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How to make a spot + quick banner & icon

Guide by Snerkie posted 1 year ago
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Well it seems like people are always asking how so here is a step by step guide on how to with images, yay! (there is a little thing in the FAQ but people seem to relate to images better)

Step 1: Make sure you are on the Fanpop main page

Step 2: Search for the spot first so there are no duplicates (if not then go back to the main page)

Step 3: Scroll down till you see this image and click "create new spot"

Step 4: Type in the name of the spot you are creating (use capitals when needed, looks neater)

Step 5: Put in a description (not always easy, just something little)

Step 6: Choose the correct category/channel that it should go in

Step 7: Put in keywords. These help to find your spot so put in the necessary ones







Adding an icon and banner to your spot
Step 1: Go to your spot and click "edit spot". Scroll down the page and you will see two spots to upload your banner and spot icon






Creating an icon easily
Step 1: Find an image, I prefer to make it the name of the movie or band but just an image of a character in it works too

Step 2: Select the area you want and make sure it's 100x100 pixels

This is what it'll look like

If you want something resized and do not have an image program on your computer there are always a lot of people that will help you (I personally will always help anyone)


Creating an easy banner
This is something easy that a monkey could probably do :) lol

Step 1: Find an image, any image that could fit in the space of 800x100 (never resize bigger, that makes it ugly)

Step 2: Add a coloured bar (the one going vertical) to break up the image and other bit. Then fill in the rest of the space with a lighter colour, add some text of the spot and ta-da! you have a basic banner :)

There, you now have a spot with an icon and a banner :) Hopefully that'll help some people.
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Sazza said:
helped my sis thanks, i now don't have to keep explaining
posted 1 year ago.
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Cammie said:
Good on you, mate!
posted 1 year ago.
 
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Snerkie said:
that's okay :D hope it can help those confused :)
posted 1 year ago.
 
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Very nicely done ;)
posted 1 year ago.
 
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niice :D
posted 1 year ago.
 
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Gabitha said:
Very good :P
posted 1 year ago.
 
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aholic said:
This is also what I do sometimes (the banner thing) but in upcomming spots is it not "suggest images" but it is "edit spot".
posted 1 year ago.
 
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Great how-to, Snerkie. Newbies shall bow to you! =P
posted 1 year ago.
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JulieL44 said:
Great job Snerkie :) You make it seem so simple to make a good banner!
posted 1 year ago.
 
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harold said:
aholic, it's only "edit spot" if you created the spot.
posted 1 year ago.
 
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wow..love it..ive never made a spot- and maybe i wont ever make one.but i read the whole thing anyway because i just a love well explained fanpop how-to. and you had a lot of work with creating this..well done
posted 1 year ago.
 
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good explanation.. keep it up!
posted 1 year ago.
 
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fly said:
harold ,"edit spot" is only for the pending spot that you created and "suggest images" only for a spot after become full spot status.
posted 1 year ago.
 
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Snerkie said:
hmm...i didn't know about the "edit" and "suggest" difference (don't often look when i make the spot) ANY WAYS...it's the button at the top next to "report" :) lol

...okay, it is edit spot and i've now changed it :) sooo following the steps should make full sense now, lol
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Lovely soapbox, but I have one question: after all of that, you didn't actually create the spot? I would have joined... :)
posted 1 year ago.
 
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Snerkie said:
haha, i know D: i thought i'd just write the tutorial for it instead, lol, someone else can try it instead ;)
posted 1 year ago.
 
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that is my favorite movie :)
posted 1 year ago.
 
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good information! thanks ;)
posted 1 year ago.
 
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dyoxide said:
How do you edit other spots icons or banners if you haven't created the spot?
I made the Jeff Hardy spot and you made the icon & banner for it. I didn't know you could do that. Thanks, btw! You did a nice job. :D
posted 1 year ago.
 
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Snerkie said:
oh, you can upload the image to the spot then send a message to someone like Dave (or any of the staff) and give them a link to the banner and they'll change it :)
posted 1 year ago.
 
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dyoxide said:
Oh, cool! Did not know that.
posted 1 year ago.
 
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Great suggestions, and very easy to understand. It's been a while since I created any new spots, but I'll definitely keep this in mind for the banners - that's where I sometimes had difficulty.
posted 1 year ago.
 
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ooh wow. thanks!
posted 1 year ago.
 
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great article and very informative. Thanks...
posted 1 year ago.
 
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thank you soo much!!
posted 1 year ago.
 
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wow this is exactly what i was lookin for, thanks!
posted 1 year ago.
 
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thanks for posting!
posted 1 year ago.
 
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sad
its changed and now im not sure how!
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crying
same for me!
posted 9 months ago.
 
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aci610 said:
R AWSOME
posted 9 months ago.
 
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i'm studying multimedia and your instructions make it easy!
posted 8 months ago.
 
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Very simple instructions to make great banners

Craig Miller

web banner animation
posted 6 months ago.
 
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Ray-Liz said:
thanks babe, it helped me make a Lorna Fitzgerald fan spot
posted 5 months ago.
 
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i made a spot name being cool from this information
posted 5 months ago.
 
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thank you so much
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Irina92 said:
THANK YOU!!
posted 4 months ago.
 
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(step 3) where do u scroll down? please send me a message with the answer cuz ill forget to look here
posted 4 months ago.
 
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thanks for this article great article
posted 2 months ago.
 
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