How to add 'bells and whistles' to your posts

[Jazza]

Here are some things to help you personalise your signatures.

You add this under Profile > Signature

-Adding an image
Your image MUST be on the internet NOT on your computer for it to display.


-Changing text colour
This text is red
Only use simple colours. (E.g Red, not some mangleated sixth millionith version of pink or mauve)

-How to place an URL without showing actual link
Your text here

You can also put two together. You can have a picture link to a webpage.



If you would like any more then just ask me  

[Flutterbit]

You add this under Profile > Signature

-Adding an image
Your image MUST be on the internet NOT on your computer for it to display...

I was just wondering - where does one go to find pictures of this nature?

TTFN
Flutterbit

[Christine]

Hi Flutterbit,
do you mean the pictures we are using as avatars on the site?
Mostly I have collected them over the years because I liked the look of them, then I changed the size to suit the forum. Or you can do a search on avatar images on google.
Is that what you meant?
Christine

[Flutterbit]

Hey Christine,

No, not the avatars (which I like btw) I was talking about the little pictures that you can put in your signature.  I never figured out how to make them work.

TTFN
Flutterbit

[Jazza]

It is the same as putting an image in your post, you use BB Code.

Eg.

Code: [Select]


[img]http://www.something.com/picture.jpg[/img]


[Christine]

So where do we insert the code? Is it under the Profiles----Signature section?

[Flutterbit]

LOL - I never knew how to put an image in my posts either !!!! :lol:

[Christine]

Hi, adding a picture.
If it is hosted up on some server somewhere simply copy the link by selecting it in the address bar of the browser and pressing CONTROL C then paste it (CONTROL V) into your post. Then select it in your post and click on the IMG button under the subject line.

eg my link is http://www.paranormal.com.au/images/corporate3.jpg
to make the picture come up I paste or type the address of the picture ina and then select it and click on the IMG button.

[Flutterbit]

Tanks muchly!!!  I'll get to putting up my own little picture one day but for now, where do you find such little pictures?

TTFN
Flutterbit

[The Gate Keeper]

If you see a picture you like on the internet- to get them do a google search on a topic you like and click IMAGES then click search. It will come up with all sorts of little pictures. Then right click on the picture and select save as. Save it somewhere on your computer. Then open the picture up in a graphics program such as Photoshop or Fireworks. You can then change the size. So if the picture you want it too big you can modify the iamge size to make it smaller.

Try searching things like, fairy, pixie, spooky, haunted, cute, animal etc.

The Gate Keeper

[chainz]

Just remeber, 1 of the more popular places to host your images is Imageshack.

http://www.imageshack.us

[Jass]

www.photobucket.com
you can host your pics and also find millions of images you can use .

[Freckles]

I feel really silly asking this as I've been on different forums over the years......

but I can't get my avie up.

I have heaps of avies in photobucket but no matter what I do the picture won't link. Normally I just copy and paste the image details but nothing.

Help please.

[Christine]

How big is the pic?

[Simon2]

Great information to know.

Thank you all.