You have pics/ images in
My Pictures Folder in
MY DOCUMENTS ?
You
RIGHT CLICK any open space on your desktop
a small menu will open
in the list of tools click on
NEW
another small menu will open
click on
Folder
A New Folder will be created on your desktop
in the text box beneath it
is a highlighted name
NEW FOLDER and the cursor is flashing in it ?
Now, type:
Images for upload
and either
LEFT CLICK anywhere else on the desktop
or, press
ENTER key
You have now made the first step
to sharing your images
You will now put some pictures in this folder
go to
START and left click it
at the top of the menu that slides open ?
Find
MY PICTURES in that list ?
if, you dont see
MY PICTURES click on
MY DOCUMENTS
in this window you will see a bunch of,
YELLOW folders
MY PICTURES is one of these
double click the folder to
OPEN it
your pictures in this folder can be shown in several ways
ie: in a
text list... as
icons with file details
or, as
THUMBNAILS [small versions of the pics]
Thumbnails, provide INSTANT recogntion to you
as-opposed to say; something like:
P1032233.jpg
In the
My Pictures Folder
to the far-right of, the top bar
under the tooltips
FILE EDIT VIEW FAVOURITES TOOLS HELP
is an icon with little images on it
CLICK the
down arrow beside it
and see a dropdown menu
¬
THUMBNAILS
TILES
ICONS
LIST
DETAILS
left click on
THUMBNAILS
and your images will be displayed in-miniature
As we are going to post to PHOTOBUCKET [first]
we dont have to be concerned about filesize
CHOOSE a pic you wish to show 'here'
right click it and CHOOSE
COPY
minimize the
My PICTURES folder by clicking the '
-'
at the top right, of, the folders window
Now, on your desktop, find the new folder you made
and called:
Images for upload
right-click the folder and choose PASTE
this will transfer the
COPY of your pic into the folder
Next.... you will need a photobucket account
If you do not already have one
It is dead simple to
REGISTER an ACCOUNT with them for
FREE
Type into your browser SEARCH BAR
http://www.photobucket.com
or, just click on the link I have given above
you will now go to Photobucket
On Photobuckets Main Page
click on the +* symbol? next to the star
at the top of this window
and
ADD the photobucket page to My FAVOURITES
this way,
you can always find a link for it right-away
: by clicking on the star at the top of this window
and clicking on FAVOURITES tab in the menu
that opens below it
Now, click on REGISTER / JOIN NOW
and follow the prompts
and complete your details where shown
REMEMBER your USERNAME and PASSWORD
AFTER JOINING and signing-in to Photobucket
you will create/ name, an album
on the left side pane of the window
on the right side of the window [near the top]
you will FIND an upload pane
with three BROWSE tabs
under which
is the text link " add more "
Click one of them [
browse]
in the left pane of the window that will open
click
first, on DESKTOP and in the left window pane
click second, on the folder
Images for upload
When, you have selected the Images for upload folder
The list of pictures in it, will be shown in the right window
if they are not displayed as little images
select the THUMBNAILS OPTION as described above
ie:
from the ICON on the top bar ?
all you need to do is doubleclick that image
as photobucket will link to that picture
and will UPLOAD IT FOR YOU
when you click on
UPLOAD
ie:
below those three BROWSE TABS is the UPLOAD button
The upload may take a few minutes to upload the image
WHILE IT IS BUSY DOING THAT ?
Do NOTHING-ELSE with your computer
as that, may interupt the uploading
When, uploading is finished ?
Photobucket will show you a banner stating:
Image have been successfully uploaded
WHEN.... you see this banner ?
scroll down EACH page to the bottom
AND
CLICK on SAVE AND CONTINUE
This saves the pictures > ON EACH PAGE
into the album you created
Search the album
To the right, or below each of, the image
you will see several [4] urls
these are Uniform Resource Locator links [addresses]
to your files
click on the lowest of these links to copy it to your clipboard
come here to GE
right click the message input screen and select paste
then click SUBMIT MESSAGE
THEN you will have achieved your wish to post a pic here
IT ISNT DIFFICULT
It is very similar to visiting a shop in another area
? now where was it ?.... how do I get there ?where is the till ?
ONCE you have been there a couple of times
you will be wiser than before ?
Any problems ? PM me
I am tempted to get my camera out and do a onscreen walkthrough
SOON!
your Bro'
dave
Hope you find a happy balance.
Peace Jan
