How to upload a picture

To upload a picture into a post, do the following.

1) Click the picture icon in the editor. It looks like this: Attachment 195

Here's where it is:

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2) A new window will pop up. Click the "Select Files" button. ( Highlighted in yellow below )

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3) Now select your files...it will bring up the file selector in Windows, or Mac/OSX, or whatever kind of PC you are using.

4) Once you've selected files, the window will show them. Click "Upload Files". Again, I highlighted the button in yellow here:

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5) Once the picture is uploaded in the editor, you can put your pointer/cursor over the upper left-hand corner of it. A pencil icon will appear that lets you choose how large the picture is. You don't have to mess with this, but it's there if you want it.



That's it. Easy peasy.

i have tried this.. i keep getting a red (!) on the side of the file.. keeps sying my size is too big, the format is incorrect, when i dwnld from website(flickr) it keeps saying incorrect fikle type!!!

There should be a table that shows the maximum file size for different types of photos (both resolution and file size). If your file is too big, you'll need to resize it (I think that the standard windows image viewer can do this, and I know that Preview in the Mac can as well). Generally it cannot check this until after the image has loaded, so it may seem like it uploaded, then fail after (the server would just discard it)

For sites like flickr, you need to copy the image location, an option that should come up when you right click the image (should end in .jpg or .png or something like that) and wrap it between [ img ] and [ /img ] (without the spaces inside the []). For example, [ img ]http://nonrev.net/avatars/admin.gif[ /img ] (again, without the spaces) would produce http://nonrev.net/avatars/admin.gif

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i have tried this.. i keep getting a red (!) on the side of the file.. keeps sying my size is too big, the format is incorrect, when i dwnld from website(flickr) it keeps saying incorrect fikle type!!!

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Yes, we can't take arbitrarily large photos, as we would fill up the disk space for the site. As spongebue says, you can make the photo smaller with the windows file viewer. Or, google for "resize pictures online". Or, you can just choose to download the "medium" size photo from flikr.

The "incorrect" file type means you don't have a file extension on the file, like filename.jpg, or filename.png, or filename.gif. You can rename the file yourself on your PC before you upload it.

I'm not getting the "select files" window. I'm not even sure if I'm using the right editor button............help

OK Pam lets see if we can figure this out.
From your description it sounds like you're missing a step. At the bottom of the (add an image) window is a text window select files
Clicking on that should open a window from which you can select files from your computer.
Take another look at Admin's instruction post, the pictures will help.

One thing that trips some people up is that they've downloaded really lousy "pop up blockers". Good "pop up blockers" won't interfere with these things, bad ones will.

However, one thing that's pretty universal with "pop up blockers" is to hold down the SHIFT key when you click on things like the "Select Files" button above.

Holding down the SHIFT key tells the pop-up blocker that you really want to open the window.

When I click attach image it asks the url of your image..I .don't get the pop up you described.

Hi Edgewater, you got me on this one. Try it once more, you should see the "add an image" window. Then click the "from computer" tab and then "select flies".
Let us know how it goes.

I'm having the same problem as Edgewater...My only option is to "Enter the URL of your image"...no option to upload files from computer or to select files. Unfortunately I can't even seem to copy & paste my screen shot! Arggggg!!!! Help!!! I'd love to add a couple pics to the contest thread!

All I can do is get "attachment" --no image upload
arghhhh

The "attachment" option ended up working for me. It let me insert the photo I selected "inline". Check my additions to the May contest to see how they turned out using the attachment option. I can't figure out any other way at the moment, and must now return to mommy duty! :)

If you were having trouble, you might try again. I found something in permissions related to [IMG] tags that might have opened up more freedom with pictures.

i am also only getting the add your url message

Here's what I'm doing:

Clicking this button:

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Then this window pops up.

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I'm posting this as a "non admin", regular user, with the same rights as everyone else.

So, I'm officially stumped.

Hmmm, for those having trouble, what operating system and web browser (including version) are you running?

where's the "editor" tab?

Not sure what you mean by "tab".

By "editor" I mean the little text editing box I'm typing in now. This thing:

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That's at the bottom of the page, or you can click "Reply" or "Reply with Quote" to get one. The "Advanced" editor is similar, just more buttons and more space to type.

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When I click attach image it asks the url of your image..I .don't get the pop up you described.

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I get the same response http: show your url - don't know what that means - then I have to cancel to get out of that

What happens when you click this button ?

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Me Too! only option is "Enter the URL of your image"......

I finally got it.

It appears that nobody had the "Enhanced' editor.

I'd have fixed it sooner, but nobody really came right out and said: "I can't see that toolbar with the icons on it". Argh :)
That said, people were uploading pictures without it, I just didn't have any good instructions for them.

If you had trouble before, log out, then log back in, and you'll see the icons depicted below, and be able to click the little picture icon:

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Sacred Island off Bora Bora - taken from spectacular helicopter ride.http://nonrev.net//images/misc/pencil.png

me, too. "enter the URL of your image" is all that comes up when I do as instructions say...

pamketnerlind: What kind of PC and browser are you using? Maybe this is only happening for people using Apple Mac computers?

Oh, and your other option is to use the "advanced editor". Click the button that says "Go Advanced", and then use the "Manage Attachments" button instead of the image button.

Lastly, make sure you've logged out, and then back in. I did make some changes today that might have helped, but only if you log out / log in.

Hey all, I'd love to help, but I need a little more detail to do so. This seems to be tricky in that it works for many with no issues, as you can tell from the contest thread. Then others say it doesn't work, then later they are able to post photos.

So, I suspect there's a mix of some real problem, and then also an interface that's hard to understand?

Anyhow, I need a little more detail. What kind of PC ( WindowsXP? Vista? Windows 7? Mac? ) and what browser/version ( IE6? IE7? IE8? Safari? Google Chrome? Firefox ?). Also, knowing the steps you took and buttons you clicked would help.

ok, I just logged back in so I will try your suggestions...thanks!

I have Windows 7 and Goggle chrome and tried your suggestions of going the advanced managing route but no changes. I resorted to using tinypics to download to your site.

Okay. Sorry for the troubles. The site happens to be built on software called vBulletin, and it's the most used software in the world for forums. Very frustrating for me that I can't help the people having issues.

I did edit your contest entries and add the photos in-line as well, so that you have a fair chance of winning :)

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No enhanced toolbar is visible for me.
Have not been able to upload photos in some time now......

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/a...8/airplane.jpg
testing

Where was that taken?

Donna, I’d love to say this is one of mine, and while I have the inspiration, I don’t have the patience to wait for the perfect light. :)

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http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/a...8/airplane.jpg
testing

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Great shot......

There still is no "enhanced toolbar" for me.
Also, if I try to upload a photo. it says this everytime....."This is not a valid image file. "
It is on a .jpg

Yeah I know. To display images you have to link to an image stored on a publicly accessible server like PhotoBucket.

http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/...s/images26.jpg

BTW, I went to a Mardi Gras party over the week-end - red beans and rice, jambalaya, king cake - Hmmmmm, mmmm
Best Mardi Gras costume - a guy dressed in all black, draped in non-working Christmas lights- representing …wait for it


wait for it


wait for it.


The Super Bowl blackout.


Laissez les bons temps rouler!

What is photobucket? Is it free? I was checking it out but I didn't want to sign up for it. Is this something like you put your pictures in there and everyone in the WWW can see these?

I don't believe that photobucket charges anything, or even requires registration. Personally, I like imgur: the simple image sharer - it started as "an image uploading site that doesn't suck" and has done a pretty darn good job of doing that.