Help, I can't attach an image

[Whitla]

I am new to this forum and am trying to download an image from a file on my desktop to include with a query - without success.

Is there a simple way to do this?

Many thanks.

[user701]

How to add images: http://www.925-1000.com/images.html

Use to upload your image(s), then copy and paste "IMG Code for Forums & Message Boards" to your post to embed the image(s).

[Whitla]

Hi user701 and thanks for your reply.

Forgive me but I have checked How to add images and still don't get it. I did hit the 'insert image' button hoping my image file would come up for me to access the relevant picture but nothing visual happened. Is there a step by step guide anywhere for people who are new to these things?

Thanks for your patience.

Whitla

[dognose]

Hi Whitla,

Welcome to the Forum.

Try this: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=42199

Trev.

[Whitla]

Trev,
thanks for your kind welcome and good link.

The link basically talks about how to successfully photograph an item and store it on the computer, all of which I have done. My struggle is getting the image into my message to post on this board.

For example, when you click the attachment button for sending an email, a window appears through which you locate your image. You then click that image and it appears in the email about to be sent.

When I click the 'Img' button in the bar above this message the only thing that happens is that [/img] appears at the end of my text. I cannot find a rout to the picture on my laptop which I want to include with my message.

Am I missing something very obvious?

Please forgive my denseness but any thoughts you may have will be welcome.

Whitla

[oel]

Hi Whitla, you wrote:
The link basically talks about how to successfully photograph an item and store it on the computer, all of which I have done. My struggle is getting the image into my message to post on this board.

Store not on your computer only but from your computer to an image/photo hosting site.You have to store your image at an image/photo hosting site:
You make the required photos and store those at a photo hosting site. The photo host will ask you if you like to keep original size or like to re-size; re-size to 640x480 (medium) and upload the image(s). After you have uploaded your re-sized image, you can choose what kind of link you like to provide to enable others to view your image. You have four choices; Direct, Forum, Alt Forum and HTML; choose Forum and copy the link. Now you can paste the image-link in your 925-1000 new topic text, please use the preview button, to check quality of the image before posting.
For photo/image hosting you could choose ImageShack not free of charge but Ad free: https://imageshack.com/
but there are many other free hosting sites.


Best,

Oel

[AG2012]

When used you will be requested to enter a sentence to prove you are not a robot, then upload your photo. When the photo is uploaded make sure you copy-paste the entire link including brackets and paste it into the message.If only one bracket is not copied properly the picture will not appear in ``preview``. Try several times until you manage to copy the entire link with brackets both at the beginning and at the end. I think,that`s the most common mistake leading to failed embedding. Everything else depends on strictly followed instructions.
Regards