Just click here and follow the directions for the description tag. The above sentence was also an example, the words "click here" took the place of the long url.

Diffused Newbie-la:

Thanks for the help.

Laird

why cant we put our own pics on? cause I have a cool pic of the Moon that I took. ty in advance

AstroHemi wrote:

why cant we put our own pics on? cause I have a cool pic of the Moon that I took. ty in advance

They do not allow uploading images directly to this site.. As long as you have a web site to host your images you can insert them into the body of the messagge when you post it.. All forum codes here are place within brackets. [ ] To place an image in the message body like those you have seen you would use the forum code for images which is img to begin the line. Then at the end of the line would be /img.  I will show you how it will look only with out the use of the brackets that you will have to use. If I use them it will show you a little red x thinking a picture should be there..

It would look something like this.
 
img http://www.IMGSatellite.com/u/123/45/example.jpg /img

No spaces need to be used between the forum code and the image location URL.. Always make sure you use the brackets with the forum code. [example] [/example]

How do you post pictures?

It may be helpful for those wishing to upload pictures to this forum, but without access to a website to know of a free 'online photo album' that they can upload pictures to from their PC. You then merely copy & paste the 'img' code to post the picture on this site (the code will read [IMG] url of picture.jpg[/URL]).

Anyway, the site I use is called photobucket (see http://photobucket.com/ ). You merely register as you do for a site like this.....and aways y'go!!

Several codes you might want to know:
[ URL ]the url of a site[ /URL ]
[ IMG ]url of an image[ /IMG ]
[ URL=url of a site]eg: Click here![ /URL ]
[ URL=url of a site][ IMG ]url of an image[ /IMG][ /URL ]

Don't forget to remove all spaces from the codes above.

Is there a recommended size  (in dimensions and resolution) for posted images?

I just posted an image and found that it needed to be reduced in width in order for it to display properly in the forum.

Thanks 

Westone wrote:

Is there a recommended size  (in dimensions and resolution) for posted images? I just posted an image and found that it needed to be reduced in width in order for it to display properly in the forum. Thanks

 

Generally a width of about 600 or 640 is good enough on most forums. However this forum software automatically resizes the image to fit within the text window so you do not really have to worry about that.  This does not reduce your image size in reality. If a member chooses to view the full sized image they only need to click their mouse on the image in your message and it will display the full size version in another window.

 

Have A Nice ____________ 

 

How do I put an avatar under my screen name, because i would love to put the image of a supernova explosion underneath my name.

I just did mine and I went to update profile then upload avatar and click browse, it then took me to my picture folder and I selected a picture, then click open and update and then save changes. I don't know if you need to have a picture downloaded from the internet into your picture folder first or not. Hope this helps and we'll chat on the other threads.

David Voss wrote:

Please only post images which are relevant to the discussion at hand and appropriate for any audience. There could be children reading these forums so we would like to keep the discussions clean. So please don't post images which could be deemed offensive, violent or pornographic in nature. Images, or posts for that matter, which are deemed inappropriate will be removed without notice.

 

Are image based signatures acceptable practice? I noticed some folks have the clear sky graphic posted and wanted to make sure that the signature I had made is within the rules. If not I'll remove it.

So basicly if you don't have a website you can't post pics? Doesn't it cost to set up a web site? Out of luck here I guess.

Astro Newbie wrote:

So basicly if you don't have a website you can't post pics? Doesn't it cost to set up a web site? Out of luck here I guess.

I use photbucket, which is free and easy to use. My signature is hosted there. It's an easy copy of the IMG link and then, paste it to any post you like.

www.photobucket.com

 

www.imageshack.us works well too if you don't want to set up an account on photobucket.   I prefer photobucket for alot of things but I will use imageshack for long named url pics I want to show or to remain anonymous.

Hey fellow astro freaks,

Is there any way to show this photo of my S.E.T.I. Project without clicking it?  Can I make it smaller and permanent with my posts?

NEVERMIND.  I GOT IT! 

 

Thanks!

I don't know about that automatic resizing of the pictures , I put three up and they weren't resized ..

Steve S

Never mind , I checked it again and it was resized ...  Guess it just takes a few minutes ?

chipdatajeffB:

QUOTE: Originally posted by Jovian Moon

David Voss wrote: "This is the button to look for: "

Where is this button located? I do not see it. I'm familiar with the button since the same symbol is used in my website software. I even did a page search for the word "format" and it only appears in the posts. I use Windows XP, MSN 9, and MSN Explorer. Is it possible that this process is not available for all systems? ">


When you click Reply or Quote above a post, it's just above "color" box under the line of Format icons above the Reply window. It's the fourth icon from the end of the line of Format icons.

I feel very stupid because with Vista I am not perceiving the "color box" under the line of formal icons in the reply window. I seem to have "Compose", "Options", "Related", Preview"........