Images (Guide)

sra · 24 January 2005 at 2:05PM

Images have to be enabled to use this guide.
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First Change your Interface

If you haven't already, change to Enhanced Interface -

Click Here and you will see the following box:

from now on, you'll have lots of formatting controls above the reply box:

If you click the

icon you will be asked for the url of your image

You will then see the image immediately in the reply box.

If your browser is not capable of using the Enhanced Interface, you may have to use the Standard Editor or Basic Editor (see posts below)

Tip: If you also want to turn the image into a link, you can now highlight the image in the reply box and click

to give the address you want to link to.

Need more help?

Where is the image you want to post?

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sra · 24 January 2005 at 2:08PM

The Standard Editor works in the exact same way as the Enhanced Interface, but the Standard Editor will only insert the correct code into the reply box:

Example:

[noparse]

[/noparse]

you will not actually see your image until you click Submit Reply or Preview Post

Swithching Modes

You can very quickly change between the Enhanced Interface and the Standard Editor by clicking the Switch Editor Mode Icon above the reply box:

sra · 24 January 2005 at 2:09PM

With the Basic Editor, you have to wrap the images URL in vbcode :

Example:

Entering

[noparse]

[/noparse]

Result:

but you will not see the image until you click Submit Reply or Preview Post

sra · 24 January 2005 at 2:12PM

Images on the Internet

If you right-click an image on the internet, there are several options availabe:

You can Save the picture to your computer
You can click Properties and find out the address of the image

You could simply copy the images address and put it directly into the reply box (see appropriate post above) but this may be considered bandwidth theft. It is often better to upload the picture to an image hosting site (see below)

You should be careful that you are not breaching copyright by using an image

Tip: If you need to copy the address, make sure you copy it all. Sometimes some of it can be hidden. You might want to right-click the address in the properties box and click select all.

sra · 24 January 2005 at 2:13PM

Hosting an Image

If you want to show others an image saved on your computer, you must first upload it to the internet.

If you don't have your own webspace, there are several free sites that will let you host pictures:

No registration required (but less control over images):
http://www.tinypic.com/
http://imageshack.us/
http://xs.to/index.php/

Registeration required (but more control over images):
http://www.photobucket.com/
http://www.imagecave.com/
http://www.flickr.com/

After you have uploaded your image, you will usually be given the url for your image to use as shown in the posts above.

Images (Guide)

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