How to post a photo
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2015 8:55 am
Some have asked. As with some other topics, I may not be the best expert, but am willing to help. It's not as hard as it sounds when I type it all out, but by including all the steps maybe I will hit on the one that is stumping you.
First, how good are you at finding your pictures on the computer? I am not too good at it. So, I make a copy of the picture I like beforehand, and paste it to my computer desktop where it's easy to find. (It also helps to rename it to something explanatory, if you are handy at that.) After you paste the picture on your desktop, I hope you know how to edit it. Because, if it is too many pixels, you will encounter a problem trying to upload it. I take most of my pictures with the camera set to maximum megapixels. And I reduce them to about 30% of that to make sure they will upload. (I believe I am using "paint" software on this laptop to accomplish the downsize.) So now my picture is on my desktop, and "downsized" to a manageable number of pixels.
Now, if you are replying to someone else's topic, make sure you open the "full editor" window option, and not the "quick reply". If you are starting a new topic, the full editor seems to open automatically.
Then, look below the box where you type text. There are a few tabs there. "Option" seems to be automatically selected. Select "Upload attachment" instead.
There is a little box there with the word "browse" in an even smaller box. Click on "browse", and hopefully you can navigate to where your picture is. Double click on it, and it should upload to your topic that you are posting. You may have to click the "add the file" box at this point. Now there is one more step where you have to click on "place inline" to put the picture in your post. After that, you should be able to hit the "preview" button and see if this worked. If it did, hit submit.
First, how good are you at finding your pictures on the computer? I am not too good at it. So, I make a copy of the picture I like beforehand, and paste it to my computer desktop where it's easy to find. (It also helps to rename it to something explanatory, if you are handy at that.) After you paste the picture on your desktop, I hope you know how to edit it. Because, if it is too many pixels, you will encounter a problem trying to upload it. I take most of my pictures with the camera set to maximum megapixels. And I reduce them to about 30% of that to make sure they will upload. (I believe I am using "paint" software on this laptop to accomplish the downsize.) So now my picture is on my desktop, and "downsized" to a manageable number of pixels.
Now, if you are replying to someone else's topic, make sure you open the "full editor" window option, and not the "quick reply". If you are starting a new topic, the full editor seems to open automatically.
Then, look below the box where you type text. There are a few tabs there. "Option" seems to be automatically selected. Select "Upload attachment" instead.
There is a little box there with the word "browse" in an even smaller box. Click on "browse", and hopefully you can navigate to where your picture is. Double click on it, and it should upload to your topic that you are posting. You may have to click the "add the file" box at this point. Now there is one more step where you have to click on "place inline" to put the picture in your post. After that, you should be able to hit the "preview" button and see if this worked. If it did, hit submit.