Author Topic:  How to Upload Pics to the Forum  (Read 407 times)

Online Giles

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How to Upload Pics to the Forum
« on: February 13, 2013, 08:09:26 AM »
How to upload pictures to the sale board and forum:

1.   get yourself a free account on a image hosting site like:
      http://imageshack.us/
      http://photobucket.com/
      etc.
      or use sites that does not require a account like:
      http://imgur.com/
      http://minus.com/
2.   make your own pic(s) and upload them to the choosen image hosting site
3.   get the image url (address) from your pic
4.   on the IH forum, click on the insert image icon, place the image url of your pic between the
      [ img] HERE [/img ], repeat this step with every additional picture
5.   click on preview to check that everything is correct


Thanks Rocket for this super easy explanation....
« Last Edit: April 10, 2013, 03:39:38 AM by Chris »
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Re: How to Upload Pics to the Forum
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2013, 01:19:57 AM »
Great Thanks a lot!!!

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Re: How to Upload Pics to the Forum
« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2013, 10:03:01 AM »


:)

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Re: How to Upload Pics to the Forum
« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2013, 10:03:30 AM »
(in seriousness why not test you can upload images here before going elsewhere? safe thread to try, etc etc...)

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Re: How to Upload Pics to the Forum
« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2013, 10:07:28 AM »
Great idea Snowy.....
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Re: How to Upload Pics to the Forum
« Reply #5 on: April 10, 2013, 02:42:29 PM »
I would also recommend using the "Preview" feature before posting.  Gives you a chance to make sure things look right before it hits the forum.