Once your picture has been uploaded to photobucket (or whatever hosting site you choose), find its web address by right clicking on the image and copying the image location. Some sites may even provide the address in a text box below the photo for your convenience. Let's say, as an example, that the address of the picture you want to post is http://somepicturesite.com/yourpicture.jpg To embed the picture into a post, use the command img src="http://somepicturesite.com/yourpicture.jpg"> You could also include a width attribute for large pictures. Using this reduce the size of an oversized picture for better viewing. The entire command, including the width attribute would looks something like img src="http://somepicturesite.com/yourpicture.jpg" width=400> Note that I had to use special characters to get the commands above to show up here without turning into pictures, but you can use them as shown (with the correct image location, of course).

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To imbed images in your GardenWeb posts there are three steps: 1. Digitize photos 2. Upload pics to the internet (hosting site) 3. Link to the pics Digitize Many people have digital cameras, which automatically digitize their pics. You can also have your photos developed with a company which will save your pics onto a CD. There are other photo developing companies which will upload your pics onto an 'album' created for you on their web site. A last option is to scan your pics manually. Upload to the Internet Most of the free image hosting sites have disappeared but if you'll check the properties of a photo inserted into a GW message (place cursor on pic, select right mouse button, then select Properties> you can see which image hosting site that person uses. Another way to find image hosting sites is to do a search for "free image hosting". There are many free image hosting sites but very few allow direct linking - that is, allow your pic to appear from within a GW message. Once you've chosen an image hosting site you'll need to follow the instructions on that site to upload the images from your computer. Generally it involves creating a userID, creating albums, then navigating thru your computer to specify the location of the pic(s) you want to upload. Link GardenWeb allows HTML coding within the body of a message. The format of that HTML is: [img src=""] where you use less than symbols instead of the [ and ]. Type that exact code into your GW message but put the URL of your pic within the quotes.

This FAQ will describe how to post pictures from a photohosting site, from a PDF file, or from some other location on the web. First, though, where are your pictures? If they are on your computer only, you will need to upload them to somewhere on the web for the rest of us to see them. I upload pictures to PhotoBucket, but there are other photo-hosting sites available. For example: Picasa, Flickr, Webshots, etc. Note: Pick a photohosting site that does not require someone to log in to see your pictures. Snapfish, for example, seems to require this, consequently, I do not recommend using Snapfish. (If you know of a way around this, let Buehl know and she will remove this comment!) Overview Open an account w/PhotoBucket or other photo hosting site. Take a picture using a digital camera (or film camera, but get your pictures on a disk when they're developed & download them to your computer) Resize your pictures so they're not too big, generally no more than 400x300 (or 300x400 or 400x400) Resize keeping the same proportions so they don't get distorted...i.e., don't specify a specific size, use %-ages or similar [You can also often resize pictures at your photohosting site, but it's faster to do it on your computer] Upload your pictures to your photo account Find the label that contains the HTML Code link to the picture and copy it Paste it into the thread's "Message" box () Click the "Preview" button. You will now see the picture. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ PhotoBucket From the album view, place your cursor over the picture you wish to post and click it. The picture should now appear as an individual picture with the various code options listed on the right side of the page. [Figure 1] Now, place your cursor in the "HTML Code" box and click it. The code should briefly change to "Copied". This means you have copied the code. [Figure 2] Paste the code you just copied into the "Message" box of the post where you want the picture to appear (use the keys) Return to step 7 in the Overview section (where it says to "preview") [As of 12/20/2011] ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Picasa In your Picasa album, click on the picture you want to post in your message. This will bring up an individual picture view with things like "Photo information" and "Link to this Photo" on the right side of the page Expand "Link to this photo" by clicking on the arrow. You will now see two links: "Link" and "Embed image". (If you already see these links, then do not click on the arrow as it will close the links.) Below the "Embed image" box, there is another box, "Select size". If you want to post the original (usually larger) size, select "Original size" If you want to post a thumbnail size picture, select "Thumbnail". Note: If you're posting a layout and asking for help, do not use this size...use a size that is easy to read! Now, place your cursor in the "Embed image" box and select the code. Use the keys to "select all" in the box or drag your cursor to select it all manually. Copy the code (use the keys) Paste the code you just copied into the "Message" box of the post where you want the picture to appear (use the keys) Return to step 7 in the Overview section (where it says to "preview") [As of 1/3/2011] ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Flickr From the album/photostream page, click the picture you wish to post. The picture will appear in an individual picture view Click "Share This" in the menu that appears above the picture. Click "Grab the HTML/BBCode" From the size drop down menu, select the size you wish to post. Default is "Medium". [Note: There may be more than one "Medium".] When posting a picture, it's usually best to choose a size that's no more than 400 in either direction, smaller is better...as long as it's easy to see/read in the smaller size! For legibility, you may have to post bigger pictures, especially for layouts. Click the "HTML" radio button Now, place your cursor inside the box above the size drop down menu ("Copy and paste the code below:") and select the code. Use the keys to "select all" in the box or drag your cursor to select it all manually. Copy the code (use the keys) Paste the code you just copied into the "Message" box of the post where you want the picture to appear (use the keys) Return to step 7 in the Overview section (where it says to "preview") [As of 1/31/2011] ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Elsewhere As with posting pictures from a photohosting site, your pictures must be located somewhere online, not on your local machine. Find the URL of the location of your picture. It will begin with "http : //" [but, without the extra spaces] and most likely end with ".jpg" or ".bmp". (There are other extensions, but these are the most common.) Copy the following into the "Message" box where you want the picture to be: Next, replace the http://www.XXX/image.jpg with the address (URL) of the image. Return to step 7 in the Overview section (where it says to "preview") Note: If using "image code" from somewhere else, you may sometimes see the code with square brackets ([ ]) instead of angle brackets (). You must replace some of the square brackets with angle brackets and delete others for the image code to work. Your goal is to make your "image code" look like the example above. [As of 1/31/2011] ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ PDF File While you cannot post a PDF file directly into a message, you can convert it to a JPEG (JPG) file using one of the free "PDF Converters" found online. One such converter is the "Neevia Document Converter" at the link below. http://convert.neevia.com/pdfconvert/ Once your file has been converted to a "JPEG" image, save the image on your local machine, upload the picture/image to your photo hosting account, and post the picture/image here. To convert your PDF file and save it to your local machine: Go to one of the free PDF converters found online Follow the directions on the site you are using. This will include specifying the PDF file to convert. Once the PDF file has been converted to an image/picture, save the picture/image to your local machine. The steps to do this depend on your browser: From Firefox: Right click on the image Select "Save Image As..." Save the image on your local machine From Internet Explorer: Right click on the image Select "Save Picture As..." Save the image on your local machine Upload the pictures to the web somewhere (photohosting account such as Photobucket or elsewhere) Now, follow the steps in the Overview section for posting pictures. [As of 1/31/2011]