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Originally Posted by svkahana
Good suggestions....have tons of photos in folders and would email to interested people. Email to svkahana@hotmail.com
I am 80 yr old widow and just couldn't figure out how to add more photos.
Thanks!
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I understand. I had difficulty uploading photos too, but have developed some simple ways to do so. See my tips below. Hope they help you.
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How to post a
photo or multiple photos on CF threads:
I encourage everyone to post photos in CF because everyone enjoys seeing photos of boats and photos of
gear helps to clarify
communications about problems and helps others help one another with answers that fit questions. When you post a comment, you can use the "Post Reply / Advanced / Manage Attachments" function to add up to 12 photos to your post. It first allows 6 photos, but if you upload six first, you can then add another 6 for a total of 12, if you want, all embedded in a
single post, and all uploaded at one editing time.
Warning!
Be careful not to take too long to upload and edit your posts, as the forum
software "times out" after a few minutes (and no one knows how long that is, but I suspect about 5-10 minutes), and all that writing effort can be
lost. This is a common problem for members who write detailed or long posts.
Safest Method for Long Posts
If your post will be long or complex, or involve original writing, it is a smart idea to write your post on a text document using an off-forum text editor, then when you are finished writing it, copy and paste that Long text block into a new post. This is safer. I know, because I have
lost original writing efforts due to the forum
software timing out on me, causing a total loss of effort. This has happened to other CF Members too. So, if your post is long, or detailed, or complex, or important original writing, then make sure you write it off the forum first. That is what I do, after
learning the hard way.
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You can find a very easy to follow video instruction about how to post photos on CF by going to the FAQ here or look on YouTube for a very clear video that shows how to do it. It is easy, but not intuitive. The video is a big help. Here is a link to the video.
https://youtu.be/NW5n8vZM34c
Watch and it is very easy to do. You can also post other types of content (videos, etc.) and photo files of many kinds.
Speedy Tip 1:
I usually post a jpg photo file that is about 1200x800 pixels, because that is what I consider a nice large size for web viewing. Most files can be downsized to about 100kb - 400kb or some larger. If my original photo file is high resolution (like a photo I take with my iPad), I prefer to first use some software (an app) to downsize the image file so that it is smaller and faster to upload. Since I use my
iPad for most of my web surfing and CF surfing too, I use a free app called "Image Size" (by
www.vsmedia.de) which is very easy, fast, and has multiple options. It does have some ads in the free version, but $1.99 removes the ads. I have no connection to that app other than being a happy user. It works for me and is intuitive and flexible.
Speedy Tip 2:
If you think you might refer to that photo in the future (e.g. Photos of your own boat or boat projects or gear), you could also upload it to your CF Profile and start a photo album there to contain your boat photos.
Speedy Tip 3:
Some people will upload photos to their own blog or website or a photo hosting site, and then use that photo or want to embed that photo in a post. Since I do most of my surfing from my
iPad, I simply copy a photo and save it to my iPad, then upload it to my posts from my iPad, or Mac if I am using it instead. In other words, I temporarily have the photo on my iPad, and then after I upload it in my post I delete it from my iPad.
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Here is another method recommended by one of the CF mods:
1. upload the image you want to attach to an online
service or your own website or blog.
2. use the "insert image" tool and enter the url of the image you have uploaded.
3. Conversely, if the image is on an existing website, right click on the image and select copy image location url or similar wording, and again enter it into the image tool field.
Here is a topic on CF with the video embedded.
http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...st-133457.html