How to
post a photo in a forum
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The first thing you need
to do is find yourself a photo host. This can take many forms. If you have high
speed internet then your provider has ad free web space for you to use in this
and many other fashions. The only problem with this is you need to have a FTP
program to upload to these sites and an above average amount of computer
knowledge.
An easier way is to find
a web photo host. Some examples of these would be photobucket or imagestation.
You get a free account
and follow their instructions about uploading your photos. Once this is done
you can start this procedure.
1. When you open a
thread or a reply in a thread click on the “image” icon. Which one is that? On
our Fly Fishing Manitoba message board it is the one that looks like a
framed picture but other forums just have a button that says
“img” or “image”.
2. When you have done
this you will see this in the message section
[img][/img] On other forums
it might come up with “url” in between the code. Like
this: [img]url[/img]
3. Where the word “url” is or would be replace it
with the url of your hosted photo that you have
elsewhere on the internet.
4. How the heck do I do
that? Well, two ways.
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The easiest way is to go
to your hosted photo site using a 2nd browser window.
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Find the photo you want
to insert into a photo.
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Right click your mouse on
the photo.
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Look for the url/address of the photo.
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Run your mouse over it
while holding down the left button on your mouse.
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Then right click on it
and scroll to “copy” or you can press control+c on
your keyboard.
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Close that browser if
you wish and go to the window with the forum.
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Open up the new thread
or reply box click on the image box and “paste” or control+v
the url into the area between. Like this:
[img]http://imagestation.com
/yourname/yourphoto.jpg[/img]
You must make sure that viewing to your photos
is not subject to any passwords etc or this “hotlinking”
as it is called will not work. Also some sites (yahoo, msn etc) allow very few
views per page.
Hope this helps