Posting pictures

**Mal H** · June 8, 2008, 02:14 PM

This was shamelessly copied from OnTheFly's helpful Tech Support thread over at TFL.

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Uploading a picture from your computer:

As long as the image you want to display fits the following restrictions...

bmp 97.7 KB
gif 97.7 KB
jpeg 244.1 KB
jpg 244.1 KB
pdf 390.6 KB
txt 170.9 KB

...then you can click the "Attachments" button (

) and upload the image. Use the "Browse" function to find the picture on your system. Press "Upload" after the picture file name is shown. Wait until the upload has completed, then close the Attachment window. Finally press the Submit button that is below the "Additional Options" box after all of your text and attachments are to your liking.

If you want to display the attachment as an image in your post, or any subsequent post, you need to place the attachment URL between the IMG tags. Right click on the attachment (either picture or filename) and copy the entire URL of the attachment from the Properties window. Edit your post, and paste that URL between the IMG tags where you want it to appear in your post. Use the "Insert image" button as explained below. The line in your post will look like this:
[IMG]http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=12345&d=1209564916[/IMG]

You can also use the ATTACH tags if you don't necessarily want your attachment to show up as an image. Copy the numerical attachmentid from the URL of your picture, and paste it between the attach tags like this:
[attach]12345[/attach]

You can locate and review all of your attachments by clicking on "Attachments" in the Miscellaneous section in your "User CP" (upper left menu item at the top of every page).

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Using a picture from another internet site:

In order to display a high res photo, you need to store the photo off site (i.e., www.photobucket.com) or just find a photo on another website you would like to display in your post, but be sure it isn't copyrighted if you do. Then link to them in your post using the "Insert Image" (

) button. To use this button you just need to...

Open the website where photo is displayed.
Navigate to the image you would like to display in your post
Right-click the desired image and select "Copy image location"
While posting to TFL, click the "Insert Image" button ()
Select or delete the entire text-box content (usually http://)
Right click in the text box
Select "Paste" from the menu
Click "OK".

June 8, 2008, 02:14 PM	#1
Mal H Administrator Join Date: December 20, 2002 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern VA Posts: 14,489	Posting pictures This was shamelessly copied from OnTheFly's helpful Tech Support thread over at TFL. ********************************** Uploading a picture from your computer: As long as the image you want to display fits the following restrictions... bmp 97.7 KB gif 97.7 KB jpeg 244.1 KB jpg 244.1 KB pdf 390.6 KB txt 170.9 KB ...then you can click the "Attachments" button () and upload the image. Use the "Browse" function to find the picture on your system. Press "Upload" after the picture file name is shown. Wait until the upload has completed, then close the Attachment window. Finally press the Submit button that is below the "Additional Options" box after all of your text and attachments are to your liking. If you want to display the attachment as an image in your post, or any subsequent post, you need to place the attachment URL between the IMG tags. Right click on the attachment (either picture or filename) and copy the entire URL of the attachment from the Properties window. Edit your post, and paste that URL between the IMG tags where you want it to appear in your post. Use the "Insert image" button as explained below. The line in your post will look like this: [IMG]http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=12345&d=1209564916[/IMG] You can also use the ATTACH tags if you don't necessarily want your attachment to show up as an image. Copy the numerical attachmentid from the URL of your picture, and paste it between the attach tags like this: [attach]12345[/attach] You can locate and review all of your attachments by clicking on "Attachments" in the Miscellaneous section in your "User CP" (upper left menu item at the top of every page). *************************** Using a picture from another internet site: In order to display a high res photo, you need to store the photo off site (i.e., www.photobucket.com) or just find a photo on another website you would like to display in your post, but be sure it isn't copyrighted if you do. Then link to them in your post using the "Insert Image" () button. To use this button you just need to... Open the website where photo is displayed. Navigate to the image you would like to display in your post Right-click the desired image and select "Copy image location" While posting to TFL, click the "Insert Image" button () Select or delete the entire text-box content (usually http://) Right click in the text box Select "Paste" from the menu Click "OK".