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Posting Photos: Need Help

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Hammond Eggar:
I know I'm behind the curve on this.  How do I post a photo as part of a response on the message board?  I see the icon for POST IMAGE, but I'm not sure what to do next.  I have, at least, two photos saved on my laptop I'd like to post.  Your help is appreciated.  Thanks.

Dunrobin:
The image icon on the posting page () is for displaying images that are available online.  For example, let's say I want to display the image located at http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4137/4808550288_85ac1dd1fb.jpg.  I use the "Insert Image" icon to enter:


--- Code: ---[img]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4137/4808550288_85ac1dd1fb.jpg[/img]

--- End code ---

which will render the image as follows:




For a picture that is on your local machine (your laptop or desktop computer), you need to attach the pictures to the post using the "Additional Options..." feature below the text box where you enter your post (just click on the link to show the options.)  There is a section labeled "Attach:" where you can choose the file on your computer, and you can attach up to 6 items to your post.  (Click on the link the says  "(more attachments)" to the right of where you choose the file.)  When you click on the "Post" button to post your message, the files that you attach will be automatically uploaded (copied) to the message board.

I'll attach a picture of "Echo" from the Little Rascals to show the result.  You can see the picture below this message.

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