New members - Posting Pictures, Web sites and Formatting.

Michael Crane · Post by **Michael Crane** » Thu May 26, 2005 10:47 am

Using bold or italics in you posts adds emphasis when needed. Likewise pictures and 'live' web site links give your post that extra ooomph!

Here's how it's done:

Bold Italic Underline are very easy, just write out your sentence and then select whatever word or part of it you want to emphasise with your mouse left click and then, when it's selected simply click on the button above.

This method is also used to embed pictures. Firstly the picture you want to embed must have a web location (if it's on your PC it has to be downloaded to a web site first). Once you've located your picture, right click it and go to 'Copy Picture Location' in Mozilla or 'Properties' in IE and copy the location.

Then just paste it into your post . . .

http://www.rent.carvoeiro.com/velhavideira/id21_01.jpg

select it as above and then click on Img . . .

Links to web sites are done in exactly the same way . . .

Copy and paste the url:
http://www.backgammon-biba.co.uk/frames.html

select it and then click on Url . . .
http://www.backgammon-biba.co.uk/frames.html

Finally, have a go with the various buttons and experiment. Soon it'll all become second nature. If you see any of Jeremy's posts with pictures in then you'll know it's easy to do

jeremy · Post by **jeremy** » Thu May 26, 2005 10:56 am

I'm too scared to try again !

Does the full image appear on the preview ?

Michael Crane · Post by **Michael Crane** » Thu May 26, 2005 10:57 am

Yes, the Preview shows everything as it'll be when submitted.

See, you can even keep selecting and add formatting on top of formatting!

Go on, try it

Michael Crane · Post by **Michael Crane** » Thu May 26, 2005 11:02 am

You can also embed gifs . . .

jeremy · Post by **jeremy** » Thu May 26, 2005 11:45 am

at last !

Thanks Michael

Michael Crane · Post by **Michael Crane** » Thu May 26, 2005 12:09 pm

Wow, a Tony Blair cat!

jeremy · Post by **jeremy** » Thu May 26, 2005 12:23 pm

Be careful Michael, I may agree, but apparantly the majority don't !

Michael Crane · Post by **Michael Crane** » Thu May 26, 2005 12:39 pm

Since when I have cared what the majority think?

They have their opinion . . . I have mine.

I see you're into the swing of it, now!

Michael Crane · Post by **Michael Crane** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 11:54 am

Phil The Fitter . . .

Was you having difficulties putting a picture into a post? See above

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 12:54 pm

Thanks Michael, I shall give it a go . Fill the Phitter

Jackie · Post by **Jackie** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 1:05 pm

Is it possible to copy attachments, as in passing on an email ?

Michael Crane · Post by **Michael Crane** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 2:14 pm

No Jackie, I don't think that's possible. You'll have to use email

Michael Crane · Post by **Michael Crane** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 4:26 pm

For new members . . .

If you can't beat Jeremy . . . join him!

Still guest · Post by **Still guest** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 5:34 pm

Why does the forum refuse too accept Hotmail addresses on registration?

Gadjo · Post by **Gadjo** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 8:44 pm

What a good question! Thought I'd been banned before I'd even joined!???

Put my yahoo address instead and voila!