OK!
A simple tutorial on...
~!Making An Avatar!~
~~~.GIF Format~~~
First Get a couple pictures that you like in your avatar... got a couple? ... OK! Now, click on the link below to download the Microsoft GIF Animator (Asuming that you are using a PC... if not, tell me.)!
http://www.jhepple.com/gif_animator.htm
SAVE THIS TO YOUR DESKTOP! Then all you have to do is click on the icon and away you go!
Next make sure that the pictures that you chose are 50x50 pixels and are in GIF format... if you dont know how to do this just lemme know.
Then, open GIF Animator and then open your last picture first, inside the GIF Animator window...
Done