Use these instructions to help you upload photos to the forum page:
1. Make sure you are a registered forum user. Click on "Register" in the top right corner if you have not yet registered.
2. Click on "Login" if you have registered but are not logged in.
3. Create a new post by replying to a previous post or clicking on "new topic."
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4. Find on your computer the image you would like to upload. Right-click the file and click "properties." See what size the image is.
If the image is smaller than 100 KB, follow these steps:
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Click on the "insert image" icon in the toolbar that appears above your message. (This icon looks like a picture of a tree.)
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A new window will open up. Click on "browse" in that window. Browse through the files on your computer until you find your photo. Click on it. Then click "open."
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Click on "upload." A message will come up. Click on "okay." Wait for the photo to upload. Then click "okay." The image should show up in your post!
If the image is larger than 100 KB, follow these steps:
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Resize the image so that it is smaller than 100 KB. You might do this using the image-editing software on your computer.
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Or go to www.tinypic.com. Follow the directions on that site to browse for the image on your computer and upload it. (We recommend selecting Thumbnail size.) Then copy the code under "Direct Link for Layouts." (You can copy the code by highlighting it, right clicking it, and selecting "copy.")
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5. Go back to the new WMU forum post you created. Click on the "insert image" icon in the toolbar that appears above your message. (This icon looks like a picture of a tree.
6. A new window will open up. Find the box that says "Image URL." Delete the copy inside that box. Paste in the box the code you copied from www.tinypic.com. (You can paste the code by right-clicking the box and selecting "paste.")
7. Click "preview." Then click "okay." The image should show up in your post!
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