Adding Pics to your Posts

[Debbie]

The tags above allow you to control the look of your post. One of the most common used is the icon.

In order to post a picture on the message board, that picture must exist online already. The issue is that most pictures that you will want to post are either saved on your hard drive or scannable pictures that you want to share.

Solution: www.photobucket.com is a Free Website that allows you to store your photos online. Protected by your very own password.

Simply register on the website to set up your account (again... it is FREE) then submit your photos into your photo album. TIP: "Submit Multiple Pictures" allows you to choose up to 19 photos to store at one time.

Once your photos have loaded you will notice that below each photo you are provided with three options: URL, TAG, and IMG.

To insert your photo in your post:

With your cursor in the exact position of your post that you want your pic to appear, click the button. Your will see (img URL /img). Replace the letters URL with the copied address from the URL box in your photobucket account.

You can use multiple as well. For instance if you want to center your picture you can click the (which looks like center TEXT /center ) then replace the word TEXT with clicking (which will look like center img URL img center ) then replace the letters URL with the copied address from the URL box in your photobucket account.

Believe me you will get the hang of it. TIP: Minimize the Quectico Passion Message Board, open another internet explorer to open your photobucket account, then you can toggle back and forth easily.

Any questions, let us know. We are here every night.

We want to thank REDDCIN for this link, it has certainly made things more fun!

Mrs. QP

[Kawishiway]

Hmmmn,

Mrs QP and everybody.

I noticed something yesterday. Seems that if you don't visit your photo bucket account regularly, the pics disappear after some time? Or am I just imagining things?

Also I noticed that in order for good viewing it is better if the photo's are resized to 50%. Otherwise it spreads the board page out and one must scroll to read the thread.

k

[Debbie]

Yes - I did have my photobucket emptied once. That was when the icons disappeared!

I also assumed it was because I hadn't been there for a little while.

Hadn't had any pic stored big enough to go off the page, but thanks for the info.

Mrs. QP

[ValeHeath]

Ok I made it into chat last night. Now I wanted to post a pic. I went to photobucket.com but they said they aren't accepting any new free accounts at this time.

[qp]

just keep trying you'll get in there.
qp

[Yellowbird]

I went to photobucket.com but they said they aren't accepting any new free accounts at this time.

Photobucket still is not accepting new accounts due to reorganizing their infrastructure. I was able to link a photo from the Webshots site, but only if I would first go to the photo from the URL, double click on the photo to make it full size and copy the updated URL. The problem with this is the photo is brought in at the original size of 1121 x 841 pix. Next I resized the photo to 640 x 480 pix and posted to my Webshots album. But I was not able recopy the URL. It does not update with a .jpg filetype and is unusable. Confusing. I then found some help text from Webshots which states they don't allow direct linking to a photo. Hmmm, they apparently want you to see their site in order to get a look at the photos (and therefore the advertisements).

Do you have any other suggestions besides waiting for Photobucket to finalize their updates? Can you accept a photo by email and locate it on your own site and provide me with a direct link? How about other photo sites?
-YB

[qp]

If you would like Yellowbird or for that mmatter anyone on the qp. I'll post your photo for you in my photobucket if you like just email it to me at [e-mail]
be sure to tell me where you wish to have it placed on the board.
qp

[Canoearoo]

I have heard of others having the registration problem for photo bucket as well and here is the solution. Pick a late work night when most people are sleeping (around 1 am) and try then. Everyone that I have talked to said this always works. But then you must survive the lack of sleep . If it doesn't work the first time try again the next week. Hope this helps.