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Adding pictures to your forum posts

Last post 11-08-2009 10:04 AM by Arrem. 36 replies.

• 23/06/2008 03:13 PM

  admin Location: Joined on: 20 Nov 2003 Posts: 160

  Reply | Contact Dear all, I was approached by a member of MyGarden who had a query regarding the addition of pictures to posts in the forums. I thought others might find a quick step-by-step guide on the subject useful too. The best way to add pictures to posts is by using an online photo gallery like flickr (www.flickr.com) or photobucket (http://photobucket.com) to upload your pictures and then copy them to your posts on the MyGarden forums.  Step by step: 1. Upload your picture to an online gallery 2. Once uploaded, right-click on the picture in the gallery and select Copy 3. Go to your forum post in MyGarden (in Compose/Edit mode), right-click into the message window in the location where you wish the picture to appear and select Paste. The picture should be inserted into your post. There is one drawback of this method: if you move or delete the photo from your online gallery it will disappear from your post in MyGarden. I recommend you create a special subfolder in your flickr or other gallery and make copies of your photos there to link on MyGarden.   Best wishes, Admin

• 23/06/2008 04:10 PM	In reply to
  sue1002 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Joined on: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 5,200	Reply | Contact  Thanks for posting this Admin, is there any chance that this post could be made a 'sticky' so it stays at the top for newcomers to see easily in case it gets pushed further down as other posts are made? sue1002

• 23/06/2008 04:28 PM	In reply to
  admin Location: Joined on: 20 Nov 2003 Posts: 160	Reply | Contact Thanks sue1002 for a very good idea   The post is now a sticky. Regards, Admin

• 23/06/2008 08:29 PM	In reply to
  Susiq Location: Northumberland Joined on: 16 Feb 2008 Posts: 1,104	Reply | Contact Hooray! At last now hopefully for the non-techy like me, we can hopefully? get things sorted. A big thank you

• 12/08/2008 10:44 AM	In reply to
  rivetts Location: Pembrey, Carms Joined on: 12 Aug 2008 Posts: 7	Reply | Contact Thank you for the quick response. For people who do not wish to post photos on these sites is there no way to upload directly ? Thanks

• 12/08/2008 04:25 PM	In reply to
  admin Location: Joined on: 20 Nov 2003 Posts: 160	Reply | Contact Unfortunately, due to technical and legal reasons it is not possible to upload pictures directly onto the website at present.

• 26/08/2008 09:50 AM	In reply to
  Phot's-Moll Location: The sunny South coast. Joined on: 06 Jan 2007 Posts: 3,347	Reply | Contact Could this be a sticky in the identification forum as that's where people are most likely to want to upload a picture. Whether you think you can do a thing, or think you cannot, you are right.

• 31/01/2009 11:58 PM	In reply to
  blondepoet Location: Hampshire Joined on: 31 Jan 2009 Posts: 3	Reply | Contact   Hello every one! I`m a new girl!! I don`t know where you are on the South Coas, but here in Fareham Hants It is freezing, grey and dismal with a howling wind to boot!!I am slowly finding me way around here, and it looks nice and friendly.   bondepoet.

• 01/02/2009 08:21 AM	In reply to
  Suzie Location: Oxfordshire Joined on: 01 Jun 2008 Posts: 81	Reply | Contact welcome blondepoet :)  I haven't been here that long but everyone is very helpful so do ask if you get stuck on anything

• 28/02/2009 11:24 PM	In reply to
  Phot's-Moll Location: The sunny South coast. Joined on: 06 Jan 2007 Posts: 3,347	Reply | Contact  Bumping this up, so new members can see how to post pictures. Whether you think you can do a thing, or think you cannot, you are right.

• 24/03/2009 07:24 PM	In reply to
  Phot's-Moll Location: The sunny South coast. Joined on: 06 Jan 2007 Posts: 3,347	Reply | Contact  Bumping again - it'd be good if this thread was easily visible so all new members know how to post pictures. Whether you think you can do a thing, or think you cannot, you are right.

• 17/04/2009 10:32 AM

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  poppikin Location: Glorious Surrey Joined on: 06 Apr 2009 Posts: 61

  Reply | Contact I have been trying admin's instructions at the top of this thread and have looked at both (www.flickr.com) and photobucket (http://photobucket.com). I am not familiar with image galleries and these kinds of sites. I am stuck at Step 1. Upload your picture to an online gallery Can someone please tell me what to click on in these sites and the steps to upload the picture? Sorry if I am being dim. poppikin

• 17/04/2009 10:45 AM	In reply to
  Anemone Location: County Down, Northern Ireland Joined on: 08 Feb 2008 Posts: 575	Reply | Contact poppikin, the one I use is photobucket.  The first thing you need to do is join the site.  Joining is free but they only allow registered users to upload photos.  Once you have joined and logged in there will be instructions to upload photos.  Hope that makes sense.  Shout if you get stuck again. Anemone

• 17/04/2009 11:12 AM	In reply to
  poppikin Location: Glorious Surrey Joined on: 06 Apr 2009 Posts: 61	Reply | Contact Hello Anenome Here's a test     poppikin   (but it's name did not come out)

• 17/04/2009 11:25 AM	In reply to
  Anemone Location: County Down, Northern Ireland Joined on: 08 Feb 2008 Posts: 575	Reply | Contact Looks good to me!  Oh and anyone who has been paying attention round here recently will suspect that is a yellow wharburton.  Oui? The captions on photobucket don't appear, just the picture. Anemone