Just Practicing posting pix!!(don't mind me)

[karen israel]

GASP! Those eyes! That smile! What an absolute beauty!

[Golden Smiles]

Okay....it's got to be my computer right?? I have tried A LOT, w/ the "control C, Control V" way, and the regular url button way.......NO DEAL! I am very frustrated, I post a lot on an MSN site, PIX and all......WHAT am i doing wrong??? All your babies are so pretty.thanks for sharing and helping

[Phred]

Originally posted by Golden Smiles:
<STRONG>...and the regular url button way... I post a lot on an MSN site, PIX and all... WHAT am I doing wrong? </STRONG>

Take a DEEP breath, Terri .

You mentioned "the regular URL button way". You need to be using the "IMAGE" Button on Pet Talk to post a picture or photo!

And on MSN; are you posting PHOTOs or are you making links to a web PAGE? Big difference!

A web PAGE address is in your browser's location box - don't use that. Run your mouse over the picture and try to bring up the photo's "image location" - which will END with a ".jpg". It's that "ht tp://lottamumbojumbo.jpg" photo location that you have to bring over to Pet Talk and put between the [IM G]and[/IM G] brackets.

If you can post a single photo on MSN, you should be able to follow the same steps and do it here. He said, hopefully.

[Phred]

Phred here ~

I just switched off NetScape and fired up my old version (5.00) of Internet Explorer. I'm going to see how photos post with this browser...

Here goes with an attempt to post Cinder & Smokey's large guard shack photo...

Cinder & Smokey; Spring 2001...



Let's see if it posted (looks good!)

[Phred]

No wonder there was confusion in the ranks...

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 &lt;&lt; IGNORE THIS / DON'T USE IT!!
~~~ Add to Favorites
~~~ Properties &lt;&lt; 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 (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 "IMAGE" 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...

[im g]http://wsphotofews.excite.com/022/ka/gF/Qm/fG70377.jpg[/im g]
(but those two spaces in the [im g] and [/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.

[ November 30, 2001: Message edited by: Phred ]

[Logan]

I'm going to confuse things here, but Phred, what's with this pushing of the "image" button? I've never done that! And I've not had any problems either!! LOL! I have Internet Explorer version 5.5, if that makes any difference.

[Golden Smiles]

OOOOOH I hope this works!! LOL

[Golden Smiles]

WHOOO HOOOOOO .........WHOOPIE!! I did it!! HOW COOL!! Thanks FRED!!! I am sooooooo happy!! This is a picture of me and Otis when he was only 5 weeks old!! (it was an early morning picture,hence the hair and face LOL) Isn't he darling!! I'm on a posting roll now....LOOK OUT

[Golden Smiles]

I gotta try another one!!
If this worked too...this is my moms dog Dakota.one of my Bailey's babies!!

[Golden Smiles]

KNOW wonder i couldn't do...I was doing it wrong!! I got it now!! THANKS AGAIN PHRED!!! I gotta go get some film!(Now i need a Digicam) Happy Day.!!!Happy Day!!

[aly]

Terri, did you have problems with the email I sent you?

Just post the pic the same way you have been, but put it in your signature box.

[aly]

Logan, remember when they updated the whole layout of Pet Talk? The image button was one of the things they added. Under the message box when you type, you will see 10 buttons. They just make things easier for people who can't get the code right. All you have to do is click image, paste the addy in the box, and then hit 'OK'.

[Phred]

Originally posted by Logan:
<STRONG>... what's with this pushing of the "IMAGE" button? I've never done that! </STRONG>

Logan ~ You must post pictures the
hard way .

The "IMAGE" Push Button is one of the features available on Pet Talk that is just below the post entry Message box. Just below the message box are two feature boxes:
* One labeled "Instant Icons"
* and One labeled "Instant UBB Code"

In the Instant UBB Code box are push buttons that activate Bold, Italics, Link(URL), and IMAGE features.

When you activate a push button; a data entry box pops up where you can fill in the words you want made BOLD, or in Italics, or shown as an active Link, or as a Photo Image.

The IMAGE button gives you a data box to paste in the photo address location. After you paste in the photo's address, click on the OK box to return to the message entry box. And you'll notice that the photo's address is AUTOMATICALLY wrapped inside the special [im g] and [/im g] code brackets.

Like, it's jest plain MAGIC!!

The bold and italic buttons likewise put the [b] and [/ b] or the [i] and [/ i] brackets around whatever words you enter into the data box.

Takes a bit of getting used to, but they're all pretty handy.

Gotta watch for two things, though...

* After you use the buttons, the durn cursor returns to the TOP of the message box - if you don't arrow back down to where you were in the message, you'll start erasing the top of your message. (Been there, dun that !!)

* And the URL (link) and IMAGE (photo) buttons ALWAYS put their output at the BOTTOM of your message at the time you use them. You CAN highlight, cut, and paste the results back up into the middle of your post if you want to.

Try 'em; you might find some of the feature buttons handy.

[ November 30, 2001: Message edited by: Phred ]

[Logan]

I think I'm too scared to try anything new!! What's not "broke", I am not even going to try and fix! LOL! But thanks for the info. I never did figure out how people were doing bold type, and didn't try too hard to figure it out either!!

And I forgot to say..... YIPPEE for Terri!!!!! I'm so glad you figured it out!! Dakota is beautiful, but Otis is the one that stole my heart a long time ago!!!

[ November 15, 2001: Message edited by: Logan ]

[ramanth]

IT'S WORKING!! IT'S WORKING!! Way to go Terri!

I can't stand the difference between IE and Netcrap. It makes my job all the more harder. *ggrrrr*

I prefer IE.

My webpage works in IE, but a lot of images won't come thru if it's viewed in Netcrap.

~Kimmy