving the entered data, you can proceed to download the image for the avatar.

The image for gravatar can be selected on a harddrive your computer, download from the Internet, with a webcam connected to your computer. Choosing the appropriate way to load the image, it remains to follow simple instructions.

So, to upload an image from the computer it is enough to click the "Browse" button,Select the desired image file in the opened dialog box, and then click the "Next" button. To download an image for gravatar from the Internet, you need to specify the address of this image in the URL field (for example, http://sitename.com/image.jpg), then you should also click the "Next" button.

In the next step the image can be "cropped", giving it the desired appearance. If the appearance of the image is satisfactory, you should click the "Finish" button. After that, you must select the category created gravatar.

Gravatar with rating G can be displayed on sites with any audience, grava with a rating PG may contain obscene gestures or rude expressions, portray people in frank clothing, or demonstrate moderate cruelty. Rating R You need to assign gravataras that containscenes of cruelty, insults, depict a naked human body. For gravatars, showing sexual scenes and scenes of extreme cruelty, you should choose a rating X.

Gravatar is ready. For one e-mail address You can use several gravatars, changing their own volition. It is enough in the menu of your account to select the item "My Gravatares" and click on the link "add a new image". To load a new image follows the same as the first.

If the user account is at gravatar.com is loaded several images, then to select one of them you just need to click on the image with the left mouse button. To confirm your choice, click the "Confirm" button in the window that appears.

In some cases, you may need to use several e-mail addresses for your Internet activity. Add an additional address to your gravatar is very simple. You need to click on the "add a new e-mail" link, enter the address in the opened window and click the "Add" button. A confirmation letter will come to this address.

Service Gravatar is very useful in cases whereyou need to personalize your posts on forums or blog comments. At the same gravatar does not necessarily have to contain a personal photo of the owner, as a gravatar can act any image. However, it is better not to abuse popular pictures from the Internet, because individuality - this is exactly what makes gravatar.