Ah , so the (insert image) lets you link to the picture or image ,and not directley insert it in to the page (as in copy and paste).
Cheers.
I think you will find it does not link to your PC, it copies it from your PC and pastes/copies onto the forum page.
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How to Post Photos or Screenshots In The Forums.
First,
Sign up and register with Photobucket at: http://photobucket.com/register.phpScreenHunterA nice little program for selecting screenshots is called: "ScreenHunter"
Which enables you to "Copy, Cut, Paste and save, without having to use or open any other program.
Available from:
http://www.wisdom-soft.com/products/screenhunter.htmThen follow the instructions from No2 below,
To Upload Your screenshot or Picture to Photobucket or:-
1.
If you want to post a screenshot from your computerA) Open the page that you want and press "PrintScreen" (Prt Sc) on your keyboard.
B) Click "Start > All Programs > Accessories > Paint"
C) In the open Paint window click "Edit > Paste". This will paste your PrintScreen Image.
... If you need to adjust the image by cropping out any unwanted parts, you will need to use a different program afterwards.
D) Click "File > Save As" and select My Pictures and name it, followed by "Save".
2.
To Upload Your Screenshot Or Picture to Photobucket:.. A) Login to "photobucket.com"
B) Choose an image from your PC by clicking "
Browse" then select the image or picture that you want to post and click "
Upload".
C) On completion of uploading, your image will appear in the lower part of the window with links beneath it.
D) For "
most" forums click on the link that says: "IMG Code" next to it will be the code to copy that will start with:-
... [IM.G]
http://i92...etc’ (it will also automatically copy the code and say "copied" when you click on the code).
3. Close Photobucket and return to the forum.
4. In the Post or Reply panel "right click" where you want the image to appear and then click "Paste".
5.
To check what it looks like:While you still have the typing panel open, the text will be seen as:-
[IM.G]http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l39/oldfogy/Gifs/Pirate_Sword.gif[/IMG]
If you click Preview, the preview panel will now open and your image will appear.
NB:
DO NOT remove or replace any of the [ ] brackets, or your image will not appear.
Original text courtesy of Dave.M