MAINE - Life in the Slow Lane
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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&700 |Selection Window}}\\ | ||
| - | + | 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:\\ | |
| - | 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:\\ | + | |
| {{ :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 warning>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. | ||
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| - | {{ :forum_help:upload_image.jpg?nolink& |Upload Image Dialog}} | ||
| - | 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. | ||