I'm sorry if this seems a little oversimplified, as most obviously know how to do most of this, but there are some that don't. I know when I first joined and started I was a little lost myself, and the question does get asked every now and then. This is my first tutorial so I will show step by step how I post an image using XP and IE7. If you have any questions on any terms I use please ask.



1.First choose start new topic in the desired forum section:









2.Then choose upload image:








3.Next select browse:








4.Then select your image(you may need to browse to the proper folder)
and select open:








5.You should now see this, select upload:








6.After a couple of seconds this screen will appear:








7.Now click and hold the Left mouse button and highlight the link:








8.next, click the Right mouse button and select copy:








9.Now go to your post and click the Right mouse button again and select Paste:








10.Your link with IMG tags should now be there:








11.Now add your title for the post and text above or below the link:








12.To check your post before it is posted select Preview:








13.And when everything is how you want it, select post:







And that's about it!
Hope this helps
-Shane

I always thought uploading screenshots was pretty straightforward, so i'm not sure why people have such a hard time


What I really don't get is how someone can figure out how to use their own image server, photobucket, ect, but not SimV's simple upload form

hand smacked   

This should be a sticky.

Quote:



Actually we used to have a sticky of it in Freeware and since there are a lot of new members it doesn't hurt to have it around I think

Sticky it in here

Souichiro wrote on Oct 29^th, 2008 at 6:25pm:


There's too many here, the page would be too cluttered.. IMO

BFMF wrote on Oct 29^th, 2008 at 3:12pm:

I would have to agree. It was difficult to understand at one time but since the upload script was changed it should be a piece of cake. After your images have been successfully uploaded all you have to do is copy the code & paste it into your topic. This is the point where some people seem to come unstuck. From what I've seen the main problem is unfamiliarity with the basic features of their browsers. All the popular browsers have their own little differences which makes it difficult to give more than general advice.

One thing I should perhaps have pointed out when I first spotted it. This instruction on the Upload Images page is no longer necessary & could cause confusion when people first start posting images..

Bob70 wrote on Oct 29^th, 2008 at 6:29pm:

We all have our favourite methods of working. It should automatically open in a new Window. I dislike working in tabs.

Nothing wrong with your tute Shane. Well done!

However, I still think that a tute on posting images is unnecessary. Makes it look more complicated than it is. It's really a very simple procedure.

Good evening all...

Some very interesting comments.

First of all I would like to say thanks Shane for the tutorial.

For some of us who have never had a computer course of any kind (Jeppesen excluded), may take several screenshots a year, climbing past the seven decades in years and hoping the old grey matter won't turn to jelly overnight I think your tutorial might be good to look back on in a month or two when I/we decide to take another picture or screenshot.

Sure I think a good many of us have had home computers since they came out and many like myself probably used them for typing reports, reading educational material and playing games on.  Yes the first game we purchased I believe was Microsoft FS98 when it came out and I just couldn't get myself interested in it. 
Why we purchased every Microsoft Flight Simulator Game after that one God only knows.  We still have them collecting dust on a shelf though.

Then the Internet and Forums came along and the electronic gizmo became more interesting and even more educational.  Forums like Simviation which is the one and only I have ever used are very entertaining and informative to say the least and I enjoy it very much.

Tutorials, yes I think they are very important just as reference material if nothing else.
Now you will all have to excuse me but I have to go find the tutorial on the old slide rule, it would seem I forgot a few procedures on using it and one of our twelve (12) yes (12) year old grandchildren asked me about it the other day while visiting.

You wouldn't want him to think his grandfather was a complete dummy would you?   

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug