So, you come to the community, and you see all these wonderful pictures that people post, on their own, and in blogs, and you wonder...just how do I do that?

In this tutorial, I will try to explain the basics of posting a picture on the community site.

Please read on. C:




Step One



Before you can post a picture on this website, you first need to upload that picture to a host site, such as Photobucket.

Since this is the first time using this site, you want to click on the link in the top right that says Sign Up


Step Two



After you click the link, you are taken to a page that looks like this. Simply fill in your personal information as I've shown. Once that is done, click on the button that says Sign Me Up!


Step Three



Once you've signed up, you will be taken to a page that looks like this. You can ignore the stuff in the middle.
What you want to notice is that in the top right, your username will now be showing with the option to log out. When you see this, you know that you are online.

Now you want to click on the link in the top left that says My Home.


Step Four



Now you are in your Home page. This page is your friend, and is where everything happens.

When you're on this page, you can not only view your previous pictures that are uploaded, but you can also upload new pictures. To do this, simply click on the big green bar in the middle that says Upload Images and Videos.


Step Five



Clicking on the upload bar will open a window that looks like this.

Note: The window that opens for you may be slightly different in appearance. I use a Mac and the window may be slightly different for PCs

The important thing about this window is that it allows you to select the file from your computer that you wish to upload. Using the drop bar at the top of the new window, find the folder in your computer where you stored your picture file. Once you've found it, select the file that you wish to upload and then click the button that says Select.


Step Six



Once you've selected your picture, the window will close, and you'll see a screen that looks like this. The parts I've highlighted are as follows:

A-This shows you which file you've selected to be uploaded.
B-This shows the size of the file that you've selected.
C-This shows you how many files you've selected to be uploaded.
D-This shows the progress of your upload.


Step Seven



Congratulations! Your picture is now uploaded!

Once you have received the message at the top of your screen in green, you should see a smaller version of your picture in the center of the screen.

Click on this small picture, and it will take you to the full-size version.


Step Eight



On the page with the full-size version of your picture, you should see a series of bars at the left that looks like this:



Out of these, it is easiest if you select the one called IMG Code. This code already has the IMG tags that you need to make your picture visible on the community site.

Copy this code, and then go to the Community site.


Step Nine



Once on the Community site, click on the link on the left that says Create New: Picture.


Step Ten



In the bar underneath "Paste link between...", paste the link that you copied from Photobucket.

The key to having any image show on the site is to make sure that the address is between the IMG tags, as shown above the bar.


Step Eleven



Make sure you fill out the necessary information, including a title, the image address, and whatever comments you want. If you wish to add a second picture in the comments section, you can do so by placing it between IMG tags, as shown.

Congratulations, you've now posted a picture on the Community website!


Step Twelve



If you wish to put a picture in a blog, you can do so in the exact same way, only minus the bar where you put the image address. Simply put the picture address between IMG tags, and voila, you now have a blog with a picture in it.






For more tutorials, visit Terabetha's:
-Logging In Tutorial
and
-Making a Cut Tutorial