Posting photos using Photobucket.

Started by Leman, 21 February 2015, 11:07:27 PM

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Leman

1. In your post move the cusor to a new line.

2. Click on the photo icon above - third square in from the left on the You Tube line.

3. In your post two square brackets will appear, each with img in them.

4. Now click on your Photobucket account, I keep mine in the bookmarks bar.

5. Choose the photo you want to post and click on it to enlarge it.

6. Next click on direct in the menu list to the right of the photo. It will flash yellow with the word copied in it.

7. Use the return arrows to click back to the Pendraken page and your post.

8. Place the cursor between the two brackets and bring up the menu using your mouse. Click on paste.

9. A long string of letters and numbers will now appear with the imgs at either end. Your cursor will be flicking away in front of the last img; this is because the first square bracket is missing. Type the bracket in.

10. Now remove your cursor from the string of letters/numbers and you are ready to click on post.


This works for me, and has now become second nature, and others may like to add the various tweaks they use to get their photos posted on the Forum. Remember if you want to post more than one photo to go through the process again, clicking on the photo icon to start with. This is why I always get my cursor out of the formula before doing anything else, so that I don't wreck the formula.

One other thing it is useful to remember about Photobucket. It is best to create albums in your Photobucket library and put your photos there before posting them on the forum. If you move them to an album after posting they will disappear from the forum.
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I'd add, if the image is so big it runs off the edge of the screen you can resize it by editing the first [img] tag to read [img width=750]

     - replace the 750 with a different number if you want. Different shapes of image may need bigger or smaller numbers there.

     - I find 750 works for most images though

     - leave a space between img and width but not either side of the = sign 
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