How do I post images here?

[Dave Humphries]

This is a common question; so having written it out for someone recently, I thought it would bear placing here for re-use.

How to post pictures inline using ImageShack

Pictures should ideally be no more than approx. 1000 pixels width, jpg and about 50-300kB in size. Use Image - Resize to reduce the pixel dimensions, but if you need help with this, just ask in the forums saying what software you are using.
The CiC pages will display them at 680px width with an expansion bar option, if you don't like this, post at 680px or less. However, anything much less makes photo critique quite difficult.
Uploading full res images is not recommended because it takes so long to download everytime someone tries to read the thread they are in and also, it could get stolen. On the latter topic; we'd rather have a smaller un-watermarked image than a huge watermarked one.

We'll be using the imageshack facility here, within the "Upload your images to ImageShack" panel below the Message box, which you can find when you are posting or replying;

1) Click "Browse" button and find where the picture is on your computer's hard disk drive (HDD)
2) Highlight the filename and click the "Open" button
3) Now click "Host It" and wait a little while
4) You should now have a new browser tab or window open with the image shack picture in
5) Highlight all of the text inside the topmost orange box (the one that says "Direct link to image" alongside it and copy all this text to the clipboard
(The best way to do this is is click to place the cursor in the orange box before the "http", then press "Shift"+"End" on your keyboard, this highlights all of the URL, then just copy it "Ctrl"+"C")
6) Go back to your message in the CiC tab/window
7) Find the little icon that looks like this; , when you hover the mouse over it, it should say "Insert Image", now click it
8) Now use Ctrl+V to paste the text into the pop up that opened (leave the http:\\ highlighted so that gets replaced - you don't want two of these)
9) Click OK to close the pop up
This will have inserted the copied text between two IMG tags, don't edit inside these

Note: You won't actually see the pictures inline until you post/submit them.
Although you can preview them by clicking "Go advanced"

Here is an example image


Hope that helps,

[Antonio Correia]

Dave, don't you think that this thread should also be here ?
Just a modest suggestion ...

[Colin Southern]

Originally Posted by Antonio Correia

Dave, don't you think that this thread should also be here ?
Just a modest suggestion ...

Done - and thank you for the suggestion!

[Dave Humphries]

Thanks Colin and of course Antonio

Why didn't I think of that, I was thinking to myself last night that 29 views in over a month (where it is) meant people were not finding it!

Thanks,

[Antonio Correia]

Originally Posted by Dave Humphries

Thanks Colin and of course Antonio Why didn't I think of that, I was thinking to myself last night that 29 views in over a month (where it is) meant people were not finding it! Thanks,

Sometimes we look but we don't see, if this makes any sense at all ...

[Dave Humphries]

How to make attached photos appear bigger

This workflow is for people who attached images to post, rather than using ImageShack as above.

So, you made the attachment OK, but after posting, all you can see is a tiny little thumbnail that needs clicking to see the picture bigger - and even then it is not full size

View you post (I'd suggest in another browser tab or window so you can also refer to this text)
1) Click on thumbnail to View the attachment
2) With mouse over picture; Right click and select Copy Image Location from the pop up menu (this puts the image URL on the 'clipboard')
3) Re-open the post with Edit Post button, put the cursor between text and attachment
4) Click the little Insert Image icon
5) Paste the image URL into the pop up box, this is easiest done by just using Ctrl + V on your keyboard and click on 'OK' button
6) You should now see the image URL between IMG and /IMG tags, so just click Save button

Or, just wait until a moderator comes along, it takes seconds to do and Colin and I do this at least once a day for many other members, so why not you too?
No really, we don't mind, it's easy-peasy.

[Dave Humphries]

How do I get one of my album images into a post in the forum?

This workflow is for people who have uploaded images to their Album in the Community section and now wish to include one in a post.

I suggest you start by getting your Album open in one browser tab and the thread you wish to post to in another tab (or browser window). If you are starting a new thread, just go to the forum concerned in a new browser tab/window and click Post New Thread button.

Viewing your album;
1) Double-click the image you wish to include in a post
2) With mouse over picture; Right click and select Copy Image Location from the pop up menu (this puts the image URL on the 'clipboard')
3) Swap tabs to the post required
4) Click the little Insert Image icon
5) Paste the image URL into the pop up box, this is easiest done by just using Ctrl + V on your keyboard and click on 'OK' button *
6) You should now see the image URL between IMG and /IMG tags, when you have finished the rest of the text, click Submit (or Save if you were in edit mode)

* one minor potential gotcha here is to ensure the highlighted 'http:\\' bit is replaced, not duplicated, when you paste in the link, this will happen automatically if you follow the suggestions above, but may not if you go into the dialog and right-click Paste instead