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Post by philagardener on Nov 2, 2014 22:19:36 GMT -5
First, put your photo on an external photo site (I use Picasa and others use Flickr or PhotoBucket, but there are lots of free alternatives) and then embed the link in your response. The easiest way to do this is to use the full editor by clicking on the "Reply" in the right top corner of the text entry box. You will see a bunch of features including an embed image button (it looks like a small framed picture). Click on that, paste your image URL into the box, and hit "Insert Image". It's that easy! Thanks for sharing your photos with us! |
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Post by flowerweaver on Nov 3, 2014 10:21:54 GMT -5
Using Flickr, I just copy and paste the BBCode directly into the text and can then preview it before posting by using the preview tab at the bottom of the "Reply" editor. In Flickr the BBCode is found by clicking the middle arrow symbol that says "share this photo" when you hover your mouse over it.
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Post by 12540dumont on Jan 10, 2015 16:09:40 GMT -5
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Post by 12540dumont on Jan 10, 2015 16:10:15 GMT -5
 Nope didn't work. ![]() |
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Post by philagardener on Jan 10, 2015 19:52:12 GMT -5
OK, here is a quick tutorial: 1. Let's start with an image address, like 4.bp.blogspot.com/-89diPEbXFNo/VFVgTWwzsLI/AAAAAAAACj4/8KBEooEbD4M/s1600/IMG_3025.JPG . If you copy and paste that address into a web browser, the image will load (that is a good way to check that the link is complete and correct). 2. Start writing a post and click the "Reply" button to open the full editor. Toward the right side of the menu bar the "insert image" button looks like a small framed picture: 3. Clicking that "insert image" button opens this pop-up window: 4. Paste the full image link in the top line "Image URL"; then click the "Insert Image Button" and your picture should appear, like magic!   |
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Post by philagardener on Jan 12, 2015 21:32:32 GMT -5
A quick note for Google+ users who want to add photos to their posts: Google+ Album addresses will not work directly (they aren't image files). To get a public link to an individual picture from within your Google+ Album, right click on your image (control click on a Mac) and "Copy Image URL/Location" to your clipboard. Paste this address into the top line of the "insert image" pop-up window and you should be good to go! |
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Post by reed on Jun 20, 2015 8:09:59 GMT -5
Just an experiment in adding pictures.  A ha, it worked. Set up a free web site, Weebly, Wix or where ever. Publish the site then go to it and right click on your picture, copy image url, paste into the image url spot here on the forum. I'v been using Photo Bucket and hate it cause of all the advertising crap. The free web sites just advertise by putting a little add for themselves on you site, much less annoying. Next I'm gonna see what might work using Google drive. |
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Post by philagardener on Jun 20, 2015 19:57:43 GMT -5
As long as you have a public URL address for the image it should work, regardless of where it is uploaded. On some photo sharing sites that is easier to find than on others.
Album page addresses do not work, and that is the most common reason for difficulty.
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Post by templeton on Jun 20, 2015 20:21:11 GMT -5
Can we insert videos? I've just uploaded a tour of Casa Templetonia to Youtube, and was wondering how to embed it here.
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Post by oldmobie on Jun 20, 2015 20:38:50 GMT -5
Can we insert videos? I've just uploaded a tour of Casa Templetonia to Youtube, and was wondering how to embed it here. T When you post here, click on the button above that looks like a "movie clapper". That opens a dialog where you can type or paste your video's URL. You can find your URL by clicking "share" under your video on youtube. |
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Post by philagardener on Jun 21, 2015 6:53:27 GMT -5
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Post by templeton on Jun 21, 2015 7:31:44 GMT -5
Thanks, Phila, Oldie. Worked a treat. Now ive conquered the technology (as if that phrase wont come back to haunt me...) might do a few seasonal updates.
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Post by sevenmile on Aug 27, 2015 20:44:26 GMT -5
Ok -- probably over-analyzing this. Anyone have any experience using Dropbox to upload photos? An article on lifehacker makes me wonder if this is a possibility
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Post by oldmobie on Aug 27, 2015 22:00:04 GMT -5
Ok -- probably over-analyzing this. Anyone have any experience using Dropbox to upload photos? An article on lifehacker makes me wonder if this is a possibility If you mean upload to share here on the forum, I never got it worked out. I finally started using postimg.org. I found it to be touchscreen friendly. That was important to me because I use an android tablet. |
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Post by philagardener on Aug 27, 2015 22:22:18 GMT -5
 Any public URL for a simple image file should work fine. The URL address must end with an image file type supported by Proboards (and most browsers) such as .jpg, .png or .gif Other kinds of URLs, like albums and other shells, are more complicated representations - essentially web pages containing a nested image. These URLs are easily distinguished because they don't end in one of those image file types. Such URLs cannot be used to insert an image because they are not simple image files (they can, however, be inserted as a link in your post). With some services, it is possible to get a direct URL to the image file in addition to the album representation, but for others that isn't simple. Unfortunately, Dropbox image "links" (which you can get by signing in to Dropbox and sharing an image) seem to be of this latter type and did not work on this forum when I tested them.  |
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