FIGJAM

[FIGJAM]

lets see if i can post a pic

[gyre]

Make sure bbcode is enabled on your profile and posts.
Everything should work in preview.

[FIGJAM]

im 56 year old cactus mover from apache junction, az. this will be my first year and i think ive read the entire forum. so i dont think i have any dumb questions exept how to post pics...lol thank for all the wisdom and snark.

[Elorrum]

If I lived near Tucson I'd check this out:


Hello Race Fans:
The 6th annual Death Race is quickly approaching.

This is an annual outlaw desert event where riders will see their bikes disintegrate beneath them as they approach speeds of 50 mph.

To avoid the heat from coming down us, we have rented a race track for the day. Anyone and everyone is invited to participate.

Death Race is open to all gas and electric motorized bicycles. Pedals and a motor, you're in.

Safety equipment, i.e. helmets, boots, knee and elbow pads, are highly recommended as well as mandatory.

Death Race 2010 will be held at P1 Circuit Race Track at the Pima County Fairgrounds in Tucson, AZ on Sunday April 18th, 2010.

[FIGJAM]

MOD NOTE - Well figjam, you want to know how to post pictures? You got the first part right with the HTML, but then you disabled it at the bottom.

I turned it BACK on for you.
mdmf

[FIGJAM]

MOD NOTE:
OK - so I had a minute to fix your links. you had typos in the syntax.

MDMF

[FIGJAM]

i must be missing somthing...lol

[gyre]

I can't even find that image, so hard to know why.
Some images are blocked.

Click on image and click on copy image location.
Paste that here and highlight, then click image, as you have done.
Check in preview.
Some just don't work.

[mdmf007]

In addition to NOT using protected photos, dont turn off the codes

[FIGJAM]

thanks mdmf007. thier my pics and everything is enable. im just slow on puter stuff......lol

[ygmir]

your photos need to be "hosted" somewhere, like photobucket or something.
then, you link to them using the "img" buttons.

you can't directly link to your computer, or, upload them for there

so above the page your typing on:

click the "img" button
paste the location (in the address bar)
click "img" again.

make sure the "img" is in order:

[img]location[/img]

[FIGJAM]

i put them on imageshare. but im still haveing problem......so much to share........i am undaunted......thanks ygmir

[ygmir]

some sites won't allow direct linking.

can you post the address of one?

[FIGJAM]

i might try later. i dont push my frustration factor to far. if i have to eat an elephant ill take small bites....lol

[mdmf007]

MOD NOTE:
OK - so I had a minute to fix your links. you had typos in the syntax.

your post above this one is too buggered up to even try to correct. I gave it a shot, but there are too many typos in the address. I think its the same photo, not sure.

MDMF

[FIGJAM]

mdmf007.........thanks for trying to help this computer illiterate. thats not even close to what i sent but ill finger it out sooner or later........thanks again

[ygmir]

open the photo you want,
highlight the entire address, in the address bar,
press control "C",

open a reply window here,
put the cursor in it, so you know it's blinking,
and, press control "V".

that will put the address here, copied directly
then, we can try making it work.

just a thought.............

[FIGJAM]

[img]http://img340.imageshack.us/i/plantsaguaro06.jpg/[/img]

[FIGJAM]

oh well........ill try again tomorrow........night all

[ygmir]

perhaps a link to your page there on imageshack?

It seems to me, it's not letting you remote link, for some reason.
Perhaps there are sharing rules you've set or something?

just a thought.

[FIGJAM]

ok......im gonna type in the exact address in the address bar.[img]http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/8634/plantsaguaro06.jpg[/img] if this doesnt work can someone guide me to a step by step tutorial? that way i wont feel like im wasting everyones time on this........lol

[ygmir]

[FIGJAM]

thats magical..how come i cant make that happen? thanks for posting my pic.

[ygmir]

when you typed it in, you put an extra space in the last img thing,
I'll show you:

correct (like hitting the button above):



what you did:

[img] [/i mg]

note the space between the i and m

also, usually, the address ends with JPG, GIF, something like that. not a slash or other stuff.

you'll get it, just keep tryin'.

[Elliot]

No worries, Figjam -- we all go thru this learning process.

You should never need to type in an address. As Ygmir mentioned, you should be able to copy an address and paste it in where you need it.

Do you know what "highlighting" something on the screen means? It means you click on something -- or even drag the mouse over it with the left button held down -- and that area turns blue. (Could be an other color -- you'll see it.)

Once an address (or a section of text) is highlighted (or "selected"), you can copy it by either clicking on the copy icon at the top, or by typing Ctrl C. Now that address is sitting on the computer's "clip board", ready for you to "paste" it in somewhere else with either the clip board icon, or Ctrl V.

Let's make sure you have that down.

Edit: Oh... And when you highlight something, you need to make sure you get just what you need in blue, no more and no less. That can take a few tries. Just click anywhere on the screen to cancel the highlighting and try again.

[FIGJAM]

i may have to have some FIGJAM tees made to give out to the eplaya heros. im printing out your info so i wont forget as i am also a member of the CRAFT club(cant remember a fucking thing)....but ill get it..... and thank you for your support.

[theCryptofishist]

OED would love that photo.

[FIGJAM]

when i preview the post i should see the picture?

[ygmir]

yes.
have you made sure to uncheck the boxes indicated my MDMF007?
you can do it in your profile so it's permanent.

[FIGJAM]

i thought they were suposed to be checked...doh TAAAAAAAAAADAAAAAAA