How To Add Your Photos To The Forum

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There are many posts created asking how to upload photos; below is an attempt to outline the various steps for posting photos, all in one place. It currently covers adding:[list]
[*]photos via Desktop and Laptop (PC or Mac)
[*]photos via Mobile Safari (iPad & iPhone)
[*]photos for use as your Avatar
[*]posting YouTube videos
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There's some short videos at the top of the guides and then, falling that, full step-by-steps underneath.

Feedback/corrections are welcome - these are not meant to be the fastest or only way, but they are hopefully easy to follow for first timers. If anyone would like to pass me any particular steps unique to Android devices, please PM and I'll add.

[b]Credit must go to [color=#ff0000]rothers2901[/color] for the original guide, from which much of this has been plaguirised[/b]




[size=4][size=5][color=#0000FF][b]Adding photos to a post on a Desktop (PC or Mac)[/b][/color][/size]
[font=Helvetica][b](if you’re using IE to browse the forum, think seriously about switching to [/b][/font][/size][b]Chrome, Firefox or Safari)[/b]

[url="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EqGV0ICesrA"][media]http[/url][url="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EqGV0ICesrA"]://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqGV0ICesrA[/media][/url]


[color=#0000FF][font=Helvetica][b]Steps[/b][/font][/color]
[color=#242727][font=Helvetica]1. Firstly you will have to set up a Photobucket account over at [url="http://photobucket.com"]http://photobucket.com[/url] - this is free.
2. Sign up and fill in the details, I use the same details as my 350z details so I don’t forget.[/font][/color]
[color=#242727][font=Helvetica]3. Once you have created an account, sign in and you will see an UPLOAD button.[/font][/color][list=1]

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[color=#242727][font=Helvetica][url="http://s1321.photobucket.com/user/StuZed/media/Screenshots/Upload_zpsx7ltkdlm.png.html"][img]http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u544/StuZed/Screenshots/Upload_zpsx7ltkdlm.png[/img][/url][/font][/color]

[color=#242727][font=Helvetica]4. Click UPLOAD and you will be prompted to upload photos from your computer by either dragging and dropping into browser window, or, pressing the blue Choose Photos & Videos button.[/font][/color]

[color=#242727][font=Helvetica][url="http://s1321.photobucket.com/user/StuZed/media/Screenshots/Choose_zps33tp3mor.png.html"][img]http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u544/StuZed/Screenshots/Choose_zps33tp3mor.png[/img][/url][/font][/color]

[color=#242727][font=Helvetica]5. This will then take you to your computer.
6. Select the location where you have your photos.[/font][/color]
[color=#242727][font=Helvetica]7. Highlight the photo or photos you want to upload and click OPEN (or Choose).
8. The upload to your Photobucket album will commence. (The more photos you upload the longer it takes).[/font][/color]
[color=#242727][font=Helvetica]9. Once the upload is completed you will see it in if you scroll down your browser window.[/font][/color]
[color=#242727][font=Helvetica]10. Click the photo you wish to add to the forum.[/font][/color]
[color=#242727][font=Helvetica]11. Click the text in the Direct Link field.[/font][/color]

[color=#242727][font=Helvetica][url="http://s1321.photobucket.com/user/StuZed/media/Screenshots/Pic_zpsc7rggm0p.png.html"][img]http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u544/StuZed/Screenshots/Pic_zpsc7rggm0p.png[/img][/url][/font][/color]

[color=#242727][font=Helvetica]12. The field should briefly flash yellow and read COPIED (if this doesn’t happen you will need to manually copy the full text from the field).
13. Jump back to your post on the forum and then look for the little green Polaroid icon (circled below), Click it.[/font][/color]

[color=#242727][font=Helvetica][url="http://s1321.photobucket.com/user/StuZed/media/Screenshots/Polaroid_zpsfxi0w8lm.png.html"][img]http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u544/StuZed/Screenshots/Polaroid_zpsfxi0w8lm.png[/img][/url][/font][/color]

[color=#242727][font=Helvetica]14. In the subsequent pop-up there is just a URL field, Click in it, then Paste your link in.
15. Click OK.[/font][/color]
[color=#242727][font=Helvetica]16. Your image will now be in the body of your post.
17. For multiple images in one post, repeat steps 4 to 15 for each photo until content.[/font][/color]

[color=#242727][font=Helvetica]Don't forget to Click the black [/font][/color][b]Post[/b][color=#242727][font=Helvetica] or [b]Post New Topic[/b] button (as applicable).[/font][/color]

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[size=5][color=#0000FF][b]Adding photos to a post on Safari Mobile (iPad & iPhone)[/b][/color][/size]

[media]http://youtu.be/EqGV0ICesrA[/media]


[color=#0000ff][b]Steps[/b][/color]
When attempting to post pics via Safari mobile you may find it’s a little trickier than on a Desktop, hopefully this guide will help. The usual Photobucket account creation and upload steps apply, so please follow steps 1 to 9 from the "Desktop Guide" above.

The forum posting tools are not present on mobile Safari (iPad/iPhone), this can be dealt with by using the IMG link instead of the Direct link, as per below steps.

1. Go to your Photobucket account via Safari (this guide does not cover the iOS app).
2. Navigate to your photo.

[url="http://s1321.photobucket.com/user/StuZed/media/Screenshots/Pic_zps2v9ebsnf.png.html"][img]http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u544/StuZed/Screenshots/Pic_zps2v9ebsnf.png[/img][/url]

3. Tap once in the IMG field (shown in the red rectangles).
4. Tap and hold in the same field (you may need to slide your finger fractionally right or left to trigger the magnifier).
5. Once the magnifier pops up, let go.
6. The “Select, Select All, Paste” menu should have appeared as per below.

[url="http://s1321.photobucket.com/user/StuZed/media/Screenshots/IMG_177190_zpslho0yoae.png.html"][img]http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u544/StuZed/Screenshots/IMG_177190_zpslho0yoae.png[/img][/url]

7. Tap “Select All”.
8. More options appear.

[url="http://s1321.photobucket.com/user/StuZed/media/Screenshots/IMG_1772%201.jpg_zpsprcaxzra.png.html"][img]http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u544/StuZed/Screenshots/IMG_1772%201.jpg_zpsprcaxzra.png[/img][/url]

9. Tap “Copy”.
10. Switch back to the forum and your waiting post.
11. Tap and hold in the post field where you want your image to appear.
12. Let go.
13. The “Paste” option appears
14. Tap paste et voila.

[color=#242727][font=Helvetica]Don't forget to Click the black [/font][/color][b]Post[/b][color=#242727][font=Helvetica] or [b]Post New Topic[/b] button (as applicable).[/font][/color]

[size=5][color=#0000FF][b]Smileys[/b][/color][/size]
If you'd like to add smileys but without the button, you can learn some BB code here [url="http://www.350z-uk.com/index.php?&app=forums&module=extras&section=legends"]http://www.350z-uk.c...section=legends[/url] and then use that to impress potetial life partners down the pub

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[color=#0000FF][b][size=5]Adding an avatar to your profile on a Desktop (PC & Mac)[/size][/b][/color]

http://youtu.be/K6V_sC3CuHg


[color=#0000ff][b]Steps[/b][/color]
Firstly follow the steps 1 to 9 from the "Desktop Guide" in the first post above, to create your account and to upload the avatar image you would like. The easiest images to work with for avatars are square.

Having done all that, jump back to the forum.

1. Click on your Username in the black banner.
2. In the dropdown, click on the square directly down from your username.
3. Hover you mouse over the white silhouette in the square box.
4. “Change” displays, click it.
5. You’ll see the pop-up below.

[url="http://s1321.photobucket.com/user/StuZed/media/Screenshots/Avatar_zpsunhinm7z.png.html"][img]http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u544/StuZed/Screenshots/Avatar_zpsunhinm7z.png[/img][/url]

6. Click in the “Import a photo from a URL” field.
7. Paste in your Direct Link from Photobucket.
8. Click the “Import” button , immediately to the right.
9. Click “Done”.
10. You should now have a shiny new avatar.

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[color=#0000FF][b]Photobucket App - Android[/b][/color]
Photobucket has a free application for the Android phones.

[b]On your Android device:[/b]
1. Press the Google Play Store icon on your Android phone.
2. Press Search.
3. Enter Photobucket in the search box, and activate the search.
4. Press Photobucket in the search results.
5. Press the Photobucket application.
6. Press Install. The application installs on your Android.

[color=#0000FF][b]Photobucket App - iOS[/b][/color]
Photobucket has a free application for apple devices.

[b]On your iOS device:[/b]
1. Tap on the App Store icon.
2. Tap on the Search icon.
3. Enter Photobucket in the search box, tap Search
4. On the Photobucket app, Tap “Get”.
5. Tap “Install”.
6. Enter your Apple ID if prompted.

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[color=#0000FF][b]Posting YouTube Videos[/b][/color]
Video lovers can assist viewers by removing the "s" from HTTPS in YouTube URLs, so the video embeds in the page and doesn't force open a new browser window when clicked.

This big red S below is your enemy.

[url="http://s1321.photobucket.com/user/StuZed/media/Screenshots/Vids1_zpspnnguicz.png.html"][img]http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u544/StuZed/Screenshots/Vids1_zpspnnguicz.png[/img][/url]

Your edited link should look like this.

[url="http://s1321.photobucket.com/user/StuZed/media/Screenshots/Vids2_zpsdgol2hfy.png.html"][img]http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u544/StuZed/Screenshots/Vids2_zpsdgol2hfy.png[/img][/url]