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General Discussion / HOWTO: Post pictures in the forum
« on: May 01, 2011, 09:51:20 AM »
A perennial issue for users of forums, not just this one, is "how do I post a picture". Having seen another such question, here is the definitive answer.
Step 1: If you haven't already, please go visit http://www.listerenginegallery.com, and grab yourself an account. Accounts are completely free, and the gallery is run by a good friend of the Lister Engine forum. Once you've got your account, follow the simple steps there to upload and (optionally) resize your photos to "forum-friendly".
Step 2: Open a new tab/window/browser session (whichever suits you best), open the Lister Engine Forum, go to the thread/forum you plan to post in, and start your post.
Step 3: From the icon view of the Gallery, click the picture you wish to see. It will appear in "screen size" view; this is perfect for the forum. On Windows machines, right click and choose the appropriate option:
IE6/7/8(?) users - click "Properties", then copy the contents of the "Address" field in the pop-up window to the clipboard
Opera - click "Copy Image Address"
FireFox - click "Copy Image Location"
Safari - click
? <--- Are you a Safari user? Please let me know the menu option to copy an image's URL to the clipboard so I can complete this FAQ
Other - click? <--- If you use a browser not listed above, please help! I need the same info as for Safari + your browser's name & version no.
Step 4: You now have the picture's URL in your browser. Switch to your new posting, and click the IMG button (
); this will give you an {IMG}{/IMG} tag pair, only with square brackets not the curly ones I'm showing.
Step 5: Finally.... position your cursor between the two IMG tags, and paste in the URL you selected in Step 3.
To add extra images, simply repeat steps 3-5. You can do this with almost any picture you find on the web, they don't have to come from the Lister Engine Gallery; I believe you can do something similar with PhotoBucket and other on-line galleries.
If you can add anything to this guide, or if you feel any part of it needs clarification or re-wording, please do let me know either by PM, or by replying here.
Cheers,
Ade.
Step 1: If you haven't already, please go visit http://www.listerenginegallery.com, and grab yourself an account. Accounts are completely free, and the gallery is run by a good friend of the Lister Engine forum. Once you've got your account, follow the simple steps there to upload and (optionally) resize your photos to "forum-friendly".
Step 2: Open a new tab/window/browser session (whichever suits you best), open the Lister Engine Forum, go to the thread/forum you plan to post in, and start your post.
Step 3: From the icon view of the Gallery, click the picture you wish to see. It will appear in "screen size" view; this is perfect for the forum. On Windows machines, right click and choose the appropriate option:
IE6/7/8(?) users - click "Properties", then copy the contents of the "Address" field in the pop-up window to the clipboard
Opera - click "Copy Image Address"
FireFox - click "Copy Image Location"
Safari - click
? <--- Are you a Safari user? Please let me know the menu option to copy an image's URL to the clipboard so I can complete this FAQOther - click
? <--- If you use a browser not listed above, please help! I need the same info as for Safari + your browser's name & version no.Step 4: You now have the picture's URL in your browser. Switch to your new posting, and click the IMG button (
); this will give you an {IMG}{/IMG} tag pair, only with square brackets not the curly ones I'm showing.Step 5: Finally.... position your cursor between the two IMG tags, and paste in the URL you selected in Step 3.
To add extra images, simply repeat steps 3-5. You can do this with almost any picture you find on the web, they don't have to come from the Lister Engine Gallery; I believe you can do something similar with PhotoBucket and other on-line galleries.
If you can add anything to this guide, or if you feel any part of it needs clarification or re-wording, please do let me know either by PM, or by replying here.
Cheers,
Ade.
