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| There are several ways to insert a photo into a forum post. You can use the **Attachment** feature to upload a photo to the forum and use the **file** command to display it in the post. Another way is too use a Media Gallery Tag to display a photo in the forum post. The photo has to exist in one of your albums or for that mater any album on the site. And the last way is by posting a URL link to a photo that is posted somewhere else on the internet. I will cover each way in this topic. | There are several ways to insert a photo into a forum post. You can use the **Attachment** feature to upload a photo to the forum and use the **file** command to display it in the post. Another way is too use a Media Gallery Tag to display a photo in the forum post. The photo has to exist in one of your albums or for that mater any album on the site. And the last way is by posting a URL link to a photo that is posted somewhere else on the internet. I will cover each way in this topic. | ||
| - | **Media Gallery Tags** and **External Links** can also be used anywhere the **Advanced Editor** exists, if you see the Icons for Media Gallery Tags or External Link are there they work the same way. | + | <note tip>**Media Gallery Tags** and **External Links** can also be used anywhere the **Advanced Editor** exists, if you see the Icons for Media Gallery Tags or External Link are there they work the same way.</note> |
| ===== Attachment Upload ===== | ===== Attachment Upload ===== | ||
| You can add attachments to a forum post, and these can be photo's from your own computer. To get photo's to show in a post you need to use the **File** tag in the post.\\ | You can add attachments to a forum post, and these can be photo's from your own computer. To get photo's to show in a post you need to use the **File** tag in the post.\\ | ||
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| If you have already uploaded photo's to your Album you can post a photo in a forum post with this technique. First select the **MediaGallery Icon** {{:forum_help:mediagallery_icon.png?nolink&|Media Gallery Icon}}in the Editor Toolbar. Next you will see the selection window like this.\\ | If you have already uploaded photo's to your Album you can post a photo in a forum post with this technique. First select the **MediaGallery Icon** {{:forum_help:mediagallery_icon.png?nolink&|Media Gallery Icon}}in the Editor Toolbar. Next you will see the selection window like this.\\ | ||
| - | {{ :forum_help:mediagalleryselection.jpg?nolink& |Selection Window}}\\ | + | {{ :forum_help:mediagalleryselection.jpg?nolink&700 |Selection Window}}\\ |
| - | You select the Album from the pull down list, all albums in the system are shown, we selected **Daves Fly Tying**. Now select the **media** option and the photo you want to place in the forum post. Next select the photo **Source**, usually use **Display**. Now you can size the photo to easily fit in the forum post, I like 400 or less for width. Only one dimension is needed since the other will be done proportional to the one selected. Other options are **Alignment**, usually start left then right with a second photo. Another option is **Link**, I like **Lightbox**, then select **Link Source**, again use **Display**. Experiment with these options, also place a text description of the photo in the **Caption** field. Now press the **Insert** button and the code will look something like this:\\ | + | You select the Album from the pull down list, all albums in the system are shown, we selected **One of my Albums**. Now select the **media** option and the photo you want to place in the forum post. Next select the photo **Source**, usually use **Display**. Now you can size the photo to easily fit in the forum post, I like 400 or less for width. Only one dimension is needed since the other will be done proportional to the one selected. Other options are **Alignment**, usually start left then right with a second photo. Another option is **Link**, I like **Lightbox**, then select **Link Source**, again use **Display**. Experiment with these options, also place a text description of the photo in the **Caption** field. Now press the **Insert** button and the code will look something like this:\\ |
| {{ :forum_help:entry_in_post.jpg?nolink& |Entry after you press Insert}} | {{ :forum_help:entry_in_post.jpg?nolink& |Entry after you press Insert}} | ||
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| Fill in the URL of the **Link** and also pick a **Target**, I recommend **_blank** which will put the linked page into a **New Window**. | Fill in the URL of the **Link** and also pick a **Target**, I recommend **_blank** which will put the linked page into a **New Window**. | ||
| - | ==== Upload Image ==== | ||
| - | You can use this feature if the photo is on your computer and you want to upload it to the site. <note tip>This feature is not available in the forum, it is available in the story editor </note> Click the upload tab and you will see this screen. | ||
| - | {{ :forum_help:upload_image.jpg?nolink& |Upload Image Dialog}} | ||
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| - | Use the **Browse** button to find the photo to upload and click **Send it to the Server** to save the photo on the site. Now go back to the **Image Info** tab and you will be able to set the size and other info here for this photo. | ||