Important Notice Regarding Pictures
Please only post pictures which are relevant to the hobby 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 pictures which could be deemed offensive, violent or pornographic in nature. Pictures, or posts for that matter, which are deemed inappropriate will be removed without notice. Hosting
Before posting pictures, you first need to have them hosted somewhere. There are a number of services that provide hosting (Free photo hosting). You may want to check with your ISP (Internet Service Providers - example: AOL, MSN, Earthlink, etc.). Most ISPs provide their customers with 5-10MB of space for the purpose of hosting personal web pages and pictures. Once you have found a host for your pictures and uploaded the pictures, you will need the URL (the location or web address) for your picture. The URL should look something like this:
http://www.finescale.com/fsm/objects/images/fsm061201.jpg Posting Pictures: Using Forum Tags
To post a picture using forum tags, use the following format:  Posting Pictures: Using Image Button
To post a picture using the picture button, click on the picture button  . A window will popup with a field labeled "Image URL". Copy and paste the URL for the picture into the field labeled "Image URL". After you have entered the Image URL, you should see the picture in the "Preview" box. If the picture doesn't show up, try clicking on the preview box. If the picture is correct, then click on the button labeled "Insert". Note: If the popup window doesn't show up, it might be due to popup blockers. Posting Pictures: Using HTML
To post a picture using HTML, you will need to switch to HTML mode by clicking on the HTML button  . Using HTML mode, add the picture using the HTML image tag. Example: <img src="http://www.finescale.com/fsm/objects/images/fsm061201.jpg"> Note: The attributes allowed for the image tag is limited. Just use these instructions for the signature box on your forum profile page. |