Signature Making

[Joeybafoey]

I'm making my signature right now, and I need to know: can you use html, and how do I upload a picture from my computer? There doesn't seem to be an option for inserting something (that I just spent 10 minutes making) that is on your computer, only "existing attachments" of which I have none. How do I upload one?

It should be noted that I don't particularly care if I sound like a "noob".

[Superfluous J]

You can (kind of) use HTML, and you will need to put your image somewhere you can link to it. I believe Imgur works. Upload it there, and then when you view the page on Imgur with your (full) image on it, right click that image and "copy image location" or (if that's not available) open it in a new tab. That new tab will contain the link to the image and not the "imgur page."

By "kind of" with HTML, you can't enter it directly but you CAN write an HTML page, open it in a web browser, copy the page (not the source) and paste it into your signature. I did this for the table that is in my signature, before remaking it when I got a bit more comfortable with the wonky way the forum implements formatting.

I suggest trying to make your signature using the tools provided, it'll make it much easier to modify it later. Resorting to external HTML does work, but IMO it should be a (viable) last resort

If you say what you're trying to do, some of us may be able to help.

Edited June 25, 2016 by 5thHorseman

[nightingale]

+1 on the external HTML if you're trying to make something complex (I just finished redoing my signature using that method last night).  The forum stylesheets will make it look a little bit different than what you see if you just make an HTML and open it manually, so I'd suggest heading over to the great forum test thread and copy+pasting it in there to make sure you're happy with it before you update your sig.