Tutorial: How to post pics using Photobucket

barbfrizzell1955

18 years ago

First you either need to open an account or use the gwglass account that Bama opened for us. Upload your pictures to your account.

Now when you want to add a picture to your post, go to your Photobucket account.

1. Find the picture (or pictures) you want, and click on the box under each picture to select them.

2. Now go to the bottom of the page and click on the "Generate HTML and IMG code".

3. This will take you to another page which says "Generate HTML, Ebay and IMG code". Highlight and copy everything under the:

"HTML clickable thumbnails for Ebay, Livejournal, MySpace, etc. - recommended" box.

4. Now go to your post here in GW and paste the entire code in the body of your post.

If you have done it correctly, than when you preview your post, the pictures should show up in your preview. If not, then try again.

Here are my test pics:

HINT***I do like to hit the enter key in my post a couple of times first before pasting the pictures so my typing doesn't get split up at the top and bottom of the picture. Then after I paste the pictures, I hit the enter key a couple of times again and then I continue typing what I want. I hope that didn't confuse anyone!

Now, someone looking at your thumbnail pictures can click on them and they will enlarge so they can see the details better.

Like they say, practice makes perfect, so keep posting pics so you won't forget how to do it! LOL

Barb

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Comments (8)

bianchi3
18 years ago
Hi Barb, thanks for posting this, I always forget how to. I have one question though: how do you get your pictures to be just the right size when posting, mine always come out so large.
Thanks,
Bianchi
shrty411
18 years ago
Bianchi If you follow Barb's instructions #2 and #3 will get you the smaller clickable ones

Maria
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nicethyme
18 years ago
Also the appropriate post sized pic (after enlarging the thumbnail) needs to be set before uploading it to photobucket by using a photo editor. There are several free programs online, if you don't have one
rchovey
18 years ago
testing

Thank you so much! That was very useful!

Ramona
barbfrizzell1955
Original Author
18 years ago
I'm not sure I understand what you mean Nice about the photo editor and appropriate post sized pic. I just download them straight from my camera to a folder in My Pictures. Then I just upload that to photobucket. I don't resize it at all. Could you explain it please?

Barb
nicethyme
18 years ago
depending on the setting on you camara, your pic can end up being too large for the computer screen and has to be resized. Crafty, you're camara is obviously set perfectly... mine however takes a pic 22 inches wide and cannot be posted until I knock it down to an appropriate 8x6. No I can't change the camara, Dh insists on this setting
barbfrizzell1955
Original Author
18 years ago
now I understand. Colleen's new camera takes pics that look like they are panoramic shots so I'll have to remember that when we use pics from her camera.
Thanks,
Barb
bianchi3
18 years ago
BTW, I love the gazing ball and those two flower thingies. Very pretty.
Bianchi