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Real quick: How do I insert a photo into my message text box? Actually have looked, have no idea (Original Post) silvershadow Oct 2012 OP
img Samjm Oct 2012 #1
Just copy the link of the pic in your message body. tarheelsunc Oct 2012 #2
You need to have your pictures in a photo hosting site, like Photobucket. CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2012 #3
Right click on the photo you want to post proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 #4
This worked. Thank you! silvershadow Oct 2012 #7
Ok, thanks everyone. Hope google pics works... silvershadow Oct 2012 #5
Photo hosting is for pictures in your own Picture file that you want to share. #4 above is patrice Oct 2012 #8
Ok, thank you! silvershadow Oct 2012 #11
Ask google for photo hosting services. Pick one. Upload the picture. patrice Oct 2012 #6
If you're on a Mac frazzled Oct 2012 #9
I am on a Mac. Thanks for the tip...I haven't had time to learn it...Paid for the year's worth of silvershadow Oct 2012 #10

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,699 posts)
3. You need to have your pictures in a photo hosting site, like Photobucket.
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 12:14 AM
Oct 2012

Follow the prompts to post them here.

You can get a free account, although paying gets you more storage and no ads.

proud2BlibKansan

(96,793 posts)
4. Right click on the photo you want to post
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 12:15 AM
Oct 2012

Click 'Open in new tab'

Go to tab where photo appears, copy url

Paste into text box

Voila - picture appears

patrice

(47,992 posts)
8. Photo hosting is for pictures in your own Picture file that you want to share. #4 above is
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 12:20 AM
Oct 2012

for any picture out there on the internet that you want to share.

patrice

(47,992 posts)
6. Ask google for photo hosting services. Pick one. Upload the picture.
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 12:17 AM
Oct 2012

Grab the url/link. Copy it into a Message text box here.

frazzled

(18,402 posts)
9. If you're on a Mac
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 12:23 AM
Oct 2012

Click the command and control buttons together on the image. A menu will pop up. Choose copy image address. Paste the url link you've just copied into your post (if it's a jpeg or gif), and voila. It should appear just fine.

ON EDIT: this is for web images only. If you want to insert a personal image of your own, you'll need to upload it to a hosting site first.

 

silvershadow

(10,336 posts)
10. I am on a Mac. Thanks for the tip...I haven't had time to learn it...Paid for the year's worth of
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 12:27 AM
Oct 2012

sessions, and just never went. For personal pics I was using Piknik, because of all that I could do and it was free, and most of all, very easy and intuitive. They got absorbed by Google, and I don't like Google pics. Still looking for a free, easy photo editor.

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