photo posting help! PICTURE TUTORIAL by sn8k

[rayhwong]

Hi,
I just became a full member and I still can't figure out how to insert photos by having them hosting on this site. Can someone tell me how? Thanks for help!
-Ray

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[sn8k]

Here's how you do it Ray.....

Look below where you nomally type in a respose to a thread - and look for this (red arrow
points to the "manage attachments" bar). Click it

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A new window will appear - this is the "manage attachment" window. Click on the "browse"
button.

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Now search through your computer and click on the file you want to add - it will
automatically be inserted into the text box area.

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Now click the "upload" button ONCE - and the file will now be uploaded to the
plantedtank.net's server.

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After the image is uploaded - you will see it added to the "current attachments" list.

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When you close this window - it will show the attachment on the posting page.

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Thats about it - now all you have to do is "submit reply" and you picture will be included in the post
(although it will not showup when you "preview" the post).

HTH

[rayhwong]

Thanks! That is a great guide!

[Ibn]

Dang, that's an awesome guide there. Any mod wanna make it into a sticky?

[Buck]

Thats a great tutorial Mark , we should definately give that its very own thread and a sticky... thanks for the help !

[sn8k]

Originally Posted by Buck

Thats a great tutorial Mark , we should definately give that its very own thread and a sticky... thanks for the help !

Thanks Buck - I try to help out when & where I can. That particular request was right up my alley .

[tierkrib]

One question,

I get the following message in my status bar:

You may not post attachments

When will I be allowed to post attachments?

[Oqsy]

attaching photos is a perk of membership in the planted tank. cost is $10 annually and you get a pm mailbox of 500 messages instead of... what is it, 25? and the ability to post images directly on to the planted tank server. otherwise, you'll need an image host (your own site, or a site specialized in photo hosting) i recommend www.imageshack.com, but there are a few others. Since joining the planted tank I think I use the attach photo feature about 50% of the time, and the rest of the time I still use imageshack because it allows a thumbnail preview or directly inserting the image into the body of the message (plantedtank.net puts a link to the image in the body of the post). Both are acceptable means of sharing your photos with others, but sometimes the preview or entire image in the message is nice.

Oqsy