How to Set a Buddy Icon on iChat

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Find a picture of your choosing.

   It can be from the Internet, from the iChat icon folder (Not available on Mac OSX
   10.5), or it can be your favorite picture of yourself.
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   Step 2: Know that once you have your picture ready

   For option one (the easiest way) continue reading.
   
   For option two, go to step
   5. ,, There you are, you now have a new buddy icon that's easy to edit and change at any time.
   
   On the menu bar in the top left corner, click iChat.
   
   On the list, choose, "Change My Picture".
   
   It will open a window.
   
   At the bottom of this window, click 'Choose. ,, There you are, you now have a new buddy icon that's easy to edit and change at any time.
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   Step 3: you have two options.

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   Step 4: Click the picture that you would like and drag it into the small box in the upper right-hand corner of the iChat Buddy List.

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   Step 5: Open a screen (if it doesn't

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   Step 6: click on the small picture and go to the bottom of the drop-down box to

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   Step 7: "Edit Picture...") and you can choose to zoom in and out on the picture to get it to fit just right.

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   Step 8: Know that if you have a picture saved on your computer

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   Step 9: you can find the file and then click open.

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    Step 10: Zoom in and out on the picture to get it to fit just right.

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