Uploading a Photo
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 2:26 am
One frustrating aspect of the way this forum website works is that it is a tiny bit of a hassle to display a photo in your posts. I am going to try to describe some simple steps to help make it a little easier.
Step One - The Photo
The forum has a maximum size limit of 1mb. That's actually a pretty big size for your average photo, except that most phone cameras default to 1.2mb. This is where many people have difficulty when they try to add the photo as an attachment. If you have a really good camera it could even be much higher.
The bottom line is that you need to resize the photo to under 1mb to add it.
On a Windows PC this is easily accomplished in Microsoft Paint - the default photo editor on most PCs.
1. Open the photo in Paint.
2. Click on Resize.
3. Set the type to Percentage and make sure Maintain Aspect Ratio is selected.
4. Change the horizontal value from 100 to 50 (You'll notice the vertical 100 changed to 50 as well.)
5. Save the photo as a Jpeg. (Use Save As, so you can keep the original size)
You can check the size in file explorer, but this is usually enough. If it's still too large, you can repeat the steps above, except you can simply save instead of save as.
Step Two - Photo Ready To Upload
Now that your photo is an acceptable size, you can insert it into your post.
1. Start your new post.
2. Scroll down to the "Add Files" button and click it.
3. Select your photo.
This is where most everyone stops, and all you get is that tiny "attachment" picture in your post.
Step Three - Let's see that photo full size in the post.
1. Right-click on the file link of the new attachment.
2. Click "Copy Link Address"
3. Go back to your post and put the cursor where you want the image.
4. Click the img button.
5. Paste (ctrl+v) the copied link between the tags.
Step Four - Preview to make sure
Make sure you preview your post before submitting. If you don't see your photo something went wrong.
Please send me an IM if you had any problems with these steps - Thanks
BTW - I am not leaving out the Apple folks. I just assume your smart enough to resize your photos if you (over)spent that much for a PC.
Step One - The Photo
The forum has a maximum size limit of 1mb. That's actually a pretty big size for your average photo, except that most phone cameras default to 1.2mb. This is where many people have difficulty when they try to add the photo as an attachment. If you have a really good camera it could even be much higher.
The bottom line is that you need to resize the photo to under 1mb to add it.
On a Windows PC this is easily accomplished in Microsoft Paint - the default photo editor on most PCs.
1. Open the photo in Paint.
2. Click on Resize.
3. Set the type to Percentage and make sure Maintain Aspect Ratio is selected.
4. Change the horizontal value from 100 to 50 (You'll notice the vertical 100 changed to 50 as well.)
5. Save the photo as a Jpeg. (Use Save As, so you can keep the original size)
You can check the size in file explorer, but this is usually enough. If it's still too large, you can repeat the steps above, except you can simply save instead of save as.
Step Two - Photo Ready To Upload
Now that your photo is an acceptable size, you can insert it into your post.
1. Start your new post.
2. Scroll down to the "Add Files" button and click it.
3. Select your photo.
This is where most everyone stops, and all you get is that tiny "attachment" picture in your post.
Step Three - Let's see that photo full size in the post.
1. Right-click on the file link of the new attachment.
2. Click "Copy Link Address"
3. Go back to your post and put the cursor where you want the image.
4. Click the img button.
5. Paste (ctrl+v) the copied link between the tags.
Step Four - Preview to make sure
Make sure you preview your post before submitting. If you don't see your photo something went wrong.
Please send me an IM if you had any problems with these steps - Thanks
BTW - I am not leaving out the Apple folks. I just assume your smart enough to resize your photos if you (over)spent that much for a PC.