Maillemaker
08-21-2013, 11:11 AM
Hi all,
I figured I would update these instructions on how to post pictures on this (and other) BBS forums.
Basically, you have to get the picture off of your phone and onto a computer on the web that can host the picture for you. I like to use https://imgur.com/ because it's free, doesn't require an account, and is easy to use.
Step 1: Get the picture off of your camera/phone onto your computer.
You will need a USB cable of some kind to plug your phone into your computer.
Click on the Windows icon and search for File Explorer.
https://i.imgur.com/FZC7LMWs.png
Navigate to your camera or phone.
Dig down into the directories on your camera/phone until you find the folder where the pictures are stored.
Right-click on the picture you want, and click Copy on the context menu that appears.
Navigate to a folder on your computer.
RMB and click Paste on the context menu that appears. You can also press CTRL+V
Now the picture will be in a folder (directory) on your computer.
Go to https://imgur.com/ with your web browser.
At the top-left-hand corner, click New Post.
https://i.imgur.com/phk3kYXm.png
Left-click on your picture in File Explorer and hold the button down.
Drag the cursor onto the Imgur screen as shown.
https://i.imgur.com/RYIzVNPm.png
Once your photo is uploaded to imgur, hover your cursor over your image. A menu will appear as shown.
https://i.imgur.com/Ty2FMTcm.png
Click the 3 dots. Another menu will appear as shown.
For the entry that says "BBCode (Forums)", click the Copy Link button.
Now you can come back to your posting on the N-SSA forum and press CTRL+V and it will paste the URL into your message.
When you post your message, the picture will appear where you posted the URL for it.
I figured I would update these instructions on how to post pictures on this (and other) BBS forums.
Basically, you have to get the picture off of your phone and onto a computer on the web that can host the picture for you. I like to use https://imgur.com/ because it's free, doesn't require an account, and is easy to use.
Step 1: Get the picture off of your camera/phone onto your computer.
You will need a USB cable of some kind to plug your phone into your computer.
Click on the Windows icon and search for File Explorer.
https://i.imgur.com/FZC7LMWs.png
Navigate to your camera or phone.
Dig down into the directories on your camera/phone until you find the folder where the pictures are stored.
Right-click on the picture you want, and click Copy on the context menu that appears.
Navigate to a folder on your computer.
RMB and click Paste on the context menu that appears. You can also press CTRL+V
Now the picture will be in a folder (directory) on your computer.
Go to https://imgur.com/ with your web browser.
At the top-left-hand corner, click New Post.
https://i.imgur.com/phk3kYXm.png
Left-click on your picture in File Explorer and hold the button down.
Drag the cursor onto the Imgur screen as shown.
https://i.imgur.com/RYIzVNPm.png
Once your photo is uploaded to imgur, hover your cursor over your image. A menu will appear as shown.
https://i.imgur.com/Ty2FMTcm.png
Click the 3 dots. Another menu will appear as shown.
For the entry that says "BBCode (Forums)", click the Copy Link button.
Now you can come back to your posting on the N-SSA forum and press CTRL+V and it will paste the URL into your message.
When you post your message, the picture will appear where you posted the URL for it.