Hi guys
This is the most common question asked by newbies and I thought this thread would be like a guide. Feel free to contribute please.
Ok, the steps as follows:
1) Usually, the photos are bigger in size and most websites have restrictions on the size of the photo that can be uploaded. To resize the picture into a smaller size, I use a free software called Image Resizer ( http://imageresizer.codeplex.com/ ). Download and install this software. ( Note that there are 2 software versions available to download - 32bit and 64 bit. Download the appropriate one. Use this link - http://java.about.com/od/programmingcon ... 64-bit.htm to determine whether you are running 32-bit or 64-bit )
2) Once you install the software, you can resize your pics that you want to upload. To resize an image, right click on the image you want to resize - click 'Resize Pictures' and then select the size you want.
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The image will be resized and will be stored in the same folder as the original image.
3) Go to any photosharing website ( I am using photobucket.com in this example. There are many others such as picassa, imageshare, etc ). If you do not already have an account, create a new free account and login to your account.
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4) Once you sign in to your account, create an album where you want to store your photos.
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5) Enter the album details
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6) Once the album is created, you can start uploading the pics into that album. Use the 'Upload now' tab on the top right corner.
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7) Select the photo you want to upload. ( Resized photo ). You can upload multiple pics at the same time.
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You can Save and continue to your album or upload more pics if you like.
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9) Once you hit 'Save and continue to your album', you will be directed to your album where you will see all the pictures that you have uploaded. To post any of these pictures on the forum, hover your mouse over the picture. You will be presented with a small box with options to
Email & IM
Direct link
HTML code
IMG code
Click in the IMG code box and "copied" will appear
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10) Paste this 'copied' code into your message on the forum
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11) Preview the post to verify whether it is all as you expected it to be.
Eureka !!!!!! you have just posted your first pic on this forum
Enjoy !!
Cheers