adding photos

[durecell]

so I searched some, on the best way to add photos to a post. lots of confusing info. maybe its just me. I see lots of posts with the picture on the post and not just a link. can someone explain the best way to do it. I have put my photos on photobucket. now what? thanks

[irowiki]

On each photobucket picture there should be some code that has [IMG] on it.

You'll paste that full code into the post!

[durecell]

OK THANK YOU!

[xirdneh]

normally the easy way is to use the "UPLOAD ATTACHMENT" at bottom after you hit "New Topic"
but "UPLOAD ATTACHMENT" does not always work and lately it will not work at all on any of my computers
so i have resortred to Photobucket and Flikr

[xirdneh]

found this on site but have not tried it

by ARCHINSTL » 16 Dec 2013 01:07 pm

I just left-clicked on your first photo, which took me to the Pb page - then right-clicked to "Save this picture as" and then left-clicked on that. A window opened allowing me to title it and place it on my desktop.
It was now on the desktop (or you could make an entire new file for it, which I do if I have multiple pix on the same topic.
Then just look toward the bottom of the "Add a comment" form and you will see "Upload attachment." Left-click on that and then click on "Browse." This will open a window showing all that is on your desktop. Then just click on the new pix and click on "Add the file."
Voila!
Tom M.

[xirdneh]

when I try to use upload attachment"
I get is message
"the image you tried to attach is invalid"
on every computer tried (three different net providers)

[durecell]

that was the same problem I was having. no idea why. no one could explain it. maybe someone else has an explanation. I thought maybe it was my work computer. haven't tried my home computer yet.

[BrownBadger]

Maybe it is the file size.

[ARCHINSTL]

When I took your photo from your Pb page, it was 800x450 and I did not resize it; it sits on my desktop the same.
Tom M.

[durecell]

that's probably the problem tom. I haven't had time to try it again. this weekend im doing another heater core change out on my mothers tercel. I was going to take pictures on the procedure and post it. so I will try it then. thx

[xirdneh]

I asked my brother, who is real computer smart, to try and figure out what the "invalid file" error was all about.
he managed to get some pictures uploaded for me but he had to change the size of the pictures first
not sure how to shrink the size of the JPG
he will have to walk me through it
yesterday i noticed my camera has a setting for taking pictures for internet use
have had camera for 6 years and never noticed it before
i assume it make smaller file sized JPG's

[dlb]

i have a program that lets me resize pics on the computer easily. and if i'm using a different comp, i can just resize the pics once they're on photobucket or whatever other photo hosting site. i can't remember the size of avatar pic this forum requests but it mentions it when you try to upload one so i just keep it within that limit. haven't had too much trouble.