How to Post Photos in SSC

[Sinjin P.]

A. Posting Photos found from the Internet

A.1. Using Microsoft Internet Explorer

I. Right Click on your desired photo, click on Properties


II. Copy the Address (URL) of the photo


III. On the posting area, click on the "Insert Image" icon


IV. Paste the URL on the pop-up script


V. Post it and Voila!



***disclaimer: Some websites do not allow hotlinking (directly using the URLs of their photos) since it may be associated with bandwidth theft.

On situations like these, the best thing to do is to transload the desired image using www.imageshack.us

Repeating some steps above:

I. Right Click on your desired photo, click on Properties


II. Copy the Address (URL) of the photo


III. Go to www.imageshack.us and click on the "URL" button


IV. Paste the URL of the photo (that was copied from step II) then click on "host it!"


V. Copy the direct link to the image


VI. On the posting area, click on the "Insert Image" icon


VII. Paste the URL on the pop-up script


VIII. Post it and Voila!



A.2 Using Mozilla Firefox

I. Right Click on your desired photo, click on Copy Image Location


II. On the posting area, click on the "Insert Image" icon


III. Paste the URL on the pop-up script


IV. Post it and Voila!



***disclaimer: Some websites do not allow hotlinking (directly using the URLs of their photos) since it may be associated with bandwidth theft.

On situations like these, the best thing to do is to transload the desired image using www.imageshack.us

Repeating some steps above:

I. Right Click on your desired photo, click on Copy Image Location


II. Go to www.imageshack.us and click on the "URL" button


III. Paste the URL of the photo (that was copied from step II) then click on "host it!"


IV. Copy the direct link to the image


V. On the posting area, click on the "Insert Image" icon


VI. Paste the URL on the pop-up script


VII. Post it and Voila!

[Sinjin P.]

B. Posting Photos from your Computer
Unfortunately it isn't possible to upload images along with your post. In order to post images, they must be hosted somewhere and then linked to in your post. There are a number of web sites where you can host your image and use the link in your post:

• http://www.imageshack.us
• http://www.photobucket.com
• http://www.tinypic.com
• http://www.pictiger.com
• http://www.theimagehosting.com
• http://www.image-upload.net
• http://www.coolimagehosting.com

...or find more free image hosts here.

For this tutorial, you will learn how to post photos uploaded through Imageshack: www.imageshack.us

I. Go to www.imageshack.us , click on "Browse" and select your desired photo. Then confirm your choice and click on "host it!"


II. Copy the direct link to the image


III. On the posting area, click on the "Insert Image" icon


IV. Paste the URL on the pop-up script
(IE)

(Firefox)


V. Post it and Voila!