How to Add Pictures to your Posts

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Here is a quick tutorial on how to post pictures in your post (without making them attachments):

1. From the main page of the forum, click on the Gallery link at the top of the page. You will need to be logged in to do this:
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2. This will take you to the site gallery. The gallery is a program called Coppermine and is actually seperate from the board. It uses it's own database for user accounts. You will need to register with the gallery to use the gallery. I recommend registering with the same username and password you use for the board:
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3. Once you are registered, log into the gallery using your username and password that you just registered with. You will receive a welcome message showing that you're logged in. Click on the Upload button to upload your picture:
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4. You will be taken to the upload page. Click the dropdown box and select the album you want to upload your picture to:
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5. Click the Browse button to find the picture you want to upload. This will open a window to let you find the file. Locate the file you want to upload and click ok. The file will appear below the Upload Queue box and a progress bar will show it being uploaded. Note, files must be smaller than 3MB to upload. They will be automatically scaled to 800x600 upon upload, to work with the forum:
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6. Once the progress bar is done and a thumbnail of your picture appears, click the continue button:
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7. A summary page will open allowing you to tag the file, edit it or even delete it. This page also displays the link for the new image. Highlight this link with your mouse and copy it to memory:
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8. Now that the picture is uploaded and available online, it's time to place it in your post. To do this, use the IMG button in the post box:
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9. Place the cursor where you want the picture to appear and click on the IMG button. This will insert the BBCode for an image:
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10. Finally, past the link to your new image (the one highlighted above in step 7) between the two IMG tags:
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That's it. Click on the preview button and preview your post to ensure your images are correct.
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