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pstlpkr

Lifer
Dec 14, 2009
9,694
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Birmingham, AL
Ok.... We've been having a bit of difficulties with posting links and photos.

Here is my version of a Step by Step tutorial.
This may look long, but this process takes less than a minute. (Once you get the hang of it.)
So here is a typical post for me, in the Whatcha Smokin' string.
Open Froum Page
Forum.jpg

To select the strings last post; Click on (in this case) 25 minutes.
SelectString.jpg

Type in your post.
Typeinpost.jpg

To post a Link: Highlight the description of the link. (in this case the tobacco blend)
Highlightwords.jpg

To make the link more visible: Click on the Bold "B" button.
ClickonBoldB.jpg

To retrieve URL:
Highlight (in this case the blend name) what you want to find in LuxuryTobaccoReviews.com, or google or "where ever you search".
HighlightwordsCopy.jpg

Open another "tab" in your browser to the site you want to search.

Paste words to search for:

PasteWords.jpg

Search Results: Right click and "Copy Link" or you can highlight the URL at the top of your browser and copy.
CopyLink.jpg

Go back to first tab, and highlight entire code for link description. This includes the code for bold.
Highlightagain.jpg

Click on the URL button.
clickURL.jpg

Highlight the "http://", to prevent having "http://" in your link address. (It won't work if your URL starts with "http://http://.)
Highlighthttp.jpg

Right Click and Paste in the URL.
RtClickPaste.jpg

This is what it will look like then Click "OK".
HaddosPastedURL.jpg

Your post should now look like this:
4-movecursor.jpg

Note: If you want to post photos from a web service like Photobucket.com, you can generate an IMG code on those sites THEY WILL GENERATE A CODE THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE. JUST COPY THE IMG CODE ON THAT SITE AND PASTE IT INTO THE REPLY BOX, like you would a quote.
To insert a photo into your post it works very much like the above with a couple of minor changes.

To post a picture from your album... Open your album in the second tab.
1-Openyouralbum.jpg

Open the photo in your album you want to post.
2-Openphoto.jpg

Right click on the photo and select "Copy Image Address"
3-CopyImageAddress.jpg

Go back to your post: (I like to put a space between my "words" and my picture.
4-movecursor.jpg

Click on IMG Button:
5-ClickIMGButton.jpg

Highlight the "http://" again for the same reasons as above.
6-Highlighthttp.jpg

Right Click and paste the Image address into the box.
7-RtClick-Paste.jpg

Click "OK".

8-ClickOK.jpg

Click "Send Post".
9-Click-SendPost.jpg

Thar ye go!
10-Thereyago.jpg


 

gmwolford

Lifer
Jul 26, 2012
1,355
5
WV, USA
I have a Flikr account which I can't seem to get to work here. What other service is best, with the least hassle/spam/etc?

 

gmwolford

Lifer
Jul 26, 2012
1,355
5
WV, USA
I tried PhotoBucket and it worked for me! Thanks for the tip and the tutorial. BTW, they have a smartphone app, too, that is supposed to make mobile posting easy; I'm going to give that a try as soon as I have a chance.

Greg

 
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