How to attach pictures and attachments
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:02 pm
It is possible to add images and attachments of various types to your forum postings.
Photographs come out best as JPEGs (.jpg files), and line drawings are best as GIF or PNG files.
Attachments and photographs are limited to five per post. Individual image sizes are limited to 500KB in size.
When posting a new topic or reply to an existing topic, enter the text as usual.
Scroll down to the section entitled "Upload attachment". Press the "Browse" button and select the photo from the file system on your computer. Then enter a comment in the big "File comment" box. I usually add a short caption. Press the "Add the file" button.
The file should now be attached.
Check it is attached properly by pressing the "Preview" button. If everything looks okay, press "Submit".
The forum software will display a moderate sized 'thumbnail' for larger images. This makes it easier for users to read the forums, and they can always click on the thumbnail to see the full sized image.
Note that all attachments take up space on MY web server and will cost ME. Although my web server account hosts a number of commercial sites, the LNER forums now take up the bulk of my allocation. 500K might not seem much but these attachments add up.
You can add images/attachments that are already hosted on your own website. Do this by using the Img tag (the 'Img' button). Note that it is good practice to keep these images below about 500px wide so that they do not disrupt the forum formatting. I may remove references to images that do disrupt the formatting.
Richard
Photographs come out best as JPEGs (.jpg files), and line drawings are best as GIF or PNG files.
Attachments and photographs are limited to five per post. Individual image sizes are limited to 500KB in size.
When posting a new topic or reply to an existing topic, enter the text as usual.
Scroll down to the section entitled "Upload attachment". Press the "Browse" button and select the photo from the file system on your computer. Then enter a comment in the big "File comment" box. I usually add a short caption. Press the "Add the file" button.
The file should now be attached.
Check it is attached properly by pressing the "Preview" button. If everything looks okay, press "Submit".
The forum software will display a moderate sized 'thumbnail' for larger images. This makes it easier for users to read the forums, and they can always click on the thumbnail to see the full sized image.
Note that all attachments take up space on MY web server and will cost ME. Although my web server account hosts a number of commercial sites, the LNER forums now take up the bulk of my allocation. 500K might not seem much but these attachments add up.
You can add images/attachments that are already hosted on your own website. Do this by using the Img tag (the 'Img' button). Note that it is good practice to keep these images below about 500px wide so that they do not disrupt the forum formatting. I may remove references to images that do disrupt the formatting.
Richard