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Last activity 23 June 2011 by lucyanya

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lucyanya

can somebody please let me have an idiots guide (and i mean total numpty) to adding pics to my messages.

Do I have to place them in photobucket or similar first.

thanks

Jules
x

Armand

Hi lucyanya!

Indeed your image must be uploaded somewhere.
Then you can use this code [img](place image URL here)[/img]image

Regards
Armand

lucyanya

Hi Armand,  I tried this but perhaps I'm an idiot because it didn't work.

Basically, I clicked the 'image' icon, when it said insert url I pasted both img code and thumbnail code, codes copied from photobucket (separate tries).

However, both times, just the code came up on the msg and no picture.
What have I done incorrectly?  This is not the first time i've had problems.  Julien fixed it for me last time but I still don't know how to do it without needing you guys to rescue me.
Thanks tons for your help.
Jules

me3512

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YuR6V_Yr7Bk/S62yH9edbTI/AAAAAAAAEfo/FjK4z5hUtdM/s1600/cow.jpg


I just used the image link.   weird  :)

lucyanya

show off.....
:(

thats the thing, i'm using the image link, pasted in the details from photobucket, nada.... just the details on screen.

aarrgghh.  i know i'm a numpty

lucyanya

testing testing 

[img]Photobucket[/img]

see,  just loads of bumph
but no pic
I've tried pasting the img code, the thumbnail code, the html code

aaarrrgghh

me3512

do you have the "http://" at the beginning ?  check for extra spaces in the text your pasting ( beginning and end especially ) and can you add images from a different site?

lucyanya

[img][IMG]http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn151/lucyanya/th_004.jpg[/img][/img]

http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn151/lucyanya/th_004.jpg

woohoo  -  nothing like persistence and bloody mindedness
:top:

Julien

you can also find help here https://www.expat.com/forum/help.php#bbcode

lucyanya

Thanks Julian,  by jove,  I think I've got it. 

I think I should stick to my wind up gramophone  hehe
This technology stuff and me don't seem to get on..
:dumbom:

I can paste in the code and get the pic no problem if I DON'T use the img icon.  I think it boils down to too much information and conflicting instructions.  SORTED.

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