How to post pics- directions and help

U2Kitten · 03-22-2004, 09:02 AM

I see some of our members are interested in learning to post pics. This is a good thing! The more pic posters on PLEBA the better. I searched in vain for a thread I made a long time ago telling how, and I wasn't able to find it or any other thread explaining this so I'm going to start over.

I don't know how much each person already might know, so I'm going to start from the beginning. Then you can come back here to try out your posting, and if there are any questions I will do my best to help, as I'm sure Kelly and many others will to.

Here's what you do:

The first thing you have to have are pics saved on your computer. I don't know if you have any yet, if you don't all you have to do is go through some threads and right click on top of a pic you like, then a box will come up that says 'save as' and you can name it and press save and it will be on your computer to keep! (notes: Always save the enlarged version of the pic and not the small thumbnail if saving from a website, or it will save small. When saving and pressing 'save as' you can keep the name the file already has when you click save, but if it shows up as a long snapfish addy instead of words, I suggest deleting that and renaming it something like bonojthat or whatever the pic is. But don't let it save as that long snapfish addy for a name! Also, if you leave spaces in the name without underscores, like Larry in Cleveland, it will never post. I don't know why, but it won't. Make sure the name is Larry_in_Cleveland or larryincleveland.)

Next, you have to upload them to a source that will let you link here. Most girls use snapfish or photobucket, they are free, though snapfish will delete all your stuff after one year if you don't buy pics from them. Boomspeed is good, and they do have free accounts but you will be shut down in a couple months if you post on forums. If you pay them $6 a month you can upload and post all you want. But start with a free one for now, and photobucket is the easiest.

http://www.snapfish.com

http://www.photobucket.com

There will be directions on these sites on how to set up your account.

Once you have your account, you can start uploading. There will be a button to press to browse, and then all your saved pics will show up and you can choose from your collection. When you are done, either a list on snapfish or one at a time on photobucket, press upload and the pics will be stored on the site.

Once you have uploaded them, the site will give them a url, or addy, for posting. In snapfish, click on a thumbnail to enlarge, if you get the addy of the thumb it will post small. Then right click on the pic, then click properties in the gray window that comes up .A new gray window will pop up with a url in it. Highlight, copy and paste it. If snapfish make sure you get it all, they're long. If you use photobucket it will provide you with a url for posting under the pic and you can just copy that. If you use photobucket, it will give you an addy under the pic complete with [IMG] tags!

Now go to the forum in a reply window and paste it. If using snapfish or boomspeed, you will not already have the tags, so you have to put

[IMG] before it skipping no spaces

and a [/IMG]after it. (IMG's do not have to be capitalized, they work either way.)

That should make the pic post.

Note: You can also post pics this way from yahoo news and other websites, but some websites do not want you to use their bandwidth and will block the link to a red x within a day. Also, ALL GEOCITIES, ANGELFIRE and most TRIPOD sites will not let you post. They will show up for you and only you the first time you post and you think it's there, but when you close your browser and return it will be gone. No one else will ever see anything but a red x. There have been a lot of people who saw the pic show up initially and swore it posted, and wondered why no one else could see it, but it was just a phenomenon of your browser. It's been tried and known for years now, GEOCITES will NOT POST so please don't waste your time on it. If you are going to post from a website make sure they don't care if you use their links. Bonoonline.com and popheart.org, u2wanderer and u2newzooland.com are some that have specifically asked people not to post from their sites. Most other websites, like u2eastlink and u2log only show up as a red x. So it's better if everyone gets their own photobucket or snapfish account and posts from their own collection. That way you will know they will be there and work!

If anyone has any questions go ahead and ask. Good luck everyone!

U2Kitten · 03-22-2004, 03:57 PM

If anyone wants to add anything to what I put go ahead!

arw · 03-22-2004, 04:42 PM

I actually made pictures/directions on how to post using snapfish. I don't think I ever uploaded them to post. I'm at work now so I'll have to do that when I get home. I'll check my snapfish and boomspeed accounts to see if they are there otherwise I'll post later.

arw · 03-22-2004, 04:46 PM

I just looked and I don't have them anywhere but on my computer at home. I'll post them later tonight.

eriekittym · 03-22-2004, 07:00 PM

Thank you U2 Kitten fore posting these instrucation about posting pics. Beacuise I wanted to ask just had not had the time yet to ask. Much appcaited to you. Now I need to try it.

eriekittym

verte76 · 03-22-2004, 07:33 PM

Don't get discouraged if you screw up on your first, or even second, or third.........I remember I struggled big time when I was trying to learn how to post from Snapfish. Snapfish has really long URL's and I had trouble getting the whole thing highlighted to cut. I think I had to try six times before I finally did it right. You bet I was pissed and stuff, but I finally got it.

arw · 03-22-2004, 08:04 PM

This is some visual help using snapfish.....I hope it makes sense.

arw · 03-22-2004, 08:04 PM

arw · 03-22-2004, 08:05 PM

arw · 03-22-2004, 08:06 PM

arw · 03-22-2004, 08:07 PM

arw · 03-22-2004, 08:09 PM

that's all....I hope I didn't leave anything out.

U2Kitten · 03-22-2004, 08:21 PM

Great job Arw!!

Nothing like showing them. Thanks for going to all that trouble!

I must be lame, I never learned how to work the IMG buttons on the reply page, I always type them in by hand the old fashioned/old style forum way

I need to start doing that!

As Verte said and Arw illustrated, make sure you get the entire snapfish addy when highlighting. Though only 2 lines show up on the properties box, the whole addy will be at least 3 lines long and end in a series of letters with no numbers or %. If yours does not look like that, try again and keep dragging your mouse until you get it all. This is one of the most common and frustrating mishaps people have with snapfish.

eriekittym · 03-22-2004, 08:57 PM

Thank you Verte fore the incourgament. Beacuse it would be just like me to mess up at least a couple of times. But thene go and hide but I wont do that now. I well try and if I dont do it the first time I well keep trying. My pics well be coming very soon.

eriekittym

eriekittym · 03-22-2004, 09:00 PM

arw Thank you fore youre detalind instrucations bettween youre and U2Kitten instrucations I think I well get it right.

eriekittym

03-22-2004, 09:02 AM	#1
U2Kitten Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 17,927 Local Time: 10:17 PM Images: 2	How to post pics- directions and help I see some of our members are interested in learning to post pics. This is a good thing! The more pic posters on PLEBA the better. I searched in vain for a thread I made a long time ago telling how, and I wasn't able to find it or any other thread explaining this so I'm going to start over. I don't know how much each person already might know, so I'm going to start from the beginning. Then you can come back here to try out your posting, and if there are any questions I will do my best to help, as I'm sure Kelly and many others will to. Here's what you do: The first thing you have to have are pics saved on your computer. I don't know if you have any yet, if you don't all you have to do is go through some threads and right click on top of a pic you like, then a box will come up that says 'save as' and you can name it and press save and it will be on your computer to keep! (notes: Always save the enlarged version of the pic and not the small thumbnail if saving from a website, or it will save small. When saving and pressing 'save as' you can keep the name the file already has when you click save, but if it shows up as a long snapfish addy instead of words, I suggest deleting that and renaming it something like bonojthat or whatever the pic is. But don't let it save as that long snapfish addy for a name! Also, if you leave spaces in the name without underscores, like Larry in Cleveland, it will never post. I don't know why, but it won't. Make sure the name is Larry_in_Cleveland or larryincleveland.) Next, you have to upload them to a source that will let you link here. Most girls use snapfish or photobucket, they are free, though snapfish will delete all your stuff after one year if you don't buy pics from them. Boomspeed is good, and they do have free accounts but you will be shut down in a couple months if you post on forums. If you pay them $6 a month you can upload and post all you want. But start with a free one for now, and photobucket is the easiest. http://www.snapfish.com http://www.photobucket.com There will be directions on these sites on how to set up your account. Once you have your account, you can start uploading. There will be a button to press to browse, and then all your saved pics will show up and you can choose from your collection. When you are done, either a list on snapfish or one at a time on photobucket, press upload and the pics will be stored on the site. Once you have uploaded them, the site will give them a url, or addy, for posting. In snapfish, click on a thumbnail to enlarge, if you get the addy of the thumb it will post small. Then right click on the pic, then click properties in the gray window that comes up .A new gray window will pop up with a url in it. Highlight, copy and paste it. If snapfish make sure you get it all, they're long. If you use photobucket it will provide you with a url for posting under the pic and you can just copy that. If you use photobucket, it will give you an addy under the pic complete with [IMG] tags! Now go to the forum in a reply window and paste it. If using snapfish or boomspeed, you will not already have the tags, so you have to put [IMG] before it skipping no spaces and a [/IMG]after it. (IMG's do not have to be capitalized, they work either way.) That should make the pic post. Note: You can also post pics this way from yahoo news and other websites, but some websites do not want you to use their bandwidth and will block the link to a red x within a day. Also, ALL GEOCITIES, ANGELFIRE and most TRIPOD sites will not let you post. They will show up for you and only you the first time you post and you think it's there, but when you close your browser and return it will be gone. No one else will ever see anything but a red x. There have been a lot of people who saw the pic show up initially and swore it posted, and wondered why no one else could see it, but it was just a phenomenon of your browser. It's been tried and known for years now, GEOCITES will NOT POST so please don't waste your time on it. If you are going to post from a website make sure they don't care if you use their links. Bonoonline.com and popheart.org, u2wanderer and u2newzooland.com are some that have specifically asked people not to post from their sites. Most other websites, like u2eastlink and u2log only show up as a red x. So it's better if everyone gets their own photobucket or snapfish account and posts from their own collection. That way you will know they will be there and work! If anyone has any questions go ahead and ask. Good luck everyone! Last edited by U2Kitten; 03-22-2004 at 09:26 AM..

03-22-2004, 04:42 PM	#3
arw Blue Crack Addict Premium Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In the hot desert sun, dreaming of 10,000 lakes Posts: 21,085 Local Time: 08:17 PM	I actually made pictures/directions on how to post using snapfish. I don't think I ever uploaded them to post. I'm at work now so I'll have to do that when I get home. I'll check my snapfish and boomspeed accounts to see if they are there otherwise I'll post later. __________________

03-22-2004, 04:46 PM	#4
arw Blue Crack Addict Premium Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In the hot desert sun, dreaming of 10,000 lakes Posts: 21,085 Local Time: 08:17 PM	I just looked and I don't have them anywhere but on my computer at home. I'll post them later tonight. __________________

03-22-2004, 07:33 PM	#6
verte76 Yes We Can! Premium Gold Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: hoping for changes Posts: 23,333 Local Time: 03:17 AM	Don't get discouraged if you screw up on your first, or even second, or third.........I remember I struggled big time when I was trying to learn how to post from Snapfish. Snapfish has really long URL's and I had trouble getting the whole thing highlighted to cut. I think I had to try six times before I finally did it right. You bet I was pissed and stuff, but I finally got it. __________________ I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. -Martin Luther King

03-22-2004, 08:04 PM	#7
arw Blue Crack Addict Premium Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In the hot desert sun, dreaming of 10,000 lakes Posts: 21,085 Local Time: 08:17 PM	This is some visual help using snapfish.....I hope it makes sense. __________________ Last edited by Bonochick; 06-14-2004 at 10:06 PM..

03-22-2004, 03:57 PM	#2
U2Kitten Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 17,927 Local Time: 10:17 PM Images: 2	If anyone wants to add anything to what I put go ahead!

03-22-2004, 07:00 PM	#5
eriekittym Acrobat Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 334 Local Time: 03:17 AM	Thank you U2 Kitten fore posting these instrucation about posting pics. Beacuise I wanted to ask just had not had the time yet to ask. Much appcaited to you. Now I need to try it. eriekittym

03-22-2004, 08:04 PM	#8
arw Blue Crack Addict Premium Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In the hot desert sun, dreaming of 10,000 lakes Posts: 21,085 Local Time: 08:17 PM	__________________ Last edited by Bonochick; 06-14-2004 at 10:07 PM..

03-22-2004, 08:05 PM	#9
arw Blue Crack Addict Premium Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In the hot desert sun, dreaming of 10,000 lakes Posts: 21,085 Local Time: 08:17 PM	__________________ Last edited by Bonochick; 06-14-2004 at 10:08 PM..

03-22-2004, 08:06 PM	#10
arw Blue Crack Addict Premium Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In the hot desert sun, dreaming of 10,000 lakes Posts: 21,085 Local Time: 08:17 PM	__________________ Last edited by Bonochick; 06-14-2004 at 10:08 PM..

03-22-2004, 08:07 PM	#11
arw Blue Crack Addict Premium Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In the hot desert sun, dreaming of 10,000 lakes Posts: 21,085 Local Time: 08:17 PM	__________________ Last edited by Bonochick; 06-14-2004 at 10:09 PM..

03-22-2004, 08:09 PM	#12
arw Blue Crack Addict Premium Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In the hot desert sun, dreaming of 10,000 lakes Posts: 21,085 Local Time: 08:17 PM	that's all....I hope I didn't leave anything out. __________________

03-22-2004, 08:21 PM	#13
U2Kitten Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 17,927 Local Time: 10:17 PM Images: 2	Great job Arw!! Nothing like showing them. Thanks for going to all that trouble! I must be lame, I never learned how to work the IMG buttons on the reply page, I always type them in by hand the old fashioned/old style forum way I need to start doing that! As Verte said and Arw illustrated, make sure you get the entire snapfish addy when highlighting. Though only 2 lines show up on the properties box, the whole addy will be at least 3 lines long and end in a series of letters with no numbers or %. If yours does not look like that, try again and keep dragging your mouse until you get it all. This is one of the most common and frustrating mishaps people have with snapfish. Last edited by U2Kitten; 03-22-2004 at 09:03 PM..

03-22-2004, 08:57 PM	#14
eriekittym Acrobat Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 334 Local Time: 03:17 AM	Thank you Verte fore the incourgament. Beacuse it would be just like me to mess up at least a couple of times. But thene go and hide but I wont do that now. I well try and if I dont do it the first time I well keep trying. My pics well be coming very soon. eriekittym

03-22-2004, 09:00 PM	#15
eriekittym Acrobat Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 334 Local Time: 03:17 AM	arw Thank you fore youre detalind instrucations bettween youre and U2Kitten instrucations I think I well get it right. eriekittym

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