Posting pictures and searching posts

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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I have 2 questions, both of which I am sure have been answered before. First, I want to learn how to post pictures using photobucket, and second I want to figure out how to search the previous posts so I don’t have to ask the first question again! As I have stated before I am a computer dinosaur so I need a step by step description of how to use Photobucket even down to the way to copy and paste from Photobucket to the MRR forums. If you know of a web site that explains this clearly and simply I would appreciate the address or, somebody please take the time to walk me (and I suspect many others) through the process. Please don’t assume that I have any required knowledge of how to do this stuff - I really don’t understand the computer stuff very well at all.

Thanks

Dave

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Hi,

I am a computer dinosaur myself, but I find posting pictures to this forum quite easy.

Here is what I did (and do):

  • Open an account at photobucket
  • Upload your picture to this account
  • Copy the “direct link”
  • Click on the film strip symbol above your post and paste the link into the “Link to Media” box
  • Click “OK”

That should put your picture into your post.

When you remove the picture from your photobucket account, it will also be removed from your post.

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Photobucket registration:

  1. Go to web address http://www.photobucket.com

  2. Click on “sign up” - upper right hand corner.
    Will take you to this webpage: http://register.photobucket.com/

Pick a username and a password, enter your email address, date of birth etc
Make a note of username and password - you will need that again later :slight_smile:
Click on “sign me up”

Next screen they try to fool you into getting a “pro” subscription instead of a free one.
Read text carefully, then click on small link at bottom that says “No thanks”

Next screen, accept default setting “public” for albums.
Make a mental note to not upload images you don’t want random strangers to see :slight_smile:

  1. You are now ready to upload your first image

Uploading images to photobucket

  1. Go to photobucket
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Thanks Ulrich and Stein - I will give it a try.

Dave

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Hi everyone: I want to practise posting pictures so if you don’t mind I am going to try a few more times.

Thanks

Dave

http://i785.photobucket.com/albums/yy132/HOn30critter/Scratch%20built%20structures/PA100012.jpg![](http://i785.photobucket.com/albums/yy132/HOn30critter/Scratch built structures/PA100012.jpg)