this is a quick how-to for posting pictures from Craigslist/Ebay/whatever pic you want. the purpose of this is so you don't have to upload pics to here and use up your space or if you just don't want to upload them period.
i'm using Firefox and XP, so depending on your browser and OS some stuff might be a bit different.
if you have any questions just post in this thread and i'll try to get to them. if it is a question that has already been asked/answered, i will just ignore it so read the thread.
if you want to practice doing this, please do so in this thread: http://www.oldminibikes.com/forum/general-minibike-talk/390-how-post-pictures-test-area.html
here we go! :freakout:
i'll use this ad since it's it the first one i came across: Mini Bike 3 hp Chopper style
step 1: right click on the picture you want, this will bring up a box with a bunch of crap in it. left click on the one that says properties.
step 1.5: you will now have a window open up that says "Element Properties" or something similar.
step 2: you want to highlight the location of the picture. the URL for the picture will end in .jpg, .jpeg, .gif or something else depending on what type of pic it is. those are the most common though.
step 3: right click the highlighted part and left click on copy. this will copy the URL to your clipboard.
step 4: at this point you are done with CL and need to go to the window with good 'ol oldminibikes.com.
once you are at the "new thread" page, right click in the area that you type in the message and click on "paste". in the picture, i already clicked on paste and you can see how the URL from earlier is now in the message box.
step 5: now you have to add the tags to make the image show. it is necessary to close the ending tag. this is done by putting a forward slash between the bracket and the '"i". i've highlighted the [img] tags so you can see how that is done.
[IMG]http://i37.tinypic.com/2whf23s.jpg
step 6: once you finish typing your message scroll down to "preview post". it's right next to the "submit new thread" button. click that and it will give you a preview. you can make sure everything looks good at that point and then post the thread.
i'm using Firefox and XP, so depending on your browser and OS some stuff might be a bit different.
if you have any questions just post in this thread and i'll try to get to them. if it is a question that has already been asked/answered, i will just ignore it so read the thread.
if you want to practice doing this, please do so in this thread: http://www.oldminibikes.com/forum/general-minibike-talk/390-how-post-pictures-test-area.html
here we go! :freakout:
i'll use this ad since it's it the first one i came across: Mini Bike 3 hp Chopper style
step 1: right click on the picture you want, this will bring up a box with a bunch of crap in it. left click on the one that says properties.
step 1.5: you will now have a window open up that says "Element Properties" or something similar.
step 2: you want to highlight the location of the picture. the URL for the picture will end in .jpg, .jpeg, .gif or something else depending on what type of pic it is. those are the most common though.
step 3: right click the highlighted part and left click on copy. this will copy the URL to your clipboard.
step 4: at this point you are done with CL and need to go to the window with good 'ol oldminibikes.com.
once you are at the "new thread" page, right click in the area that you type in the message and click on "paste". in the picture, i already clicked on paste and you can see how the URL from earlier is now in the message box.
step 5: now you have to add the tags to make the image show. it is necessary to close the ending tag. this is done by putting a forward slash between the bracket and the '"i". i've highlighted the [img] tags so you can see how that is done.
[IMG]http://i37.tinypic.com/2whf23s.jpg
step 6: once you finish typing your message scroll down to "preview post". it's right next to the "submit new thread" button. click that and it will give you a preview. you can make sure everything looks good at that point and then post the thread.
Last edited:
