A guide to adding photos to your posts.

[malcolm]

George posted this useful guide to adding photos to your posts. I thought it might be handy to put it where it can be found easily.

*tip* Print these instructions off and keep in a handy place



This has helped a few o da members in da past... hopefully it will work for you..

1. sign on the forum.
2. click which subject you want.
3.put your text in it.
4. hit your return key twice.
5. minimise the forum.
6. log in to photobucket.
7.select which photo you want to paste [ dont click on it ] go under the picture to the bottom heading.. headline it .. then press key ctrl and key C..that copies it..
8.minimise photobucket..
9.maximise the forum..and key in ctrl and key V..CHECK THE PREVIEW. if ok press post reply..hope this makes sense..

[Fred Asparagus]

Argghhaaaaaaaaa Maybe it's cos i am old, Maybe it's cos im thick, but i just can not get a photo onto a posting.

[Fifi]

Stick with it Fred, you'll get plenty support here.

Is your picture up on the internet <in Photobucket or similar> or just on your computer?

[Fred Asparagus]

I have it on my computer, but it is also on "Snapfish" which is where i order my prints from. Can it be that hard, or am i just past it

[benjiesmum]

fredasparagus said:

I have it on my computer, but it is also on "Snapfish" which is where i order my prints from. Can it be that hard, or am i just past it

No, it's not hard at all. And the instructions given by Mally at the top of this thread should help but I have gone through the whole process myself step by step as I wrote this and recorded every move I had to make. Please keep trying, once you can do it, you will wonder why you ever found it difficult. I've looked at Snapfish and I am not sure that it is as easy to use as Photobucket.

So, if I were you I'd get a PB account. This is really easy:

Go to Photobucket site and join.

Input a user name and a password.

Then follow the instructions to sign up.

That will then give you a "page" to put all your pics.

On the main page you will see a box - top right - that has three browse buttons.

Clicking on a browse button will open a little box on your screen from your files and you will be able to click on your various photo files (they should appear as small images) until you see one you want to put in your PB. From browse take your mouse cursor and double click on your photo stored on your computer. Then click the bar that is labelled UPLOAD.


Wait a bit and your pic will apppear as an image on your page. It is then safely stored in your Photobucket.

Put a few of your pics in PB

Then to post a pic on a thread:


Have Photobucket and the forum already open - with PB minimised on your bottom bar.

Start your post with your writing

Then minimise the forum

Maximise PBucket

Underneath your pic you will see

Email....
Direct...
HTML...
IMG

Left click IMG and you will see that it will be highlighted. IMG will go blue and a yellow bar will apppear that tells you it is copied.

Minimise PB

Maximise forum

Put your cursor where you want your photo to appear under your writing

Press control and V together and a code will appear starting and ending with

Go to preview your post and you should see your text and pic underneath.

I hope this helps you. Let's see some piccies soon.

[Fred Asparagus]

Whooaaa. well done that Mum, i have done it Thank you very much, now i can post a few more of my photo's, and im in Shetland again from the end of January till mid February.

[georgeg]

But............. remember to resize your picture to no bigger than 650x whatever. some folk tend to forget to resize for the web... ;D

[aitch]

You should get a Cap and Gown for that posting George.
A masterclass in posting pictures.

[benjiesmum]

aitch said:

You should get a Cap and Gown for that posting George.
A masterclass in posting pictures.

errrrrrr!!!! Hang on there aitch!!!!! ;D It wos me wot writ all that stuff abowt how ter powst a photo. It wos me who typed away until my fingers were bruised and battered to help a fellow poster! IT TOOK ME AGES!!!! then george gets the gold star from you!!! Pah!!!!!!....................

OK, OK, he did add the vital bit about resizing the photos but I thought after the very very long set of instructions I would leave that until later.

Only joking by the way!!!

Edit.
And by the way, I learnt everything about posting pictures off you this time last year. ;D

[benjiesmum]

fredasparagus said:

Whooaaa. well done that Mum, i have done it Thank you very much, now i can post a few more of my photo's, and im in Shetland again from the end of January till mid February.

Excellent news there fred. Where are they then. I've searched high and low and haven't spotted any???

[georgeg]

Hi.benji.
fred's photo's are up in the collafith hill thread....

[benjiesmum]

Thanks george, I must have missed them through the cider induced haze!!!

[aitch]

For the very special attention of "Benjiesmum"

George, although it is pretty cold at the moment I have to disrobe you and give, with my humblest apologies to Benjiesmum the Cap and Gown I wrongly awarded you, to the real winner, namely the honourable Benjiesmum.

[benjiesmum]

aitch said:

George, although it is pretty cold at the moment I have to disrobe you -

He he!!!! A disrobed george.

No apologies neccesary, aitch. I can remember quite clearly doing exactly the same myself when I first joined this forum.