posting graphics

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Can we post graphics on this board? Kritter, maybe you could tell me how to do it, if possible.?? (Y'know, since it's your board, and all, and how as you have been at this a lot longer than me, an know a LOT more about it than I EVER will,. . .) Cause I really gots to have a lotta help. Thanks.

gene

-- gene (ekbaker@essex1.com), September 13, 2000

Answers

Hi Gene. Yes, you can post graphics to this board. I'll tell you how *I* do it...but I'm sure there are easier ways out there.

First off, you need one of those free web pages, like geocities has. If you don't have one, just go to Yahoo Geocities Home page and it will walk you through starting one up.

Then..anytime I see a picture that I want to post to the board, I right click on it with the mouse. That gives you an option to save the image (Save Image As..) and you can save it to some predetermined place..I use "my documents". Then..I go to geocities, open the "PageBuilder" and add the photo to my website.

Then, it's just a matter of using this formula: [img src="http://www.geocities.com/nameofyoursite/picture.gif"] in your post here. Of course, you would not use the [ and ] symbols, you would use the < and > symbols.

I'm really really bad at explaining things, and I'm sure someone can make that simplier, but it's a start. I think if you "view source" on a webpage (also a right click option) you can sometimes find the name of the picture (xyz.gif) and link directly there using that forumla up there.., but the deal is the picture you want to show has to be SOMEPLACE ON the net. After you post it, you can delete the photo off your site if you want...it won't affect the picture once it's posted. Sorry..I'm confusing..I know.

-- kritter (kritter@adelphia.net), September 14, 2000.


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