Uploading and posting Picture(s) or Graphic(s) in Msgs & Announcements

Step One: You will need to have your pictures or images stored somewhere OTHER THAN your computer’s hard drive. There are various FREE services available that offer storage space and remote linking for your pictures and images. The three most popular services are PHOTOBUCKET.COM, PICSPLACE.TO and FLICKR.COM.

The instructions to follow are for PHOTOBUCKET.COM...

Step Two: Once you have signed up for your free account at PHOTOBUCKET.COM, go ahead and sign in to your account. CAUTION: Cookies must be enabled when you sign in.

Step Three: Once you are signed in, you will see a box which is labeled Upload Images and Videos. If you do not see this box, click your mouse on the LOG-IN option near the top of the page and log in again.

Step Four: Upload the picture you wish to post by finding the picture on your hard drive with the CHOOSE option and then clicking your mouse on the picture or image you have stored on your computer. Then click the UPLOAD button. If the picture you wish to post is not on your hard drive but is on the Internet instead, you can upload the picture using the UPLOAD FROM A WEB URL option in the upload box.

Step Five: Once your picture it is uploaded, you will receive a message on the page stating that the image has been uploaded. Now find the image on the page by scrolling down.

Step Six: Once you have found the picture, you will see the URL LINK, HTML TAG and IMAGE CODE immediately beneath your picture. Place your cursor inside the HTML TAG box and COPY the HTML TAG in its entirety.

If you DO NOT know how to COPY the HTML TAG in its entirety, put your mouse cursor at the first character you want to copy and, holding down the left mouse button, drag the cursor to the last character you need copied. As you drag, you'll notice everything gets highlighted (selected). Once you release the left mouse button, you should see a message stating "copied". If you do NOT see a message stating "copied", right-click the selected area. Choose Copy from the menu that pops up (or you can use CTRL-C if you like keyboard shortcuts). It is now copied.

Step Seven: PASTE the HTML TAG you have copied into your post on the Post A Message page at eons.

If you DO NOT know how to PASTE the HTML TAG, move your cursor to the beginning of the area in your post where you would like to insert the HTML TAG for your picture (where you want your picture to appear in the post). Click the right button on your mouse and click Paste from the menu that pops up (or you can use CTRL-V if you like keyboard shortcuts).

Step Eight: Click your mouse on the PREVIEW button on the eons Post A Message page and you will see you picture! NEVER POST A MESSAGE WITHOUT PREVIEWING IT FIRST!

CAUTION: The smaller the picture, the faster it will load. DO NOT attempt to upload LARGE pictures to your post. Members and visitors using dial-up connections to the Internet do not appreciate having to wait a long time for your picture or image to load. If your picture is large, follow the following instructions:

Step One: Locate your picture on your Photobucket page (the page where the uploaded picture is located) and click your mouse on the PICTURE.

Step Two: After clicking on the PICTURE, you will be taken to the EDIT page at Photobucket. You will see your picture and above the box in which the picture appears you will see the following options: Click to Add Title (Edit), Full Size, Resize, Rotate, Share, Send to Mobile, Order Prints, Delete. Click your mouse on RESIZE.

Step Three: When you click your mouse on RESIZE, you will be presented with various size options. Click your mouse on the size option you wish to choose. This will automatically resize your photo/image.

Step Four: You will now be presented with your resized image. Near the top of the page, you will see the options:

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Click your mouse on MY ALBUM. You will now be returned to your album page (the page on which your picture is located).



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