ok maria here are the steps to install an avatar:
1. point your mouse at the "profile" button on the top of your page
2. once you point the curser on profile, you will see "forum profile".
3. click on forum profile.
4. now on the left, click on "upload"
5. now on the right click on "browse"
6. this should take you to the pictures/images that are stored on your computer.
these pictures cannot be extremely large but you can try anyway and see if they work.
7. so once you click on the picture/image that you want to use as an avatar, you will go to the bottom right and click on "change profile".
this should allow you to display an avatar.
you can try this and see if it works out.
if it does not work then I can do it for you also but I would need you to post a picture here so I know which picture/or image to use.
avatar will be displayed on the left of your posts. you can see that my avatar is a Camelot logo. I might change it soon to an image of King Leonidas tomorrow.