How to place your picture on the forum

[Steve]

Linking Basics

Overview: The following tutorial is a step by step guide on how to direct link files from Photobucket to your favorite forums, message boards, emails, instant messenges, and web layouts.

Requirements: You must be a Photobucket account holder. You also must already have content uploaded into your Photobucket account.

Steps to Take:

1.Log into your Photobucket account at http://www.photobucket.com


2.From the navigation bar at the top of your album, select the "albums & upload" tab.


3.Locate the thumbnail image for the file you wish to direct link and notice the three separate linking codes below it.

Note: You can access these same codes from the "edit", or full size, page as well.



4.Email & IM (Share URL): Use this to send via IM or Email. This can be turned off in your account options or the "change link options" hyperlink under your first thumbnail image.
5.Direct Link: Use this for layout pages and MySpace backgrounds. This can be turned off in your account options or the "change link options" hyperlink under your first thumbnail image.
6.HTML Tag: Use this for linking to sites like MySpace or Ebay. This can be turned off in your account options or the "change link options" hyperlink under your first thumbnail image.
7.IMG Code: Use this for Bulletin Boards and Forums. This can be turned off in your account options or the "change link options" hyperlink under your first thumbnail image.


8.Left click in the field for the code that you want to use. This will automatically copy the code for you, as denoted by the yellow "Copied" message that pops up.
Navigate to the place where you would like to link your image to. This might be a forum, message board, email, instant message, etc, and paste (right click, select "paste") the code into the appropriate field.

[maxstaff]

Linking Basics

Overview: The following tutorial is a step by step guide on how to direct link files from Photobucket to your favorite forums, message boards, emails, instant messenges, and web layouts.

Requirements: You must be a Photobucket account holder. You also must already have content uploaded into your Photobucket account.

Steps to Take:

1.Log into your Photobucket account at http://www.photobucket.com


2.From the navigation bar at the top of your album, select the "albums & upload" tab.


3.Locate the thumbnail image for the file you wish to direct link and notice the three separate linking codes below it.

Note: You can access these same codes from the "edit", or full size, page as well.



4.Email & IM (Share URL): Use this to send via IM or Email. This can be turned off in your account options or the "change link options" hyperlink under your first thumbnail image.
5.Direct Link: Use this for layout pages and MySpace backgrounds. This can be turned off in your account options or the "change link options" hyperlink under your first thumbnail image.
6.HTML Tag: Use this for linking to sites like MySpace or Ebay. This can be turned off in your account options or the "change link options" hyperlink under your first thumbnail image.
7.IMG Code: Use this for Bulletin Boards and Forums. This can be turned off in your account options or the "change link options" hyperlink under your first thumbnail image.


8.Left click in the field for the code that you want to use. This will automatically copy the code for you, as denoted by the yellow "Copied" message that pops up.
Navigate to the place where you would like to link your image to. This might be a forum, message board, email, instant message, etc, and paste (right click, select "paste") the code into the appropriate field.

[maxstaff]

Linking Basics

Overview: The following tutorial is a step by step guide on how to direct link files from Photobucket to your favorite forums, message boards, emails, instant messenges, and web layouts.

Requirements: You must be a Photobucket account holder. You also must already have content uploaded into your Photobucket account.

Steps to Take:

1.Log into your Photobucket account at http://www.photobucket.com


2.From the navigation bar at the top of your album, select the "albums & upload" tab.


3.Locate the thumbnail image for the file you wish to direct link and notice the three separate linking codes below it.

Note: You can access these same codes from the "edit", or full size, page as well.



4.Email & IM (Share URL): Use this to send via IM or Email. This can be turned off in your account options or the "change link options" hyperlink under your first thumbnail image.
5.Direct Link: Use this for layout pages and MySpace backgrounds. This can be turned off in your account options or the "change link options" hyperlink under your first thumbnail image.
6.HTML Tag: Use this for linking to sites like MySpace or Ebay. This can be turned off in your account options or the "change link options" hyperlink under your first thumbnail image.
7.IMG Code: Use this for Bulletin Boards and Forums. This can be turned off in your account options or the "change link options" hyperlink under your first thumbnail image.


8.Left click in the field for the code that you want to use. This will automatically copy the code for you, as denoted by the yellow "Copied" message that pops up.
Navigate to the place where you would like to link your image to. This might be a forum, message board, email, instant message, etc, and paste (right click, select "paste") the code into the appropriate field.

[Staffy-bull lover]

Do you have to have a photbucket account to put pictures on here or can it just be done from my picture files from my computer like other forums do?

[ldmarston86]

Photobucket or equivalent