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Old 07-23-2021, 08:08 AM   #5
Will D
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Default Re: Post pics?. . . from computer to Ford Barn?

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.
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