Newbie's Guide to the Forums - How to post pictures, post links, and turn on your private messages

How to post pictures using Photobucket

If you haven't done so already, register at photobucket.com. Click Join Now to create an account.




Once your account is created, head over to your album. You will see the box below. Click the blue button to begin uploading from your computer.




Select the files you would like to upload. To upload more than one file at a time, hold Ctrl while selecting the files.




Once you've selected the files and clicked Open, the photos will begin to upload to Photobucket.




Once the files have uploaded, you will be given an opportunity to tag the photos, which isn't really necessary. Just click Save & Get Links.




On the next page, copy the IMG code. You can do this by right-clicking and selecting Copy, or Ctrl + C.




Finally, paste the IMG code in the body of a post. Once you do this, your images will show up. Each code for each images needs to be copied and pasted individually.



Now you have images in your posts!





How to post a link

Go to the webpage you would like to post a link to, and copy the URL. For this example, we'll use pcgs.com




Next, when you're ready to create a link in a post, click the http button.




Paste the URL into the dialog box




Click OK, then you can name your link. For example, title it "Click Here!" or whatever you like.




Now your link has been coded, when you post the message, it will show up as a Hyperlink that you can click on.




How to turn on private messages

To turn on Private messages, find the button called 'Profile' in the upper right-hand corner of any forum window.




Scroll down until you see this:




Next to 'Allow Private Messages' click On




To send someone a private message, you simply click on the padlock icon at the upper right-hand corner of any of the member's posts. For instance, if you were to click the padlock icon on this post, the private message would be sent to me.