Postimages for posting pics (my method)
Feb 17, 2024 11:31:54 GMT -5
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Post by Whiterook on Feb 17, 2024 11:31:54 GMT -5
First, create an account at Postimages at their website postimages.org by clicking the “Sign Up” button. Once you have an account, you can keep all your pictures in a giant heap… but it’s better to create folders for the subject. For instance, mine has folders for individual model builds, but I also have a folder for games where I have many game shots in there. It’s your preference. There is also, a default folder where you can keep random stuff.
Here’s an example of my account…
IMPORT AN IMAGE
So say you have a picture in your computer’s photo gallery that you just snapped for a game or model, and you want to post it to a thread on the forum. You first need to import it into Postimages.
Open your Postimages account and choose (or create) a folder you want to place the picture in. In the picture above, say I wanted to post a bunch of pictures to my already created Battlestar Galactica Recon Viper folder…
1. I click on that folder to open it up
2. I click the “Upload” button at the top …WARNING! Be sure to click the “Upload” button between the two blue buttons (to the right of that Upgrade button). If you use thr Upload button at the very top of the page, next to the postImages logo, the image will go into your Default folder!
…note that the white button will turn blue! Like this…
3. You will then see a pop up box that will let you “Choose images”. Click that and you will then have a pop up box with three options… you want the “Photo library” choice.
4. Select the photos you want to import and click “Add”. All those selected photos will dump right into that folder!
POST AN IMAGE TO YOUR THREAD OR POST
Ok, so you now have your photos in your Postimages account and you want to post them to your forum thread or post. Say I wanted to post the ‘Finish 4’ picture in that Postimages folder…
5. Click on the image and you will see two options pop up: one looks like a little less-than sign with dots on the ends and verticese, which is the one you want in order to get the URL to copy (the other option is a trash can symbol to delete the picture)…
6. Click on the copy symbol (the funny less-than sign), and a pop up box will appear!
7. Of the choices listed, you want the “Hotlink for forums” choice. Click on the little page icon at the far right of the URL and it will copy the URL to your computer’s clipboard!
8. Go back to the forum to the post you are working on and paste (I use Control P on my keyboard) the photo where you want that image to appear in your post, and Bammo! …you photo is in your forum post! In the example above, I’ll post the ‘Finish 4’ photo below…
It really is that simple, folks!
Here’s an example of my account…
IMPORT AN IMAGE
So say you have a picture in your computer’s photo gallery that you just snapped for a game or model, and you want to post it to a thread on the forum. You first need to import it into Postimages.
Open your Postimages account and choose (or create) a folder you want to place the picture in. In the picture above, say I wanted to post a bunch of pictures to my already created Battlestar Galactica Recon Viper folder…
1. I click on that folder to open it up
2. I click the “Upload” button at the top …WARNING! Be sure to click the “Upload” button between the two blue buttons (to the right of that Upgrade button). If you use thr Upload button at the very top of the page, next to the postImages logo, the image will go into your Default folder!
…note that the white button will turn blue! Like this…
3. You will then see a pop up box that will let you “Choose images”. Click that and you will then have a pop up box with three options… you want the “Photo library” choice.
4. Select the photos you want to import and click “Add”. All those selected photos will dump right into that folder!
POST AN IMAGE TO YOUR THREAD OR POST
Ok, so you now have your photos in your Postimages account and you want to post them to your forum thread or post. Say I wanted to post the ‘Finish 4’ picture in that Postimages folder…
5. Click on the image and you will see two options pop up: one looks like a little less-than sign with dots on the ends and verticese, which is the one you want in order to get the URL to copy (the other option is a trash can symbol to delete the picture)…
6. Click on the copy symbol (the funny less-than sign), and a pop up box will appear!
7. Of the choices listed, you want the “Hotlink for forums” choice. Click on the little page icon at the far right of the URL and it will copy the URL to your computer’s clipboard!
8. Go back to the forum to the post you are working on and paste (I use Control P on my keyboard) the photo where you want that image to appear in your post, and Bammo! …you photo is in your forum post! In the example above, I’ll post the ‘Finish 4’ photo below…
It really is that simple, folks!
