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Adding a photo from my computer to a post
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 9:25 am
by crewmeal
I've been looking at how to add a photo from my computer and think the info provided is out of date. Any ideas how to do it?
Re: Adding a photo from my computer to a post
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 10:09 am
by carrie
Glad you asked that Crewmeal look forward to the answers.
Re: Adding a photo from my computer to a post
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 10:28 am
by DJKeefy
At the bottom of the Quick reply text box is a button called
Full editor click this, in the full editor you have the smilies and BBcodes etc...
Image1.jpg
At the bottom left of the
Full editor text box click on
Attachments
Image2.jpg
Click on
Add files a popup browser box will appear where you can browse the photos on your computer, choose 1 to 5 (max) images and click open
Image3.jpg
Click on
place inline to place your image at the cursor point in the text box, do this again if you have more images,
preview your post to see if your images are where you want them, click
Submit to post.
Image4.jpg
NOTE: Only .jpg or .jpeg and .gif extensions are allowed for images.
Re: Adding a photo from my computer to a post
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 12:02 pm
by newcastle
Hi Keefy
When I get to the browse pictures point and click on a picture I get:
ERROR Invalid file extension
Re: Adding a photo from my computer to a post
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 12:11 pm
by DJKeefy
Sorry, ive now updated my post above, only .jpg or .jpeg and .gif extensions are allowed for images.
The photo below is the extensions of other files that are allowed in posts, using the same way as uploading a photo, max of 5 files per post.
files.jpg
Re: Adding a photo from my computer to a post
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 12:50 pm
by newcastle
Not jpeg then
ERROR
Invalid file extension: A79C4ABB-D5A4-449C-A996-FFD4A58A8911.jpeg
Re: Adding a photo from my computer to a post
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 1:01 pm
by DJKeefy
No, .jpg
you can rename a jpeg to .jpg though

Re: Adding a photo from my computer to a post
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 1:04 pm
by newcastle
DJKeefy wrote: Tue Apr 21, 2020 1:01 pm
No, .jpg
you can rename a jpeg to .jpg though
At the risk of revealing myself as a complete berk.....how??
The photos are stored automatically on my iPad...somewhere

Re: Adding a photo from my computer to a post
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 1:05 pm
by DJKeefy
Ive added .jpeg to the extensions so it should work now, try again

Re: Adding a photo from my computer to a post
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 1:07 pm
by newcastle
Thank you!
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P.S. That’s me...after 6 weeks of social isolation.
Re: Adding a photo from my computer to a post
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2020 8:32 am
by crewmeal
Thanks DJKeefy. Trust me to choose a photo that's too big
