Can some one tell me how to include an image ....

usedtobefast

I know to use the img BBcode but what goes between the tags ? The image is on my laptop not on Flickr or a like.

Thanks for any help

nicklouse

look in the forum FAQs it is all coved there.

top of the main page.

usedtobefast

I have and all I can find is to add the BBcode, but no detail on how to fill in the details required between the tags.

Aggieboy

If it's coming from your PC you need to upload to Photobucket etc. If it's a photo direct from the internet you just place the 'copy image url' between the img tags.

It goes without saying that any picture needs to include knockers.

lemoncurd

nicklouse

usedtobefast wrote:

I have and all I can find is to add the BBcode, but no detail on how to fill in the details required between the tags.

cant have looked to hard right there in the middle.

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How to link.

Ok you want to make a link shown by a word or something.
this

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will give
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How to add images to your posts
First you need to host the image somewhere on the net.

common hosts are

http://www.imageshack.us/
http://www.flickr.com/
http://photobucket.com/

Please read their Terms and conditions regards linking and hosting.

some sites provide code for you to add to your post, or you can copy the images properties and paste that between the img tags provided by the img box above the reply window.

for example this picture

http://mos.bikeradar.com/images/news/20 ... 280-80.jpg

that is the properties of the image. now put it between the img tags and you get.

Make sure you are actually linking an image file. IE. .jpg or .gif or .png etc.

[img]http://mos.bikeradar.com/images/news/2008/02/12/74397687-280-80.jpg[/img]

if the images are BIG please resize or use a thumbnail image like


this is an example provided by Imageshack.

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usedtobefast

Thanks guys. So the key is the image has to be on Photobucket or a like ... wouldn't be too difficult for the FAQ to say this !

Aggieboy - I'm humbled before you regarding quality of knockers, I'm not even going to try and compete (esp on the work laptop)

Cheers guys
Paul

nicklouse

usedtobefast wrote:

Thanks guys. So the key is the image has to be on Photobucket or a like ... wouldn't be too difficult for the FAQ to say this !

balthazar

Can I recommend Dropbox as a place to keep your pictures online for this? Unlike photobucket/imageshack and so on, pictures linked thus are free of ads, popups, needless browser chrome and so on. Just the image in your browser window. Apart from anything else, it's a couple of GB of free online space without strings, as far as I can see.

And I didn't even give a referral link..

Ron Stuart

Just one other refinement regards size of image when loaded up.
When you have image on computer check pixel width under image. My advice is if larger than 600 then open image in photoshop or similar and change image width, save/overright then import to photobucket or facebook or whatever. Stops these silly great pics you can't see on the screen whole .

Kendal Black Drop

Is it possible to change the size of the picture on the forum without having to resize the original source picture?

On some other forums (yes... there are other forums out there!) it is possible to add 'width=600' between the image tags like this -

[img width=600]http:/image_url[/img]

but it doesn't seem to work on here when I've tried it.

symo

usedtobefast

Arrgh ....

Thanks for the posting and help Nick (nicklouse) but the image I've now put on Flickr won't show up in my post despit having

see I just get the word "image" :-(

Kendal Black Drop

Well, nobody answered my question.

Kendal Black Drop wrote:

Is it possible to change the size of the picture on the forum without having to resize the original source picture?

On some other forums it is possible to add 'width=600' between the image tags like this -

[img width=600]http:/image_url[/img]

but it doesn't seem to work on here when I've tried it.

Ron Stuart

Kendal Black Drop wrote:

Well, nobody answered my question.

Kendal Black Drop wrote:

Is it possible to change the size of the picture on the forum without having to resize the original source picture?

On some other forums it is possible to add 'width=600' between the image tags like this -

[img width=600]http:/image_url[/img]

but it doesn't seem to work on here when I've tried it.

The quick answer is No and I explained how to do it above for those that weren't sure, hope this helps

nicklouse

usedtobefast wrote:

Arrgh ....

Thanks for the posting and help Nick (nicklouse) but the image I've now put on Flickr won't show up in my post despit having

see I just get the word "image" :-(

you used
http://www.flickr.com/photos/usedtobefa ... 3018_n.jpg
for the photo details

when you should used
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7160/6838 ... 94dec1.jpg


you have to use the photo properties and flicker is crap at getting the info

Kendal Black Drop

Ron Stuart wrote:

Just one other refinement regards size of image when loaded up.
When you have image on computer check pixel width under image. My advice is if larger than 600 then open image in photoshop or similar and change image width, save/overright then import to photobucket or facebook or whatever. Stops these silly great pics you can't see on the screen whole .

Kendal Black Drop wrote:

Is it possible to change the size of the picture on the forum without having to resize the original source picture?

Ron Stuart wrote:

The quick answer is No and I explained how to do it above for those that weren't sure, hope this helps

Thanks for your answer Ron. I already knew how resize my own pictures on photobucket/flickr etc, but the problem is when you are posting someone else's picture off the web: I don't want to have to upload it onto my account and clutter up my account with someone else's pictures. Maybe next time there is a big reorganisation of the site the 'powers that be' could make it happen.