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How to post and article with a linked Image and other formating tips!

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Submitted by Brutal_Dreamer on Mon, 2007-04-16 01:08.

How to post and article with an Image and other formating tips!

 

Use the following code to post an image within your article:  <img src="http://www.your-server.your-image.jpg" /> You must click the 'Toggle HTML Source' button (next to last button on the toolbar) and enter your photo link in HTML code.  If you enter your photo link inside the WYSIWYG browser, it will look like this in code:

 

&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.your server.your-image.jpg&quot; /&gt

 

because this WYSIWYG browser will translate the text into HTML language and your < will become &lt; and your " will become quot;

 

Here is an example of an image:

Now, this image is large, so I want to reduce it to fit my article. 

 

How can I shrink it without having a software program to help me? 

  • You can do it by specifying how large you want the image.  Add the following code to the end of your image link:  width="310" height="368"  So, the total code would look like this: <img src="http://www.your-server.your-image.jpg" width="310" height="368" /> Here is an example using the same image above.

 

 Here is the image at 310 x 368
 And here it is again at 160 x 218
  

 

How about alignment?

  • Try this after your size:  hspace="2" vspace="2" align="absmiddle"  and now an example:   The image below has a horizontal space of "2" & a vertical space of "2".  These are all referring to pixels of course. 

 

 There are lots of different ways to align an image or table.  Here is a short list of choices:

  • right
  • left
  • absolute bottom
  • absolute middle
  • text top
  • bottom
  • middle
  • top
  • baseline

I used a hidden table (actually a table with a border set to "0" to align the text and image above.  You can play around with the functions and find lots of ways to arrange your content in your articles. 

 What about the "FILE ATTACHMENTS" option below the editing window?

  • This is used to attach an inline image(s) within your article.
  • See the article: "How to post an article with inline images you upload"

And yes,  smilies work just as they do in the forum.  You just have to remember the 'code' to create them. Or your could just click here: SMILIES  Remember, you can always PM Brutal_Dreamer for help in formating your article.  Enjoy!

Cheers,
 BD ­