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highbeams 07-23-2021 06:48 AM

Post pics?. . . from computer to Ford Barn?
 

What . . . is . . . thee . . . easiest, quickest, foolproof way . . . . . to post

JUST /ONLY! a picture, photo, or image when posting JUST/ONLY! a picture,

photo, or image . . . . .

OR, What . . . is . . . thee . . . easiest, quickest, foolproof way to post a

message with the photo! hmmm.

I have tried to post a photo from my computer "My Pictures" folder which is

Windows, Google Chrome, Bing on my aging HP computer!

Note: I do not want or need to go to manage attachments

BECAUSE I have no attachments, and it has so told me a couple/few times!

that I DON'T HAVE ANY; YOU AIN'T GOT NUTHIN ON HERE. QUIT BOTHERN' ME!

NOW, when I try to post a piture . . . just one to begin with . . . I receive

the query: enter your URL.

I, of course do not have a URL because I do not have a website! I just want

to post a picture from "My Pictures" folder! Why is this procedure soooo

limiting! Is there any way to transfer OR copy a picture from My Pictures

folder on my aging HP Windows, Google Chrome, Bing computer?

Thank you in advance.

Pat Malone

rockfla 07-23-2021 06:58 AM

Re: Post pics?. . . from computer to Ford Barn?
 

Pat
When you get to the "Grey" matted box where you typed "THIS" post, IF you look at the "TOP" middle of the "dashboard" (Grey Highlighted frame) there is a "Paper Clip" icon. Click on that "paper clip" icon. A box will appear with about 6 or so lines with the word "Browse" in grey on the left and white line to the right "no image selected". Click "browse" and that will give you the option to search "YOUR" computer for the files in which your pictures are saved. Click on the picture you want "Uploaded" and it will upload from your computer. You can up load multiple pictures as you can see. once you have all the pictures you want selected and shown in the boxes LOOK at the lower right of the box and you will see the grey box "upload". Click that box and that will "UPLOAD" your pictures. Once that is done you can click that box OFF at the upper right corner of the that box. I always go to the bottom of the post box when that is done and hit "PREVIEW POST" to make sure everything uploaded as it should of!!!!



*****NOTE***** be mindful of the file size "IF" the file is TOO BIG it will not up load.

51 MERC-CT 07-23-2021 07:16 AM

Re: Post pics?. . . from computer to Ford Barn?
 

Quote:

Originally Posted by highbeams (Post 2038709)
: I do not want or need to go to manage attachments

BECAUSE I have no attachments, and it has so told me a couple/few times!

that I DON'T HAVE ANY; YOU AIN'T GOT NUTHIN ON HERE. QUIT BOTHERN' ME!



Pat Malone

You have to use 'manage attachments' to create an attachment for this site.

Your biggest problem will most likely be to properly size the photo that will be acceptable.

rockfla 07-23-2021 07:43 AM

Re: Post pics?. . . from computer to Ford Barn?
 

Paul
Your photo's are "THE ATTACHMENTS" that you are managing!!! IF you don't have "attachment's" I.E. - PHOTOS, then yea, there is "nothing" to post or that will post!!!

Will D 07-23-2021 08:08 AM

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To "post a picture" you must upload the picture to the website as an "attachment". You do this thru "manage attachments". Once you are in the "manage attachments" page/window and have clicked the "choose file" button and selected the picture you want from your "my pictures" folder, click "upload". Once the computer has thought about it and uploaded, a url will appear. Near the bottom click "close window" which will automatically return you to the "reply to thread" window. Type what you would like but the photo will not appear as a visible photo until you click "submit reply" and are back viewing your post in the thread. The picture will appear under your writing/typing as a thumbnail that people can click on to enlarge.

If the picture won't upload when you click "upload" then typically the file size is too large. I find it easiest to email yourself the photo then post the emailed photo as it will give you the option or automatically reduce the picture size when emailed.

The little yellow square with black sun and mountains button which asks you for the image URL is only used to post pictures which already exist online on a web page already. Once you get the above figured and can get a picture uploaded/attached as a thumbnail, that newly uploaded photo now has a URL which is visible under "additional option" below the thread when in "advanced settings". You can then copy that URL and paste into the window after you click the yellow box with black mountains and sun. This will make writing appear in the thread box but you will not see a visible photo until the post is uploaded. This will post the photo "large" and not as a thumbnail. In reality a thumbnail is all that's needed as people can just click it to enlarge or someone will come along and repost large for you.

glennpm 07-23-2021 09:18 AM

Re: Post pics?. . . from computer to Ford Barn?
 

Many posts on attaching or linking photos here. This is a comprehensive guide from JSeery:


https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showp...72&postcount=6

tubman 07-23-2021 10:30 AM

Re: Post pics?. . . from computer to Ford Barn?
 

I just posted this as an addendum to "JSeery"'s excellent procedure.

"JSeery"'s post #6 in the aforementioned thread is fine, and will work if the picture is "small" enough (pixel-wise). Where I had my problems when I first tried this was that I would get an error message when the system finally tried to upload the picture. The upload process would fail because the system would consider the picture too large. I don't remember the exact error message, but I seem to remember that it was misleading, and it took me a while to figure out what was actually going wrong.

When I finally figured it out, I set the picture resolution low enough on the camera I use to take shots for the forum so that the pictures always fit. They were still fine for general viewing and would upload directly. The problem is that most cameras (phones, iPads, etc.) are too advanced for use on the forum. Their pictures are just too "good". Luckily, just about everything can be reset for the lower resolution and will produce pictures that will upload. Those of us who (either intentionally or through luck) have our devices set to the lower resolution will never see a problem, while a "Newbie" with the latest iPhone will have tons of problems.

427heaven 07-23-2021 10:55 AM

Re: Post pics?. . . from computer to Ford Barn?
 

I am feeling the pinch of, you cant teach an OLD DOG new tricks. Need one of the tutorials posting pictures on the internet for DUMMIES, Sheesh.....

tubman 07-23-2021 11:02 AM

Re: Post pics?. . . from computer to Ford Barn?
 

Please re-read the previous two posts.

Lanny 07-23-2021 11:11 AM

Re: Post pics?. . . from computer to Ford Barn?
 

hightbeams quote : What . . . is . . . thee . . . easiest, quickest, foolproof way to post a

message with the photo! hmmm.
================================================



Here is THE answer to your question.
Do you have a 10 year old child, grand child, someone else's child that
you could offer a cookie and glass of milk to come and do it for you ?
That in the easiest way...;):)




.

V8COOPMAN 07-23-2021 11:33 AM

Re: Post pics?. . . from computer to Ford Barn?
 

Quote:

Originally Posted by highbeams (Post 2038709)

Note: I do not want or need to go to manage attachments

BECAUSE I have no attachments!

Pat Malone


Mr. highbeams ..... You do have a sense of humor, and that's GOOD, 'cuz this topic can be frustrating.....until SOMETHING pops, and you finally see the 'BIG Picture'!

Like said above, EVERY picture you want to post is an "ATTACHMENT", whether it is a picture stored on your ancient HP, or a "url" (which is a picture ALREADY posted SOMEWHERE on the WORLD-WIDE-WEB) which includes ANY picture that has ALREADY been posted on FordBarn. A "URL" is just a digital ID for an image.

So...........Whether you realize it or not (yet), "Manage Attachments" will somehow be involved with posting ANY image on the FordBarn. "MANAGE ATTACHMENTS" gives you the access to the PAPER CLIP used to post pictures from your old HP, and it also gives access to the "YELLOW SQUARE with MOUNTAINS" ( https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/hamb/...nsertimage.gif ) that you need to post a "URL" from the internet.

Another method that I ALWAYS use is the "POST REPLY" button ( https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/hamb/buttons/reply.gif ), located at the BOTTOM, LEFT of every thread. By using that button to reply to a post, or to a thread, it gives you all the tools you will need at the top of the window, just like "MANAGE ATTACHMENTS" or "GO ADVANCED" does. You CANNOT post images without using the PAPER CLIP, or the YELLOW SQUARE with MOUNTAINS.

We're gonna 'learn' ya how to do this, come hell or high water! Keep trying! DD



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highbeams 07-23-2021 11:37 AM

Re: Post pics?. . . from computer to Ford Barn?
 

Thank you all so much!

highbeams, Pat Malone (lately I've been on lowbeams)

highbeams 07-23-2021 11:42 AM

Re: Post pics?. . . from computer to Ford Barn?
 

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lanny (Post 2038807)
hightbeams quote : What . . . is . . . thee . . . easiest, quickest, foolproof way to post a

message with the photo! hmmm.
================================================



Here is THE answer to your question.
Do you have a 10 year old child, grand child, someone else's child that
you could offer a cookie and glass of milk to come and do it for you ?
That in the easiest way...;):)




.

I've eaten all the cookies gettin' through this. This is so embarraskin.

Lanny 07-23-2021 05:25 PM

Re: Post pics?. . . from computer to Ford Barn?
 

2 Attachment(s)
hello highbeams, JSeery or DD or other wizards, here on the Barn, will
learn you what the best way is to post pictures.

I use an old 'puter too, with google chrome and windows XP, and
lucky for me, my grand kids taught me just enough to post pictures ;)

Soon, you'll be posting pictures too. :)

Click on picture to Enlarge...
,

highbeams 07-23-2021 06:14 PM

Re: Post pics?. . . from computer to Ford Barn?
 

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lanny (Post 2038920)
hello highbeams, JSeery or DD or other wizards, here on the Barn, will
learn you what the best way is to post pictures.

I use an old 'puter too, with google chrome and windows XP, and
lucky for me, my grand kids taught me just enough to post pictures ;)

Soon, you'll be posting pictures too. :)

Click on picture to Enlarge...
,

Thank you,Lanny!

3quarter32 07-23-2021 07:19 PM

Re: Post pics?. . . from computer to Ford Barn?
 

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/data:...OlUkZTdmf/2Q==Never mind, answer already posted.

sugarmaker 07-24-2021 07:15 AM

Re: Post pics?. . . from computer to Ford Barn?
 

Pat,
How is it going? Dont get frustrated on the picture thing. I copy and past mine from a storage site called imgur. When they come in as i paste them, they look like text, like this below.

(img]https://i.imgur.com/ejWnmnR.jpg?1[/img]

Then when I hit the post button at the bottom they show up as a picture. (note I removed the first bracket and replaced with a parenthesis so you could see the text. My method is labor intensive. But it works and I have about 7.500 pictures saved in Imgur of my various projects.

Looks like lots of good information has been given to you here. Looking forward to many pictures from you.

Regards,
Chris

highbeams 07-24-2021 08:44 AM

Re: Post pics?. . . from computer to Ford Barn?
 

Quote:

Originally Posted by sugarmaker (Post 2039050)
Pat,
How is it going? Dont get frustrated on the picture thing. I copy and past mine from a storage site called imgur. When they come in as i paste them, they look like text, like this below.

(img]https://i.imgur.com/ejWnmnR.jpg?1[/img]

Then when I hit the post button at the bottom they show up as a picture. (note I removed the first bracket and replaced with a parenthesis so you could see the text. My method is labor intensive. But it works and I have about 7.500 pictures saved in Imgur of my various projects.

Looks like lots of good information has been given to you here. Looking forward to many pictures from you.

Regards,
Chris

thank you, Chris.

I see that my pics on my computer are 2.41 mg, it also indicates 3120 X 4160.

Ford Barn: choose file, I select a pic in My Pictures, o14.jpg to upload to Ford Barn, nope.

I think that the are too large.?

VeryTangled 07-24-2021 09:36 AM

Re: Post pics?. . . from computer to Ford Barn?
 

Most definitely too large. They need to be half that size or less. The upper limit is a bit vague.

I use the Paint app to resize.

highbeams 07-24-2021 09:45 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by VeryTangled (Post 2039083)
Most definitely too large. They need to be half that size or less. The upper limit is a bit vague.

I use the Paint app to resize.

Thank you!

Now how do I shrink them. I tried the sending to me. Nope.


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