Welcome Jessica, here are some copied instructions on how to post pictures. I do not know how to link a prior post so I had to copy the instructions for you. (Can you tell I'm on the new side as well).
POSTING PICTURES on Pet Talk; class 101
Pet Talk's "Posting Pictures; 101" created 10/24/2001; revised 1/20/2002;
Further Revised on 1/14/2003.
Please NOTE:
These steps mention http://www.ImageStation.com/index.html and use examples of my photos from ImageStation.com;
but the Basic Steps are valid for any photo stored on any internet server.
AND... My Operating System is Windows 98, Second Edition;
my Browser is NetScape version 4.78.
IF your Op System and/or Browser are different, then the steps you must
take might be slightly different!
That said; remember that the Code Lines shown as examples are what
you must end up with for your pictures to post properly on Pet Talk ~ just
remember that there are NOT to be ANY spaces or {*} in a line of code!
Those spaces and {*} you see were put there to prevent the Pet Talk software from
treating those lines as "valid" instruction codes. Without those extra spaces
or {*} you could not have seen the code ~ the BBS would have made a picture.
Here are the *steps* to follow ~ AFTER you have your pictures uploaded to a site
such as http://www.ImageStation.com.
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NetScape 4.7x Users Section:
Start a post here on Pet Talk;
Open your ImageStation.com album in another browser window;
Click on the thumbnail to get the next larger photo;
RIGHT-Click on the larger photo;
* Observe the drop-down box and
* Select and Click "Copy Image Location";
Come back to your post on Pet Talk;
Click on the "IMG" button above the message block;
* a pop-up Image data box will appear
Point the arrow/cursor Inside the pop-up address block;
** RIGHT-click the mouse;
** a drop-down menue with a choice of "Paste" should appear;
Select and Right-click "PASTE";
Now you should see a line in the message block like this:
[IMG}http://www.imagestation.com/picture...cf/fcf7b950.jpg[/IM G]
Finish your message and post it!
Hit the "add Reply" button to finish.
----- End of NetScape Section --------
Internet Explorer Users Section ------
Internet Explorer does it Differently than NetScape!
Here's the steps to post a picture on Pet Talk using the Internet Explorer Browser...
** Open a Pet Talk post in one window; and your Photo Hosting web page in another window.
Display the Thumbnail or next size up photo that you want to post.
* Point you mouse ON TOP of the photo image
* RIGHT-click ON the photo
~~ A drop-down box will appear with the following active choices:
~~~ Save Picture as
~~~ Set as Wallpaper
~~~ Set as Desktop Item
~~~ Copy >> IGNORE THIS / DON'T USE IT!!
~~~ Add to Favorites
~~~ Properties >> This is what we use!!
* Point to Properties
* RIGHT-click on Properties
~~ Another drop-down box titled "Properties" will appear
* Find the line labeled "Address: (URL)"
~~~ It will Start with "ht tp:// and End with ".jpg"
*Put the cursor on the "H" in http
* HOLD DOWN the LEFT-mouse clicker and
* Scroll across the whole address - get it ALL highlighted (it might take up two lines).
* Release the left mouse button
~~ You should now have Highlighted the whole address
* POINT to the highlighted address
* RIGHT-click on the highlighted address
~~ Another drop-down will appear with "Copy" an active item
*POINT to and RIGHT-click on the word "Copy"
~~~ You have now memorized the photo location address
** Come back and Open up the Pet Talk window again
* Find the "IMG" Push Button
* LEFT-click the IMAGE button
~~ A data box should open
* POINT to the empty area inside the box
** RIGHT-click inside the box
~~ Another drop-dow appears with PASTE active
* Point to and RIGHT-click the Paste choice
~~~ You should see the photo address appear inside the box
~~~ It will start with "ht tp:// and end with ".jpg"
* Click on the OK inside the data box
~~ Now you should see the photo address inside the Pet Talk Message window.
It will have an [im g] in front of and an [/im g] behind the address.
The whole image line will look like this...
[IMG]http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid41/p91d2decc2970
80b56514748191afcbcf/fcf7b950.jpg[/IM G]
(but that space in the [/IM G] WON'T be there.)
Finish up your post message and you're DONE!
Hit the "Add Reply" button to finish.
Hope this helps the Internet Explorer users.
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Now for the real thing:
"GranMom and her FurKids at the Village on 1/27/02...
"Yep, that's GranMom hiding behind the shades!"
Rest In Peace, Mom.
That photo was created by This line of Code:
[IMG][IMG]http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid51/p3148217de
62b58a3ed681ad51f6dd757/fca3b43d.jpg[/IM G]
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Signature Photos...
ImageStation.com Thumbnail sized photos (the size displayed on your Index Pages) make great signature photos.
The steps to code a photo into you signature file (located on your profile page)
are exactly the same as outlined above.
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Open up your profile with "Edit Profile".
Find the "Signature Message Block" - looks sorta like a regular posting message fill-in box.
Work in that box JUST LIKE it was a message you were composing for a post.
You can type words above, in front of, behind, and below your photos.
You can BOLD or ItalicI words with the [b ]..[/b ] and [i ]..[/i ] codes.
Anyway - do it JUST LIKE a post =
Open ImageStation.com to see the Album Page where ALL your photos are stored as THUMBNAILS.
You WANT to use a THUMBNAIL sized photo - anything else will be too big.
Internet Expolrer users follow the steps given above^^
NetScape Steps follow below:
Go to your ImageStation album and Find the Thumbnail Photo you want to use,
RIGHT-click on the Thumbnail; Click copy image location;
Go back to the Signature message entry box;
Type in [IM G]then Right-click, select PASTE;
RIGHT-click again and watch the photo location address appear;
immediately follow the address with the closing[/IM G]
If you want more than one thumbnail in the sig - read carefully!
Skip one or two spaces after the FIRST "closing [/IM G] thingy", then
ON THE SAME LINE make another [IM G]thingy;
go back to webshots and do all the Right-clicks on your next Thumbnail;
come back to the sig entry block and Right-click PASTE the second thumbnail right
after the second "opening[IM G] thingy";
finish that address with another [/IM G].
You can stack up 4 or 5 thumbnails ON THE SAME LINE IN the entry box -
the box will just scroll across so you never run out of room.
Just make certain that EVERY photo is enclosed in it OWN set of
[IM G]&[/IM G] code brackets.
This all takes a little trial and error experimenting.
Go to the "try your sig here" post, in [General], I think, and practice away.
Keep EDITING the same post in that topic so you don't fill the page with
bad attempts. Every time you edit your sig and try a new arrangement,
the sig will update in the post you're practicing on.
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ThumbNail example of the picture from above...
The code line for this Thummy looks like this...
[IMG]http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid51/p3148217de62b58a3e
d681ad51f6dd757/fca3b43d.jpg.thumb.jpg[/IM G]
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If you want to display a photo in the body of a post, use the next size larger
photo - the one you'll get by clicking on the Thumbnail photo.
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Final Note:
If you are on a ImageStation page, you do NOT want to *copy* the location in your
browser window - which is showing the address of a ImageStation PAGE, not your photo.
Usually, a Right-click on the actual Photo will get you a drop-down box with
the choice of "Copy Image Location", which you select and click.
No drop-down box? Can't *copy* and *paste* ? Try this:
1) Highlight the address by holding down the mouse button and moving the
pointer across the address you want to copy; release button.
2) Depress & hold "CONTROL" key and the "C" keys at the same time; then release both.
3) Move to where you want to insert or paste the address.
4) Depress & hold "CONTROL" key and the "V" keys at the same time;
the address should pop up in the new location
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OK, Folks; Picture Posting 101 class is over for tonight!
If I've managed to totally confuse you ~ send me an
e-mail at:
[email protected] and I'll try to un-confuse you
I hope that helps.
Now, on to the other important business....that new adorable addition.
I like the names Jagger, Bentley, and Tyson.