how to send photos

can some one help me. im trying to send pictures of my garage door opener, on a do it yourself form. now i have no trouble doing this on email. but on this form it says insert image, when i click it on on get a window and message please enter the url of your image.. whats the url and how do i do this thanks..

 

Greetings, cf1.

The URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is the address of the file. If the file is located on the web, the URL would be something like http: //www.somewhere.com/images/image01.jpg, for example.

If it's a local file, the URL would be file:///C:/images/image01.jpg.

 

Easiest thing to do is get a free flickr account or similar service. I don't know the best service(I use flickr).

Then you upload the photos to the flickr site and each photo is assigned a URL that you can copy and put in the form on your website.

***I don't like the navigation of Flickr's site, I find it confusing to find the URL after uploading the photo but it does work. See if others have suggestions for photo sharing sites. [I see a lot of place holders(where the image has been removed) for imageshack so I would avoid that one unless someone who uses it can explain why those place holders seem so common.

 

why cant i just go to my computer picture file and send them. i can do it with email. i tryed uploading in photo bucket but afterwards theres no url to them. thanks

 

The site you are posting the guide to doesn't want to pay to host the files. So they are asking you to post them somewhere else and then post a link to them. It is cheaper for them that way.

I'm not familiar with photobucket. It looks like you can search by user. If you post your username then I'll try to find your photos and their URLs.

Or if you click on one of the photos at photobucket is the no link to share them?

 

my user cf1. and i need to post them on do it yourself .com

 

i will try , thanks

 

I signed up at photobucket but I couldn't find your photos.

Laura's tips should work. When I click My Album and the album opens then if I click on a picture all the links are directly below the picture. If you select direct link it will copy to your clipboard and then you can paste it at the DIY form.

 

i got the pictues sent.. thanks for all your help. ken

 

I'm glad you figured it out.

PhotoBucket seems slightly easier than Flickr to find the URL(s) to copy and paste.

I don't upload photos enough to say which is the best service but I have to say all the ones I have tried are confusing. It should be simpler.

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DIY forums are great resources whether you are asking the question or answering it.

Kudos to you for taking the time to upload pics that can help someone else out in the future.

 

thanks again ken

 

Echo those sentiments - in fact, I just registered at DoItYourself.com.