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I have tried again to find the "ARROW nest to the attachment ICON" in order to click on it and add an image to my post, large, so it doesn't have to be blown up to view. Where can I find that arrow.
Also, I cannot figure out how you all choose just a phrase within another person's post and refer to it in your post. I only know how to add the entire post then add my comments.
Yes, I am slow. Thanks for your help. Mule
sir White Wolf
02-22-2009, 10:25
I have tried again to find the "ARROW nest to the attachment" in order to click on it and add an image to my post, large, so it doesn't have to be blown up to view. Where can I find that arrow.
Also, I cannot figure out how you all choose just a phrase within another person's post and refer to it in your post. I only know how to add the entire post then add my comments.
Yes, I am slow. Thanks for your help. Mule
High light (Left click and drag over unwanted text) like ya do to copy, - and delete unwanted text.
Leave [ QUOTE = Mule;102068 ] At the beginning of Quote and [ /QUOTE ] At the end.
And there ya have it
Also, I cannot figure out how you all choose just a phrase within another person's post and refer to it in your post. I only know how to add the entire post then add my comments.
Yes, I am slow. Thanks for your help. Mule
ricegravy
02-22-2009, 10:49
I have tried again to find the "ARROW next to the attachment ICON" in order to click on it and add an image to my post, large, so it doesn't have to be blown up to view. Where can I find that arrow?
I don't know how everyone else does it, but I put an before the web address to the picture and a after it to display the image full size.
Ex: [img ]http://www.whatever.com/thing.jpg[ /img]
angrysparrow
02-22-2009, 11:18
Mule, the above posts are spot on. I will try to give a little more detail in this post, though.
To insert a full-size picture, either from the gallery or hosted on another site, the simplest way is to click the 'insert image' icon (http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/images/editor/insertimage.gif) on the toolbar above the text window. That will popup another window in which you either type or paste the URL of the picture you want to insert.
To make a 'partial quote' from someone's post, you first start by using the 'Quote' button. Then you simply edit that to remove that parts of the quote that you don't want, but be sure to leave the quote brackets at the top and bottom of the post, ala -
The quoted text.. If you want to break down someone's post to respond to multiple portions of it individually, then after clicking the 'Quote' button, simply 'copy' their post. Then, you just paste it back in and remove the unwanted portions for each response.
To 'multiquote' multiple people's posts in one of your responses, you need to go through the thread and click the multipost button (http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/images/buttons/multiquote_off.gif) beside every post you want to quote. Then, when you click the 'Post Reply' button at the bottom left of the thread, it will paste in all those you selected as quotes.
If this isn't clear, just let me know. I can work up a short tutorial (maybe even video) for each individual task that anyone needs assistance with.
sir White Wolf
02-22-2009, 11:22
See, all the Help one could want!
I love this Forum! :lol:
headchange4u
02-22-2009, 11:24
I use Photobucket for hosting my pics. The automatically give you a [img ][/img ] link that you can use to insert pictures in forums.
ricegravy
02-22-2009, 11:38
I didn't know about the "multipost button".
Good info.
Cannibal
02-23-2009, 13:53
Here's how I do it.
In the gallery there is a box "BB Image Code:" that contains all the link info. If I just copy and paste it "http://www.hammockforums.net/gallery/files/4/3/5/wbtee_for_td_thumb.jpg (http://www.hammockforums.net/gallery/showimage.php?i=5080&c=member&orderby=title&direction=ASC&imageuser=435&cutoffdate=-1)" (normally has the "" & "[URL]" tags at the ends) I get this:
[img]http://www.hammockforums.net/gallery/files/4/3/5/wbtee_for_td_thumb.jpg (http://www.hammockforums.net/gallery/showimage.php?i=5080&c=member&orderby=title&direction=ASC&imageuser=435&cutoffdate=-1)
If I copy and paste, then remove the word "thumb" at the end I get this:
http://www.hammockforums.net/gallery/files/4/3/5/wbtee_for_td.jpg (http://www.hammockforums.net/gallery/showimage.php?i=5080&c=member&orderby=title&direction=ASC&imageuser=435&cutoffdate=-1)
I will avoid typing if at all possible.:D
BillyBob58
02-23-2009, 17:10
I didn't know about the "multipost button".
Good info.
Me either! Very useful.
So, you upload to the galery first then add it to the post?
Cannibal
02-23-2009, 17:42
That's how I do it, but once I figure something out I tend to stop looking at other options. Good thread for newbies and veterans! :cool:
the first couple posts of this thread should be a sticky somewhere on this site easy for newbies or the computer less-literate to find and access. There are all kinds of forums features that anyone not really well versed in forums might be wondering how to do, but don't know.
Perhaps one SUPER sticky post that explains sharing images both full size and thumbnailed, video, quoting etc all in one instructional post.
angrysparrow
02-23-2009, 22:00
the first couple posts of this thread should be a sticky somewhere on this site easy for newbies or the computer less-literate to find and access. There are all kinds of forums features that anyone not really well versed in forums might be wondering how to do, but don't know.
Perhaps one SUPER sticky post that explains sharing images both full size and thumbnailed, video, quoting etc all in one instructional post.
I'm starting to work on that now, turk! Will take a few days to get everything together.
oldgringo
07-12-2010, 04:17
Bump.
Good thread, good info.
trekkingnut
07-12-2010, 05:57
great thread guys. proper useful info on here!