How to upload and add pictures to your post
Nov 26, 2013 17:43:49 GMT
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Post by morningcoffee on Nov 26, 2013 17:43:49 GMT
Hi all,
As some members are unsure how to upload photos and add them to their posts, I've decided to make a step-by-step tutorial with pictures.
This tutorial is for uploading from PC but I think it will be very similar for uploading from a Mac (I don't have one!). If you want to upload pictures from your phone or tablet, you can transfer them to your computer first and then follow this tutorial.
I'm going to be using Imageshack for this tutorial. There are many other places you can upload photos for free, such as Photobucket, Flickr, Imgur, etc.
Step 1 - Using your web browser, go to imageshack.com and click "Sign up".
Step 2 - Enter your email address, the username you'd like to use, then choose a password. Click "sign up".
Step 3 - Click "skip & get free account" in the bottom right.
Step 4 - If you want to, you can upload a profile picture. If you don't want to, or you're not sure how, just click "skip this section & complete later" underneath.
Step 5 - You should now be logged in to your new account. From here, you can drag & drop your pictures into the window.
Step 6 - Locate and open the folder on your computer where your pictures are. With your mouse, drag the picture you want to upload onto the Imageshack screen in your browser and drop it.
Step 7 - The image should now upload itself. You should see this screen when it finishes uploading.
Step 8 - Click the box that says "Size" and choose 640x480 from the drop-down list - or choose 800x600 if you would like the picture to be a bit bigger (for example if you need to show more detail for a species ID or a closeup etc).
Step 9 - Make sure that the "Type" box says "Direct" (and click to choose "direct" if it doesn't). Then with your left mouse button, highlight the URL of the picture in the box below, and copy to the clipboard (right-click on the highlighted text and choose "Copy", or press CTRL and C).
Step 10 - Once you have the link copied, go to the PetSnails forum as usual (petsnails.proboards.com) and create a thread or reply to a post exactly as you usually would and write what you want to accompany your picture. Then, to add your photo, click on the "insert image" button.
Step 11 - This little box will pop up. Where it says "Image URL", you should paste the link to your picture that you previously copied to clipboard - either by right-clicking in the box and clicking "paste", or by pressing CTRL and Z. You can leave "Alt Text" blank. Then click "insert image".
Step 12 - The text with the picture URL will appear underneath your post. You can't see the picture yourself yet, only the text. Now press "Create Thread" or "Create Post" exactly as you normally would to finish your post.
Step 13 - Your post should now appear as usual, but with your picture added and visible!
If any of these steps don't work, or anyone needs more help, please let me know
As some members are unsure how to upload photos and add them to their posts, I've decided to make a step-by-step tutorial with pictures.
This tutorial is for uploading from PC but I think it will be very similar for uploading from a Mac (I don't have one!). If you want to upload pictures from your phone or tablet, you can transfer them to your computer first and then follow this tutorial.
I'm going to be using Imageshack for this tutorial. There are many other places you can upload photos for free, such as Photobucket, Flickr, Imgur, etc.
Step 1 - Using your web browser, go to imageshack.com and click "Sign up".
Step 2 - Enter your email address, the username you'd like to use, then choose a password. Click "sign up".
Step 3 - Click "skip & get free account" in the bottom right.
Step 4 - If you want to, you can upload a profile picture. If you don't want to, or you're not sure how, just click "skip this section & complete later" underneath.
Step 5 - You should now be logged in to your new account. From here, you can drag & drop your pictures into the window.
Step 6 - Locate and open the folder on your computer where your pictures are. With your mouse, drag the picture you want to upload onto the Imageshack screen in your browser and drop it.
Step 7 - The image should now upload itself. You should see this screen when it finishes uploading.
Step 8 - Click the box that says "Size" and choose 640x480 from the drop-down list - or choose 800x600 if you would like the picture to be a bit bigger (for example if you need to show more detail for a species ID or a closeup etc).
Step 9 - Make sure that the "Type" box says "Direct" (and click to choose "direct" if it doesn't). Then with your left mouse button, highlight the URL of the picture in the box below, and copy to the clipboard (right-click on the highlighted text and choose "Copy", or press CTRL and C).
Step 10 - Once you have the link copied, go to the PetSnails forum as usual (petsnails.proboards.com) and create a thread or reply to a post exactly as you usually would and write what you want to accompany your picture. Then, to add your photo, click on the "insert image" button.
Step 11 - This little box will pop up. Where it says "Image URL", you should paste the link to your picture that you previously copied to clipboard - either by right-clicking in the box and clicking "paste", or by pressing CTRL and Z. You can leave "Alt Text" blank. Then click "insert image".
Step 12 - The text with the picture URL will appear underneath your post. You can't see the picture yourself yet, only the text. Now press "Create Thread" or "Create Post" exactly as you normally would to finish your post.
Step 13 - Your post should now appear as usual, but with your picture added and visible!
If any of these steps don't work, or anyone needs more help, please let me know
Euglandina Rosea x2 
