Putting photos in posts

Hi Andrena, as far as I can tell there's no room on the forum for any more photos uploaded from your computer as these are hosted by the forums computers & have limited space. Those uploaded through hosting services like photobucket/flickr don't take up any space on the forum as they are only links to the hosted copy.

Both those services have free accounts & privacy settings. Like the forum they do have a limit on free space but its more than most members would use to post photos here.

Both scallywag & I will happily help as I'm sure others will, we can always communicate by PM if you want. )

I've now seen scallywag had posted offers of help before my previous post - I hadn't seen it forgot to go to the 2nd page!!

If you do use flickr, then the correct thing to use when upload is this-

Capture by T1NGLER, on Flickr
the MORE WAYS THE SHARE tab
 click it then click the 
GRAB THE HTML/BBCODE tab
Then click in the box that opens then copy and paste the elongated link that appears in to the forum post you are on.

no worries-I like to help,out when I can-we are a community after all and every little helps

Okay lets see what I can do to help.

First of all I'm assuming that you are using a Windows computer/tablet. If not I might have to think again or ask others to help

You've uploaded 3 photos to flickr which I presume you can see in your photostream or set area of flickr.

On Flickr Click on the first one you want to appear on the post. It will now become the only photo you can see.

As Jim described it will have those little boxes at the bottom & pick the one he said.
You will then see a box appear like the one below (if necessary clicking on the grab the html/BBcode if that isn't selected)


Flickr share image by osiriscat, on Flickr

As Jim said click in that box & it will turn blue as per the image below


Flickr share image 2 by osiriscat, on Flickr

Then press Ctrl & while holding it down press C (this will copy the highlighted text) alternatively right click & click on copy in the menu choices you'll see

Then on forum in your post where you want the picture to be
press Ctrl & while holding it down press V (this will paste the text from flickr) alternatively right click & click on paste in the menu choices you'll see

You should now see the text in the post area.

Repeat the process for the other 2 photos. It may sound long winded but once you've done it a few times it will become much easier.

Hope that helps. If you have any problems with it will become easier.

The setting to family & friends should be fine as posting the Html/BBcode on the forum is rather like saying you give permission. I've not had any issues with delays in having photos available on flickr or with a minimum number of photos. (although I'm not an expert in its use)

Do you see the box with the grab html/bbcode?

If so does the code turn blue (or change colour) when you click in it?

If so it looks like the issue is in the copy & paste on a Macbook or the forum.
As far as I've been able to ascertain on a Macbook it is CMD & C to copy & CMD & V to paste.

When you paste into the forum reply window what appears ?

As a test if you do exactly the same instructions but instead of pasting into a forum post window, paste into a a Macbook Word or text program. Does it the text appear then?

A possible silly question but you are pasting it directly into the forum reply/create box & not using add attachment or Insert image icon to paste into?

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P1010348 by puddycats 2013, on Flickr