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adding a photo to my post ?

hi there

Can anyone help me out on this one , have been trying to add a photo to one of my posts without any sucess, any ideas on where i could be going wrong. ???

Thanks in advance
"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page."
happy travels !!
"No matter where you go, there you are."
albalad

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  • scheming_gypsy
    scheming_gypsy Posts: 18,410 Forumite
    Reet..

    to insert an image into one of your posts you need the exact address of the image, so right click it, properties and copy the address (url). Then click the little picture icon above. This will give you the following [img][/img], you need to insert the URL of the image in between the command brackets cos it's thisimage.jpg with the close command on the end.  You need the exact location of the image though - using the address of the webpage you saw it on doesn't do much as the forum software has absolutely no idea what it is on that page you want to use..  If the image is on your computer you need to upload it to the internet and then do the above. You can't link a picture that is on your computer as we don't have access to your computer to see it...  Also some sites don't allow you to link as it uses their bandwidth - which could be a reason why you can't do it.
  • Chippy_Minton
    Chippy_Minton Posts: 3,339 Forumite
    Insert the URL between the YABBC image tags - click the picture icon above, 2nd row, 4th from the left.

    Like this -
    logo-l.jpg
  • albalad
    albalad Posts: 1,194 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Thanks for the advice

    Scheming_gypsy as the photo is stored on my computer you mentioned that i have to upload it to the internet :-/
    Now .....I know what you mean but don't know how to go about it.
    Where do i upload it to?

    Do you mean open it with internet explorer is this the same thing ?

    Thanks again in advance
    "The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page."
    happy travels !!
    "No matter where you go, there you are."
    albalad
  • your image has to have a valid url address so you have to find a website to host it.

    See https://www.uploadit.org
    604!
  • sra
    sra Posts: 4,673 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Photogenic
    If you go to tinypic, click 'browse' and you upload it that way (don't need to register).

    another system is photobucket - you have to register with them first but you have more control of your online pictures.

    With both, once you've uploaded the pic, you are given the address to access it from.

    You should make sure the pic is a small file (like a jpg) or they might resize it.
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