How To Insert Images and Videos

[David Baxter PhD]

How to Insert Images and Videos

Reminder: We do not permit "hotlinking" to images on other sites. To reference an image on another site, you can provide a simple link (without using the forum image feature) or follow the instructions below.

Still Images
There are three ways to reference or display an image in your posts:

1. Provide a link to an image on another website: Click on the link icon in the editor and enter or copy-paste the link to the image as a link.
2. Upload as an attachment: Scroll down to and click on the Manage Attachments link below the edit box.
3. Insert as an inline image or thumbnail: If you're not using the Enhanced WYSIWYG Editor mode (set this in your User Settings), click on the Switch Editor Mode icon at the upper right of the edit box to swirch into WYSIWYG. Then click on the Images icon and follow directions.

Videos
To display an embedded video from common video sites such as Hulu, YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Metacafe, Google, and Facebook,

1. Obtain the link to the video from the site
2. Click on the Video icon and copy the link into the space provided.

Note that this does not upload the actual video to this site so it neither violates copyright nor takes up space on our server. It merely formats the code to embed the video from the site within your post. The actual video remains on and is served by YouTube, etc.

 

[David Baxter PhD]

Clarification

You can use the IMG BBCode to link to images on sites such as Photobucket if you have an account at one of these sites.

 

[Max10]

Manage Attachments <~ Where is this? Do not see it.

 

[David Baxter PhD]

Manage Attachments <~ Where is this? Do not see it.

Below the Quick Reply box, at bottom right, Click on Go Advanced. This will load the full editor. Scroll down to the bottom of the Full Editor and you will see the Manage Attachments button.

 

[Max10]

Must be my browser as I do not see this...is not there. Using Firefox portable.

 

[David Baxter PhD]

You need to be in Full Editor or Advanced Editor mode first.

1. From the Quick Reply editor



click on the Go Advanced button at lower right. You'll see the advanced editor window



Type some text in the text box there or your attachments won't post.

Scroll down to



and below that Additional Options



Click on Manage Attachments there.

 

[Max10]

Posting Permissions at bottom says: You may not post attachments

 

[David Baxter PhD]

Oh yes... that's a security measure for new members. I've just promoted you to Full Member so you should see the option now.

 

[Max10]

I posted 5 images in the Member's Poetry, Art, and Photography forum. Check them out!

Thanks,
Orchid