Frequently Asked Questions, Including How To Post Pics

[baby_troupe]

This thread is for FAQs, not for people to just add to their post count.


How to post a picture to this forum.

What I do to post a pic, is as follows (pretty simple stuff once you get used to it)
Before you start, you will need to get your picture(s) hosted on a website somewhere & be able to view those files through the internet.
1, Find the URL of a picture.
What I do to get this is find a pic, right click on it & select properties. The full url path will be shown.
Click & drag over this (including the http part) & once the full path is hightlighted, right click again & select copy.
2, Put the link into your message
You can do this by right clicking on the text part of the screen (where you can type) & select paste.
3, Now you want to make the url into a picture.
Click & drag over the full url path you have just pasted in, highlighting it.
Then click on the http://www.4wdmonthly.com.au/forum/YaBBImages/img.gif button.

To test it, click on Preview.



If posting a picture to a site & then linking it to here, please try to keep the file size below 100kb.

Q. How do I add the fancy Smileys?

A. Post them in as a picture, check out these sites to find what your after
Forum emotes (http://members.westnet.com.au/klown/emotes) thanks to RoeDao
or http://emoticons4u.com/



Q. Are there rules on this Forum?

A. Forum Guidlines & Rules can be found here (http://www.4wdmonthly.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=1944)

[4x4world.com.au]

Hopefully this will be of some help.

We have a free online picture gallery.

http://www.4x4world.com.au/forum/

You can post pictures there, so that you can add them to your posts and display them here on the 4x4monthly website.

So that you can view pictures on another forum such as this, your pictures will need to be posted in one of the public galleries (not a ‘Users Personal Galleries’):


User Introductions & Vehicles
General Four Wheel Driving
Vehicle Modifications
I Got Stuck
Extreme 4x4's Vehicles
Extreme Four Wheel Driving
Trips and Camping Destinations
Clubs and Events


Here are the instructions how:

1. Login and Post your pictures, in either a public gallery, or your own private gallery.

2. Click on the thumbnail of one of your pictures to enlarge it.

http://www.4x4world.com.au/images/forum_link_1.jpg

3. This will open a window to the full sized image.

http://www.4x4world.com.au/images/forum_link_2.jpg

Copy the link of the full sized image into your post and add the tags by bt’s instructions above or by adding “” around the link:

[img]http://www.4x4world.com.au/forum/album_pic.php?pic_id=14[ /img]


That’s it!!

If there are any problems, please let us know.

[rolly78]

TROUBLE SHOOTING: The pic I want to up load on the above site has an image width and height too large. How do I (or can I ) shrink it. Also I think the file size is too big as well. Any help would be appretiated ???

[Wilesy]

The answer all depends on the program in which you are using to view the picture.

In most cases, you can choose from the top of the page, Image, then on the drop down list you should see re-size re-sample.

By clicking on this pane, it will allow you to change the size and properties of the picture to suit your requirements.

If you still have trouble, email me the pic, ddsltd@zip.com.au and I will re-size it and send it back to you.

[Link]

4WD Links Hosting & Posting Pics FAQ

4WD Links will host your photos and videos for free in the Members Photo Gallery (http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/gallery/). All photos may be hotlinked for use in forums, are automatically resized to suit web use, and may be uploaded 10 at a time.

1. Visit this page for more details and information on how to set-up your album -> http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/photos/

- Instructions of how to upload photos etc are provided by email.

How to Post your pics to forums..

1. In your album, click on the thumbnail of the picture you want to use. This will load the individual photo page.

2. Right click on the photo itself, and select "properties".

3. In the photo properties, highlight the "Address(URL)" details (e.g. http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/shute/adx.jpg) and copy that URL by using CTRL+C.

4. In your message on this forum, select the Image button. This will then display (IMG)(/IMG) in square brackets.

5. Paste the URL between the (IMG)(/IMG) tags using CTRL-V. It should then look like this (IMG)http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/shute/adx.jpg(/IMG) with square brackets.

6. Select the "Preview" button below to ensure everything has worked.

7. Press "Post" when you are happy.

[I_luv_4wding]

I know that i have been on the fourm for almost a year now but what is with the Report to moderator Logged what does it do :-[ ??? :-[ :-[ :-X :-\ :'(

[baby_troupe]

I know that i have been on the fourm for almost a year now but what is with the Report to moderator Logged what does it do :-[ ??? :-[ :-[ :-X :-\ :'(

It sends an email to all of the moderators with information about the post being reported & a message from the person reporting it.

[Reddo]

okay if someone is looking to work out tyre sizes, crawle ration and speedo errors follow this link

http://members.optusnet.com.au/~zerosin/gearcalc.html



James

[baby_troupe]

Many Thanks to Graham for his continued work on this.

http://www.cyberteacher.com.au/4wd/index.htm

[jackroov6]

Just a quick qestion.baby_troupe.

MY friend has registerd for this forum,However he still can not log on.

He knows his user name,but forgot his password.
When he uses the forgot password help,he recieves no email to give him a new password.

He cannot reregister as the computer will not give second user on that ip address.


Basically he wants to join us but needs help.
Also not real computer illiterate.
your help would be great. ;D

[Wilesy]

It's not the IP adress which is keeping him from re-applying, it's the email address.

He is trying to use the same email address for both accounts which can't be done.

There is nothing he can do if the password has been forgotten, though if he can have a new (Additional) email address given to him by his ISP he can re-apply with the new email address without any problems.

Though we won't be able to use his original name because he has used it before.

[jackroov6]

Thanks wilesy for your help.
I think as u say he will have to register with a different email address.

Agian thanks ;D

[Wilesy]

Please note the exclamation point on this thread fella's.

This thread is only for frequently asked questions, not general discussion.

Thanks 8)

[mickyd]

This thread is for FAQs, not for people to just add to their post count.


How to post a picture to this forum.

What I do to post a pic, is as follows (pretty simple stuff once you get used to it)
Before you start, you will need to get your picture(s) hosted on a website somewhere & be able to view those files through the internet.
1, Find the URL of a picture.
What I do to get this is find a pic, right click on it & select properties. The full url path will be shown.
Click & drag over this (including the http part) & once the full path is hightlighted, right click again & select copy.
2, Put the link into your message
You can do this by right clicking on the text part of the screen (where you can type) & select paste.
3, Now you want to make the url into a picture.
Click & drag over the full url path you have just pasted in, highlighting it.
Then click on the http://www.4wdmonthly.com.au/forum/YaBBImages/img.gif button.

To test it, click on Preview.



If posting a picture to a site & then linking it to here, please try to keep the file size below 100kb.


Can you post pics on the site without having them hosted on an internet site? Also how do you get your pics hosted on the internet?

[Wilesy]

No,

You must have an internet host site. All ISP's give you a certain amount of space to host pic's etc, you just have to ask your service provider on how to do this.

Alternatively, you can join something like this 4WD Links (http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/register.php) and you can post pic's there, and link them to here.

[STRETCH AND G]

Very good explanation on putting photos into here, but how do we get our photos onto a website to start with. i.e. What website?

[baby_troupe]

Very good explanation on putting photos into here, but how do we get our photos onto a website to start with. i.e. What website?

There are a few.
www.4wdlinks.com.au
http://www.4x4world.com.au/forum/
http://www.photobucket.com/

[STRETCH AND G]

Very good explanation on putting photos into here, but how do we get our photos onto a website to start with. i.e. What website?

There are a few.
www.4wdlinks.com.au
http://www.4x4world.com.au/forum/

Thanx man I'll get G onto it when she gets home from bringing in the revenue.

[Humpy]

Q. How do I change my status from Newbie?

A. Its tied to the number of posts you make, once you reach a certain number your status will change

151 - Junior member
301 - Full member
1001 - Senior member
4501 - 4WD god

[Humpy]

4wd clubs


http://4wdnsw.org/cms/index.php?module=pnAddressBook&func=main

http://www.4wdmonthly.com.au/forum/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=12952;st art=2#msg224959

[sumkindaroadkill]

how do you put the flash looking pictures in your signature line, and the animations, its like its a powerpoint presentation? I know how to post photos and the avtar thing but the bottom one has me miffed.

cheers

Roadkill

[Humpy]

Basicly the same way as you post pics, but you need the pic to be either a moving .gif image or a flash object (.swf)

To get the image onto the bottom of your posts, paste the url into the signature section of your profile

[TOY80ST No.2]

I have put this together to help people with posting pictures.
I have created this using Photo Bucket but, you may use a photo hosting browser of your choice.
just follow the steps.


1. You will have to resise your pictures using a software pack age like Irfanview (http://www.download.com/IrfanView/3000-2192-10021962.html?part=dl), resise them to 640 x 427 pixels (good size for the mesage board).
Then open two separate internet explorer windows (one with your photo server and the other with your post reply mesage),On your photo host's posting page select the photo from your computer that you want to post, using the browse button.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c321/TOY80ST/Four%20Wheel%20Drive/How%20to%20post%20pictures/Project1.jpg


2. Select the picture you want to host from your file, it comes up automatically then browse to the location where your photo's are located (I created a separate file in my pictures just for posting) and click submit, this will upload the image to your host and create the image onto the host's server.


http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c321/TOY80ST/Four%20Wheel%20Drive/How%20to%20post%20pictures/Project2.jpg

3. Once your photo's have been up loaded (single)left click in the IMG box (shown below), this will high light the text (blue)


http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c321/TOY80ST/Four%20Wheel%20Drive/How%20to%20post%20pictures/Project3.jpg

4. When the text is high lighted, right click and select copy. this will copy the information you need to paste into the forum.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c321/TOY80ST/Four%20Wheel%20Drive/How%20to%20post%20pictures/Project4.jpg


5. Return to the forum and right click in the mesage box, this is where it pays to have both your forum and your host opened in a separate window, one internet explorer for 4WD monthly and the other for your photo hosting server. (then you can just click on the task bar to toggle back and forth)


http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c321/TOY80ST/Four%20Wheel%20Drive/How%20to%20post%20pictures/Project5.jpg


6. You should have something that reads like this.(or similar it will depend on the name of your photo and your hosting server)


http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c321/TOY80ST/Four%20Wheel%20Drive/How%20to%20post%20pictures/Project6.jpg

Good luck I hope this has helped.

[humpa]

I can't find this question anywhere so I need to ask the dumb question;

Like many, I too cannot view all the pic posts that appear on this forum (bogged pic's etc) and at times all I get is a bloody rectangular box with a small red x at the top with a comment below refering to the pic but no pic......
very frustrating !!!!!!!!!

What gives guys ??

Can I fix this somehow ???

Cheers...... Humpa

[Humpy]

A red cross will come up if the picture is no longer hosted in the same location or the host site is down.

Theres nothing you can do



Less likely if it has been posted here, but, some host sites dont allow hotlinks. Try right clicking on the image, look at the properties and post the url address into the address bar of your browser.

[sludge277]

i got the photos ok i think,but they wont come up as pictures,only red crosses. what did i do wrong. i used photobucket ??? :(

[cruiser_boy]

i cant seem to get an avatar up everytime i go to edit avatar it has do not use avatar selected and i cant seem to get it unselected. soz if this is a dumb question but if u could help id appreciate it

thanx

[PanterACFH]

I too cannot upload my avatar. Same as the above poster ??

What's going on ?

PanterA

[Nemesis]

Cruiserboy: You have an avatar already :confused:

PanterACFH: It could be because you weren't then activated as a full member which you are now. See if it works now.

[Z()LTAN]

how do i change my own thread name, say it was called Gq ute 3" lift, and i wanted it to now say gq ute 10" lift?

[Nemesis]

Go to the first post you made for that thread and click Edit. Go to Advanced Edit if it tries to 'quick edit.' Once you're in Advanced Edit it should allow you to change the title.

[Z()LTAN]

Go to the first post you made for that thread and click Edit. Go to Advanced Edit if it tries to 'quick edit.' Once you're in Advanced Edit it should allow you to change the title.

Thanx dude... so simple...

[DieselJack]

When you guys insert a quote from someone e.g.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Nemesis http://www.4wdmonthly.com.au/forum/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.4wdmonthly.com.au/forum/showthread.php?p=388851#post388851)
Go to the first post you made for that thread and click Edit. Go to Advanced Edit if it tries to 'quick edit.' Once you're in Advanced Edit it should allow you to change the title.



How do you get the line, "Originally Posted by Nemesis http://www.4wdmonthly.com.au/forum/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.4wdmonthly.com.au/forum/showthread.php?p=388851#post388851) "
to insert?

When I do it using the wrap code tags button above all I get is:

Thanx dude... so simple...


Thanks in advance,
John.

[fatnsticky]

hey guys how do i post a short video clip, please explain to me in basic terms!!

[adrenalized]

hey guys how do i post a short video clip, please explain to me in basic terms!!
joined u tube paste the link but it still wont load on here....confused

[Rocky4.4]

Is it Possible to change my Forum Name???

[Nemesis]

pm me your desired name ;)

[stampy4x4]

Is their a discussion on track closures etc on a state by state basis? If Not can we create one on the main discussions page?

[4runner8]

what are referrals in your public profile??

[Nemesis]

You are more than welcome to start a discussion on local track closures stampy.

4Runner8: Referrals are just the number of people you have referred to the forum. If they put your name when they register your count goes up by 1.

[bullbar1988]

G,day all As a novice I to had problems posting my pics,I found the simplest way to reduce Image size was to Email the pics to myself.When you Email pics it asks you if you want to reduce Image size simply tick yes problem solved

[steelo]

I've got a few good, read impossibly funny for some, clips but don't know how to post them up:confused: . They're stored in "my documents" at the moment.
Thanks:D
P.s. they were mainly emailed to me.

[Guss]

Memesis is it possible to dublicate a new thread in say 3 or 4 forums

[grimbo]

no it isn't, put the thread into one place and that's it

[Guss]

no it isn't, put the thread into one place and that's it
Thanks grimbo:crazy:

[Troopie-47]

Heya! I am having trouble putting my pic on my avatar...... how do i attatch it???? If i go into "edit Avatar" it doesn't have a provision to upload the pic.....
Am i having a blonde moment or am i just plain hopeless???

Help please!!!

Thanks

Luke

[Troopie-47]

And it would appear that I was having a blonde moment....

Lets never talk about the Avatar ever again........

[LZ_Pan]

testing
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/LZ_Pan/P1010922.jpg

[Barista]

I want to complain about the run around service I have been having can I name the Business

[grimbo]

no you can't name them

[JD`s]

Thank you again I will keep trying till I get it! a Slow Learner I am!!!

[sally]

Log on to an image hosting Web site, such as Photo Bucket. This requires setting up an account, but only basic information is needed.
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[PALI]

ive beeing askin around on the forum how to add words to my build up thread title and they all give me the same answer that i dont understand lol id rather see it in step by step form??:D

[Nemesis]

Edit the 1st post you made (the thread) then click to Go Advanced, you should be able to edit the heading there.

[Kitika]

Is there a way to post up an mp3 file? I've got a file thats only 28kbs but I can't find a way to post it up.
Cheers for your help

[Nemesis]

You'll need to have it hosted on the net somewhere, on your ISP's webspace maybe, then post a link to it.

[Kitika]

Cheers mate I'll have to look for a place to host it:waycool: