Uploading Custom Header Trouble

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  shaktipata · Member · Apr 2, 2007 at 1:45 am

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  Whenever I try to upload my custom header that I created in paint, I get the message:

  “File type does not meet security guidelines. Try another.”

  How can I fix this?

  Thankyou!

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  drmike · Member · Apr 2, 2007 at 1:58 am

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  Um, telling us about the file would be a start.

  Filename including extention, file size in pixels, file size in kb please.

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  shaktipata · Member · Apr 2, 2007 at 6:22 am

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  bitmap image.
  690 x 115 pixels.
  232 kb.

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  judyb12 · Member · Apr 2, 2007 at 7:41 am

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  You can’t upload a bitmap. You will have to convert it to something else (FAQ entry here: http://faq.wordpress.com/2006/05/07/what-filetypes-can-i-upload/ )

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  dirkgently · Member · Apr 2, 2007 at 8:37 am

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  Yep, change to .jpg or .gif (I believe .png too) .bmp tend to be rather large in file size, which is probably the reason it’s not allowed. For the dimensions of the images on a blog, the other file types will be just as clear.

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  drmike · Member · Apr 2, 2007 at 2:36 pm

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  I’d go with the *.png although I think only WinXP’s MSPaint can do them.

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  dirkgently · Member · Apr 2, 2007 at 7:11 pm

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  Programs like Photoshop can do .png too. I’d suggest a free image manipulation program called GIMP http://www.gimp.org/ It’s a fully featured editor. Far more advanced than MSPaint, with much better results….with Script Fu you can create banners / headers in a snap, with no prior skills.