Here is an alternate method you may also find useful(link below). It is something I tossed together for an F4F fig friend that needed a handhas a little more images that folks may find helpful. Sometimes words just aren't enough, and pictures make all the difference (some of us are visual learners, some audio, some kinesthetic). If you use the method I provide below, TinyPic.com has a convenient "RESIZE" box where you can automatically resize the image when you upload it, so you don't need to take any extra steps or worry about what version of Windows you're running. For what it's worth, I feel that "forum size" picture resizing (640x480 pixels) is way too small these days. there are very few people that still have 15" screens (except on laptops), so 800x600 is perfectly acceptable size choice, and 1024x768 is pushing the limits of some "standard" equipment these days but ... most modern laptops and desktops support higher resolutions than that. I would say choose 800x600, but this is just my 2¢. Here is a link that might be useful: Posting pics on GW and F4F

It's pretty easy once you know what has to be done... First you have to get the image onto the internet somehow- I have a couple servers so I just put the picture I want to show on one of mine and post the link. You can search for free image host and use one of those.. Or email it to one of us who has a server. (easier for you to find your own "hosting" tho as I'm not always around to post pics for folks) Once you get space on a server somewhere, put your image on it (it's called "uploading") then you can use the "Optional Link URL:" below to post a link to the image, or write some HTML code to make the image pop up here. For example, if I wanted to post first I would upload it, then I would go look at it in my browser, then copy the URL of where it is. THe URL of this example is: http://krstofer.org/plants/passiflorasunburst.jpg (It's what's in the "location" field at the top of your browser) Then if I wanted to make the image appear here I'd type (img src="location of your image ") which in this example would be (img src="http://krstofer.org/plants/passiflorasunburst.jpg") NOTE: You have to change the ( and ) to respectively to make the image appear- I had to use the () to "trick" the forum into showing the code rather than looking for an image somewhere... And when you've done all correctly you should be able to see your image in the "preview" section of your post, and when your done the image should pop up: Just like that.

I was waiting for Mightyanvil to jump in, but he must be busy. This is his standard post and is the easiest way I know to post photos. "RE: Exterior options. (Follow-Up #3) posted by: mightyanvil on 07.31.2006 at 10:05 am in Building a Home Forum To post a photo: go to http://tinypic.com (it's free and no sign up is required) select "browse" and go find your jpg, png, gif, or tif photo file and select it (it will be automatically downsized to 250K) select the "upload image" button copy the contents of the "HTML" window and paste it into the text part of your message. Now preview you message. If you can see the photo, submit the message If you are unsure of yourself try all of this first at the "test forum" which is linked at the bottom of the main forum page. You might have to play with the dimensions of the original photo to keep the downloaded version from being too large since that sometimes stretches the text of all messages to the right (possibly off the screen)" Claire Here is a link that might be useful: TinyPic Site

THANK YOUUUUUUU! I'd forgotten how :)