Post by F193 on Feb 21, 2012 12:02:30 GMT -5
There are two ways of posting images on this board: embedding and attaching. Each one has its own pros and cons that must be considered. Here's a quick breakdown:
Embedding
Pros
- Much more flexible in terms of post layout
- Can include multiple images within a single post
- Does not go against the file storage limit
Cons
- Slightly more complicated to set up
- Requires the images to be hosted on an external site
Attaching
Pros
- Quick and easy
- Images are automatically thumbnailed
- No external host required
Cons
- Limited to one image per post
- Goes against the file storage limit
That said, I prefer embedding in almost all cases, but in this post, I'm going to go over both.
Embedding Step-by-Step:
1. Upload your images somewhere. This can be your own personal web space or a photo sharing site like PhotoBucket. The point is that you need to get your image online and someplace where people can see it.
2. Get the URL of your image. If you're using Photobucket, clicking on any image in your gallery will give you a popup box with the url in a variety of formats. If you use any other host, the url will vary. Just keep in mind that what we're looking for will begin with "http://" and in most cases end with ".jpg" or occassionally ".gif" or ".png". If it ends with any other extension, chance are something is wrong.
Just to be sure I've got it right, I like to open a new tab in my web browser and paste the url into the address bar. If it's correct, the picture should come up.
3. Once you have that url, head to the Post Message screen. In the "Add Tags" section, find and click the "Insert Image" button (for me, its the 4th from the left in the second row). This will create an empty set of image tags in the message area.
Place your cursor between the opening and closing tags and paste your url there so you end up with something like the following:
That's it!
To post multiple images within the same message, just repeat that line of code.
Note #1: if you want the images to appear one per line, be sure to put a line break (i.e. hit enter) between each set of image tags:
Note #2: With this approach, there is little in the way of automatic imaging sizing. Be sure your images are appropriately sized for viewing before your upload them to your host. I have set up the forum so that huge images will be reduced for display somewhat, but viewers will still have to download the full image, so PLEASE don't post raw images directly from your camera
Attaching Step-by-Step:
1. Go directly to the New Message screen here on the forum. Immediately below the Subject line, look for the Attachment section. Click the Browse button and navigate to wherever your image is located (on your local pc- if your image is already on the internet somewhere, you should be using the Embed approach above).
2. Click the Open button. The Attachment line should now show the local path to your image (C:\whatever\etc).
3. Compose your message and hit "Post". This will upload your image as part of your message.
Embedding
Pros
- Much more flexible in terms of post layout
- Can include multiple images within a single post
- Does not go against the file storage limit
Cons
- Slightly more complicated to set up
- Requires the images to be hosted on an external site
Attaching
Pros
- Quick and easy
- Images are automatically thumbnailed
- No external host required
Cons
- Limited to one image per post
- Goes against the file storage limit
That said, I prefer embedding in almost all cases, but in this post, I'm going to go over both.
Embedding Step-by-Step:
1. Upload your images somewhere. This can be your own personal web space or a photo sharing site like PhotoBucket. The point is that you need to get your image online and someplace where people can see it.
2. Get the URL of your image. If you're using Photobucket, clicking on any image in your gallery will give you a popup box with the url in a variety of formats. If you use any other host, the url will vary. Just keep in mind that what we're looking for will begin with "http://" and in most cases end with ".jpg" or occassionally ".gif" or ".png". If it ends with any other extension, chance are something is wrong.
Just to be sure I've got it right, I like to open a new tab in my web browser and paste the url into the address bar. If it's correct, the picture should come up.
3. Once you have that url, head to the Post Message screen. In the "Add Tags" section, find and click the "Insert Image" button (for me, its the 4th from the left in the second row). This will create an empty set of image tags in the message area.
[IMG][/IMG]
Place your cursor between the opening and closing tags and paste your url there so you end up with something like the following:
[IMG]http://yourHost.com/pathToImage/yourImage.jpg[/IMG]
That's it!
To post multiple images within the same message, just repeat that line of code.
Note #1: if you want the images to appear one per line, be sure to put a line break (i.e. hit enter) between each set of image tags:
[IMG]http://yourHost.com/pathToImage/yourImage01.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://yourHost.com/pathToImage/yourImage02.jpg[/IMG]
Note #2: With this approach, there is little in the way of automatic imaging sizing. Be sure your images are appropriately sized for viewing before your upload them to your host. I have set up the forum so that huge images will be reduced for display somewhat, but viewers will still have to download the full image, so PLEASE don't post raw images directly from your camera
Attaching Step-by-Step:
1. Go directly to the New Message screen here on the forum. Immediately below the Subject line, look for the Attachment section. Click the Browse button and navigate to wherever your image is located (on your local pc- if your image is already on the internet somewhere, you should be using the Embed approach above).
2. Click the Open button. The Attachment line should now show the local path to your image (C:\whatever\etc).
3. Compose your message and hit "Post". This will upload your image as part of your message.