Someone that's computer literate unlike myself

I recently upgraded to Windows 10 (go figure they create a Windows 11) and I'm trying to upload a photo to my avatar. Here's my problem… When I click on "choose a file" it brings up my Windows and when I type in the keyword it shows that nothing is there. But, if I click start and go to documents it shows all of my files. I did notice when I do that it highlights the "my PC" tab. So thinking I'm smart now I retry my efforts and still to no eval. Mind you when I open the file it shows up in my Window Screen but not any other especially when I'm trying to attach a file. Why does it show up in one format and not the other? And why won't it let me attach the damn thing?
Windows 7 was so much simpler

Thanks,
The Computer Illiterate 😞

@dustin said
I recently upgraded to Windows 10 (go figure they create a Windows 11) and I'm trying to upload a photo to my avatar. Here's my problem… When I click on "choose a file" it brings up my Windows and when I type in the keyword it shows that nothing is there. But, if I click start and go to documents it shows all of my files. I did notice when I do that it highlights the "my PC" t ...[text shortened]... let me attach the damn thing?
Windows 7 was so much simpler

Thanks,
The Computer Illiterate 😞

@Mercury
I've tried that. I even tried to send a picture via email and it didn't go through. I can see the photo when I click on the file but for whatever reason I cannot send it nor can I attach it to an avatar on a different forum. Maybe it's my laptop? I don't know but this is incredibly frustrating. Something that should be so easy to do eludes me.
Thanks for your help though!
Note: I use the Dragon NaturallySpeaking software so I wonder if that has something to do with that as well? The previous versions didn't have this problem. Also I forgot to mention that I downloaded a picture from Facebook and I am able to share/attach it. How come doing it that way works?

@dustin said
@Mercury
I've tried that. I even tried to send a picture via email and it didn't go through. I can see the photo when I click on the file but for whatever reason I cannot send it nor can I attach it to an avatar on a different forum. Maybe it's my laptop? I don't know but this is incredibly frustrating. Something that should be so easy to do eludes me.
Thanks for your help t ...[text shortened]... wnloaded a picture from Facebook and I am able to share/attach it. How come doing it that way works?

@Mercury
That's just it. It only shows up as a download. I haven't been able to figure out how to download a document that contains the photo.

@dustin said
I recently upgraded to Windows 10 (go figure they create a Windows 11) and I'm trying to upload a photo to my avatar. Here's my problem… When I click on "choose a file" it brings up my Windows and when I type in the keyword it shows that nothing is there. But, if I click start and go to documents it shows all of my files. I did notice when I do that it highlights the "my PC" t ...[text shortened]... let me attach the damn thing?
Windows 7 was so much simpler

Thanks,
The Computer Illiterate 😞

@dustin said
@Mercury
That's just it. It only shows up as a download. I haven't been able to figure out how to download a document that contains the photo.

try turning off all ad blockers and firewalls, just while you're sending the avatar...

@Mercury
Okay… I dragged that damn thing to both document tabs and picture tabs and neither one of them would allow them to pop up when I tried to click on the files. It's saved to Word do you think that could be the problem?

@dustin said
It's saved to Word do you think that could be the problem?

@ogb
I tried that too. Every time I click on the photo it opens up the Microsoft Window template. I don't get it. What a pain in the ass!

It has to be something with the Microsoft Window. I even tried to screenshot it and yet that didn't work either. When it pops up in the Microsoft Window I can't figure out how to download it or transfer it or anything in between

@Kevin-Eleven
You are a genius my friend. It totally worked. Crappy thing is now have a lot of files that I need to convert but that's okay because now I know how to do it. Did I mention I was computer illiterate?

@dustin said
@Kevin-Eleven
You are a genius my friend. It totally worked. Crappy thing is now have a lot of files that I need to convert but that's okay because now I know how to do it. Did I mention I was computer illiterate?

In future, posting this kind of problem to the Help forum should get you more replies and possibly help from the admins.