help with postings pictures

[stevo]

hi there I have been trying for the last couple of nights to post pictures from last weekends head gasket,oil pump bolt and wiring loom repairs have tried image shack and msn also down loading from computer no luck any tips please not that computer savy

[DiscoDave]

hi there I have been trying for the last couple of nights to post pictures from last weekends head gasket,oil pump bolt and wiring loom repairs have tried image shack and msn also down loading from computer no luck any tips please not that computer savy
Hi Stevo,
I have a lot to learn about Land Rovers but I do know a bit about computers. There are some steps involved in posting photos to forums, once you get used to them it's really easy.

1. Get your photos into your computer. Put them in a folder somewhere where they are easy to find - scan them, download them from your camera, whatever.
2. Open an account (usually free) at a photo hosting website. I'd recommend Imagehigh at www.imagehigh.com (http://www.imagehigh.com) because they are free, they don't carry too much intrusive or deceptive advertising and you can host any number of honking big photos (up to 3MB each) there. If you don't like them use Imageshack at www.imageshack.us (http://www.imageshack.com) but don't believe it if any messages should come up saying something is wrong with your computer - it's a deceptive advert they sometimes run.
3. Log in to your account and upload your photos to Imagehigh by 'Browsing' for the image on your computer - that's why it helps to know where you put them.;)
4.Open another browser window, log in to AULRO and type in your topic. To insert the photo click the 'Insert Image' icon from the toolbar at the top of the message window. When it asks you for the URL of your image switch back to the Imagehigh window, select the photo you want to insert and click on 'Image Codes' beneath it. A new browser window will open containing the image and a bunch of codes for you to choose from.
5. Choose the appropriate code and click on the blue 'copy' beside it. (Just to be sure press Ctrl+C on your keyboard.) Switch back to the AULRO window and press Ctrl+V on your keyboard - the code will be pasted into the box that wants the URL. Click OK and your done - the image will appear in your post.

The only complication is what size your image is (e.g. 800x600) and whether that is acceptable on the forum. The larger the image the more bandwidth you use up everytime someone reads your post. You can resize the image in your computer before you upload it to the hosting site OR you can insert a thumbnail only - when readers click on that they will be taken to the image hosting site to see the full sized image, OR you can insert only a link to the image. Which codes do which depends on a number of things - the best way is to try it, preview your post and if it doesn't look right delete the code and try a different one.

Hope thet helped! :cool:

Edit: There is already a sticky about this subject which covers additional points - http://www.aulro.com/afvb/showthread.php't=25511