:ck-smile: Hiya Gillian,

Gillian wrote:

Carole I would love to have a go at this but my brain isn't functioning well today (see 'all shook up') so will have to leave it for the time being!! I will make a nuisance of myself and try another time. Thanks for every thing Cheers Gillian

You won't be a nuisance Gillian - Go on - Have a go - practice on this thread. If you have difficulties - Maxine, Don or I will guide you through it.
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Getting the correct URL to use, from the list

When you upload a new image to servimg,
After you've clicked on "host it"...........

Quote:

Give it a few seconds & you're then taken to a new page........ "My Image" & the image you've uploaded is displayed at the top. Underneath the image you see a list of URLs. Scroll down to the bottom one under "Direct Links" Under this "Image URL" - Copy that URL.

Using an image you already have stored in your servimg.......

Locate the image thumbnail in your store.....
...... looks like this screen print...........


On there - under the image - click on Links
This will then take you to that same page "My Image"
with the list of URLs.
So then just the same process - down to the bottom
Direct Links - URL underneath it - Copy that.



Hope that helps to make more sense of it all
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Hiya jfs,

jfs1952 wrote:

jfs1952 wrote:

Hello Carole and Maxine Where do you get the action/moving images from, i.e Maxine "Hi There Friend" JFS

maxine wrote:

Well i do a search for free animations and then save them to my computer , then upload them to serving. Like with yahoo messenger you then use then in the posts. you can also save the ones on here to your computer and then upload them to serving. Going to pm you, Maxine

Maxine is helping you with this isn't she, jfs, so that's OK - you'll be sorted!!

But just to mention - there are a couple of animations sites links on our Portal - scroll down to "Smith Project's Web Resources Providers" - see column on right-hand side. (these are also listed in the Links Cabinet) I also have 2 or 3 more animations sites to add there soon too, for sites that I've recently used their animations.

The conditions of use with these animations sites, is that we do give them credit by having a link from our site to theirs (otherwise - could be breaching copyright - same as any images from other sites, so have to be careful about that)

But feel free also to copy any of our animations that are already on the site in other Topics - these are mostly in Chit-Chat & Pet Lovers Corner.

Carole :cheers:

Another thing I forgot to mention.........

Once you've saved an image in servimg & used the URL to input it to a Topic. Be sure not to remove the image from your servimg - as then you are deleting the URL - and so your image will disappear from your Topic, & be replaced by an ugly servimg banner or a red cross.

Carole

Hi Carole

Thanks for your help on inserting images, but how do you put photo into Avator.

JFS

Hi jfs,

To add an Avatar.......

Go to your Profile
(Click on "Profile" link, in horizontal menu that runs along top of all Forum pages, underneath the banner)

That takes you to your "Registration Information" page.

Above the Orange Bar that says "Registration Information"
See on right-hand side - another horizontal menu...

Information | Preferences | Signature | Avatar | Topics watched

Click on "Avatar"

That takes you to your "Avatar control panel"

There you are given 4 options, as you will see.

If you want to use an image of your own (ie not from gallery).....

Either the first or second option will be for you.......

1)Upload Avatar from your machine:
click browse & locate the image on your computer & select it.
or
2) Upload Avatar from a URL: "Enter the URL of the location containing the Avatar image, it will be copied to this site"
For this you can copy/paste (or type in) the Image URL from your servimg store, or from any other image server

When you've done either (1) or (2) as above.
Then click on the Save button.

You should then get a message.......
"Your profile has been updated"

Next time you go into your profile - in the avatar control panel you should see your image displayed at the top - with an option to delete it, if you wish.

Good Luck!! Will watch out for your Avatar appearing beside all your posts now

Carole

Some Roman soldiers I met marching through Cartagena one day!! Gillian

Well done Gillian at mastering the images and your avatar is lovely. Is it something you have grown?

Yes, lovely avatar Gillian & that's a great image of the Roman Soldiers!

Carole :ck-wink:

:wave2: More Info..........

Copy of item re-posted on the Announcements board today :ck-wink:
& a copy has been put on each Board in Social Club.
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Maximum Width of Images in Posts = 480 pxls
:flower: When including images in your posts at Smith Chat, please be
aware that very wide images will distort the Forum pages, making
horizontal scrolling necessary for reading messages text, & so need
to be avoided.

So please resize or crop your wider images to no more than 480 pixels
width, before posting.
Thanks

EDITED - Revised Info
Since the Announcement was posted above, I've received a few queries.......
Please see new FAQ's.........
FAQ: How to resize BIG image for posting.
FAQ: >> How to share Certificate/other Document - large image >>
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Hope these help.
Carole

Thanks

Carole

PS: Sorry if I was misunderstood. :ck-sad:
I should have said when I posted the above message
earlier
...... that's with the exception of this Practice Thread.......
It doesn't matter what members produce on here, whilst practicing!!
BIG images or whatever -
well, within reason, of course

Carole

Hi everyone,

Just posting a note on here to remind new members you can make as
much of a mess as you like on this Topic thread - whilst practicing how
to insert images in your posts!!

To everyone who's already practiced on here and succeeded..........
WELL DONE!! - you're now awarded the Smith Chat Competence
Certificate for Posting Images!! Good stuff!! :ck-wink:

Hi everyone,

I've made this Topic into a "sticky", so that it will always be accessible at the top of the Coffee Break Chit-Chat Board. Otherwise, it may eventually be lost in the archive - and more members in the future might find it useful for practicing posting images.

Carole

help!
I have been trying to practice my posting images but cant get past the registration stage. it keeps telling me i have wrong email address or password but i am sure i have those both correct, what am i doing wrong!!!
regards robert.