How do you add a picture to this message?

presleyh · October 25, 2002 9:43AM

Step by step for dummies, I cant figure it out. thanks

Lakesammman · October 25, 2002 10:16AM

tompkins · October 25, 2002 10:54AM

You can either upload it to the PCGS site as an attachment, using the "attach file" button at the bottom of the message entry screen. This creates the "attachment" link at the bottom of this post. Or you can generate a link to an external web site using the "http" button at the top of the screen:
Link to 1965 JFK Obverse this, obviously, creates an http link that your browser will follow by popping up a new window. Finally, you can include it inline by entering (img)http://www.malibubeach.com/coins/pcgs/half/JFK/Proof/1965-SMS-Obverse.jpg(/img) -- except you use square brackets ([ and ]) around the img and /img tags (if I did that here, you would see my image a second time rather than the text showing how to create the link). This results in the image at the bottom of this post. You need access to a web server to use the second or third methods. I'm not aware of a way to generate an inline reference to an image that is uploaded to the PCGS as an attachment file.

Pete

presleyh · October 25, 2002 11:06AM

Uh thanks Tompkin, I think. I guess I'm too old to learn right now.

Lakesammman · October 25, 2002 12:57PM

Thanks Tompkins - I tried to type something similar earlier but the server rejected it - probably because of the square brackets - hence the blank post above.

stman · October 25, 2002 1:21PM

I sent pm to Presleyh on how to post an image by uploading through the board. Hope thats what was needed.

DHeath · October 25, 2002 1:31PM

Pete, those are great mirrors on that 65. Some of the best I've seen. Good choice for a sample pic. What does the holder say?

Russ · October 25, 2002 1:35PM

Don,

I'd say that Pete's scan is of a 67CAM. I arrived at that conclusion through telepathy.

Russ, NCNE

DHeath · October 25, 2002 1:46PM

LMAO....more than likely telegraphy.

relayer · October 25, 2002 1:47PM

Step 1 is to know where the picture is stored.

If you use AOL - then don't even bother reading more because you're not really on the Internet otherwise...

Most Internet providers give their subscribers storage space on their servers. Something like www.myisp.com/presleyh

Step 2 is to transfer that picture from your PC to your ISP's computer. You do this with a File Transfer Protocol or FTP utility. These programs can be found free on the Internet. Your Internet provider can help you with steps 1 and 2.
Now you have created a Universal Resource Locator or URL. This tells all of the other computers on the Internet where to find your picture.

The URL will be www.myisp.com/myaccountname/mypicture.jpg

Step 3 is the click on the PICTURE BOX on the Message Text screen when you type your message. (The 4th button after U). When you click on that button it will ask you for the URL where your picture is stored. You type that it and now every computer will be able to find it and display it when they visit this page.

For practice, we'll skip steps 1 and 2.

Reply to this thread and click on the picture box. A window will appear and copy and paste the URL in the box and a picture of a coin will appear.

http://images.channeladvisor.com/Sell/SSProfiles/10055414/Images/ebay 256.jpg

How do you add a picture to this message?

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