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The WSO title bar has space for a funny picture, and anyone can upload a photo to go in the rotation. [[Image:Example_WSO_title_bar.jpg]] Here's how to do it.
1. '''Choose a good picture.''' It should depict a Williams student making a funny face. Cruise around your own computer, [http://wso.williams.edu/PhotoShare PhotoShare] and [http://williams.facebook.com Facebook] to find some good ones. You can save a photo on the Internet to your hard disk by right-clicking and selecting "Save image as..." (or something like that).
3. '''Open a new file''' under File -> New. Make sure that it is 134 pixels wide and 81 pixels tall. The rest of the defaults should work fine.
4. Now, in the empty file, select press M to get the selection marquee tool and go to Select -> All. Now drag this selection area to the other file (the photo) that you want to grab a piece of.
5. The selection area (134 x 81) should be on the photo now, but now you need to shrink the photo so it fits into the area. Right click the select area and click "Transform selection." '''Hold shift''' and drag a corner to make a box big enough to capture the portion of the photo you want. '''Fill up as much of the selection box as possible with the person's face.''' It's OK if you cut off the person's forehead. You can move the selection area with the arrow keys. When you're finished, click the Check box at the top of the screen.