Profile pic question

Right now is where I prove that I have zero knowledge on computers and technology.

I don't use my computer to log on here, as it is a shared use laptop. This means that every visit here is done via my iPhone. (Yes, that includes my long winded ramblings, all patiently typed by thumb on a small keyboard, Grrrr)

I want to add a profile picture, but can't edit one down to the right size, 200x200. My phone just doesn't edit that low apparently, or I can't work it out. Every picture, drawing, or cartoon that I download or screen shot is too large.

Any easy way of downloading a suitable sized picture to my phone?

Ew, editing media was never intended to be done on a mobile device, lol (and I'm not talking about laptops and yes it CAN be edited on mobile devices).

I'd say your best bet would be to work the image out on your computer and then move it to your phone.

1.) Find an image (or better yet take a crack at making your own! suggests someone with no artistic talent), anyway find an image you want to use on your computer's internet browser (use incognito mode if necessary if you're using Google Chrome or Firefox) and download it to your computer.

2.) Using any free built in image editor (MS Paint, whatever Apple's free editing software is, and there's always good ol' Gimp, a free open source image editing program that you could download and install on your computer) edit the picture to the correct size.

3.) Upload the edited image to a free cloud account (I personally like Google Drive and DropBox).

4.) Then from there you can download it to your phone's picture gallery via a mobile app or browser and then presto!

5.) You got access to your picture that you've edited it down to the correct size.

A second method that might work would be to see if there's a picture editing app you can download to your phone that lets you manually set the dimensions of a transformation (i.e. resizing an image) so that way you could just do it on your phone. Not sure if this is an option, but using the power of the CLOUD!! Eeeeeww, aaaaaww, you can do it to it.

One thing you might also try is emailing it to yourself from your phone. Usually it will give you choices for the quality of picture you want to send. Choose the smaller file size and that may get it down to where it needs to be.

Maxx said:

on my mildly retarded (as opposed to smart) flip phone

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That is the best thing I've heard in a long time. That made me literally laugh out-loud, and now people are staring at me XD

Thanks people!
I'll have another go over the weekend.