Recipes Make Magic
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Please help - I have very limited PC skills & need to know how to obtain the URL of a photo (which is asked for when I click on the picture icon in this forum). The pic is in my PC's' Pictures Library"
there is a short cut way which I use, compliments of ... umm Andy or Craig?
While you are in "Reply to Thread" scroll down to "Additional Options".
Second box down it says "Attach Files"
In that box clic on 'Manage Attachments'
a box will open up that says..
Choose Files, clic there and you can go to your pictures, clic on the one you want. You can add several, hold the Ctl key or do them separately.
Follow instructions after that.
But there are a few limitations - I can't turn my pic around and I'm sure there are other things but this works for me.
ok - everything seemed to work out the way you described - right up to 'click on the one you want'
there were no instructions following that, at least none that I could see and understand,
when I went back to the 'addt'l options' section, under ' attach files'
this had appeared: verbatim:
IMG_762_ enchiladas(2).JPG(82.3KB)
(above is a photo of my chicken enchiladas)
Is that a URL ?
What do I do now to get it into the reply box - ?
You could also make an album in your profile here and upload the picture. Go to "User CP" and in the left column, there is a link for "Pictures & Albums". Once you have uploaded your picture there, have a look at the picture. Below the picture you should see the URL for the picture.
You could also make an album in your profile here and upload the picture. Go to "User CP" and in the left column, there is a link for "Pictures & Albums". Once you have uploaded your picture there, have a look at the picture. Below the picture you should see the URL for the picture.
Ok, but once I've opened the link to Albums & Pictures, there are no instructions -at least I don't see any - what's the procedure to upload pictures - how exactly do I go about doing that ?
I don't remember what it looks like without any albums or pictures. Do you see anything that says "Add Album" or "Upload Pictures"?
That might work only on a laptop? I know when I post from my phone, I haven't found a way to "preview" before I submit for a post....You can always "Preview Post" to check on your pic.
No - absolutely nothing - this is what's so frustrating for a limited PC skills person - I need someone to tell me what I need to do, or go to, to upload pics from my library of Docs or Pics - a precise procedure.
This is what the FAQ says about it: Discuss Cooking - Cooking Forums - FAQ: User Profile Features
What does it look like when you click the Albums & Pictures link?
There are advantages to storing pix on DC. A while back one of the hosting companies changed its policies. I think you couldn't link your pix unless you had a paid subscription. In any case, a whole bunch of picture links here quit working. That won't happen with pix hosted here.
There are advantages to storing pix on DC. A while back one of the hosting companies changed its policies. I think you couldn't link your pix unless you had a paid subscription. In any case, a whole bunch of picture links here quit working. That won't happen with pix hosted here.