[Constitution Day]

Try this link for some helpful tips:

HTML Sandbox

[bonny011765]

You have to write html tags.
The scr img anchor bookended by the brackets, and the url of the image is identified. Remember geocities doesn't allow any linking.

[EggsAckley]

The HTML sandbox is a good start.

Since this vanity ALREADY exists, I thought I'd use it to pose a question to the MOds. Is FR being glitchy, slow, unpredictable today? It sure is on my computer. Really slow for about fifteen minutes, then relatively normal for a while.


Yes, I'm logged in.

[Hanging Chad]

thing to know # 1
the image you want to post can not be on 'your' hard drive, it has to be somewhere on the web.
thing to know # 2
you have to know the complete web 'address' of the image.
thing to know # 3
you have to know a wee bit (nothing complicated) of HTML

[John Jorsett]

To embed an image, insert the following HTML in your text, left and right pointy brackets included. The <p> separates the image from any text that precedes it:

<p><img src="URL">

You might want to take a look at HTML bootcamp too.

[Mears]

I'm looking forward to the answers that you will receive.

I am sure I WON'T UNDERSTAND ONE WORD OF THEM.

Glad there are smart people around FR to give you help.

[Xenalyte]

Let's say you find this picture:

http://www2.rincondelvago.com/ocio/television/reportajes/malos/img/callisto.jpg

and you want to post it here. All you do is copy this tag - (img src="x") - put the URL where the X is, and change out the parentheses for <>s.

And when you do, you get this:

[anonymous_user]

All the HTML you need to know...

Basically, <some_tag> turns "some_tags" on and </some_tag> turns the "some_tag" off again.

<br> adds a line break
<em>italics</em> would add italics
<strong>bold</strong> would make text bold
<a href="freerepublic.com">freerepublic</a> make a link like freerepublic
< img src="imageurl.jpg"> adds an image like

[Hanging Chad]

find an image you want to post.
put your mouse pointer on it and do a right click
then click on 'properties' you need to find the
web address, it will look something like this:

http://www.freerepublic.com/images/flags/usf24.gif

copy the full web address of the image.

to post the image, first type a left arrow:
<
then type:
img src="
then paste in the web address that you copied
then type:
">

you should end up with something that looks like this:

< img src="http://www.freerepublic.com/images/flags/usf24.gif">

you see that space between the < and the img?
It should not be there.
The only space that should be there
is between img and src.
If I had not put that space there, you would see this:




The HTML won't work if you don't get it exactly right.
Close does not count.

[labowski]

test

[antiRepublicrat]

One other thing: always preview your post when you use images. Some servers, notably Tripod, block viewing of images when the request comes from another server such as Free Republic.

Also, browsing with Mozilla or Netscape is good for catching the web addrerss ("URLs") for images, because you can just right-click on an image, select "Copy image location" and paste it into your post.

[ntnychik]

Bump

[Drago]

And remember..."direct linking" is bad manners (stealing bandwidth, etc.). Host the photo on your own site (plenty of free ones out there, and most ISP's provide "free space"). And try to keep your pictures under 50K in size...for the the broadband impaired here at FR.

"Direct Linking" link: http://www.deuceofclubs.com/switcheroo/

[chatham]

Great Post, Lots of info and sources. Thanks

[DefCon]

Well, are you going to try it or not?
Don't be a 'fraidy cat.