It was suggested by a good member here *(Trickster)* that I include basics on copy and paste. (This is for a PC, not a Mac) The easiest way for me is to highlight the link (left click mouse button, drag over text you wish to copy until highlighted), then hit Control and C buttons simultaneously. To paste, you then put your cursor within the section of a post and hit the Control + V buttons simultaneously, which inserts what you copied. In Photobucket, when you click the box that contains the link you want, it automatically copies the link to your computer clipboard, so all you need to do is the Control+V to insert the link in the insert image box.
To post pictures in threads, there are two basic ways. The thumbnail type, or the larger detail type. In both cases, you need to have your pictures saved to an off-site storage, such as PhotoBucket (
www.photobucket.com). This is free, and when you save them you can view your files. When you want a pic to post, it's best to have two browsers open so you can switch back and forth to your post and PB. Then open the file, and select which format you want, either "direct link" (for the detail type), or the "thumbnail". Shown below is for the detail type, you choose the part on the left that says "direct link" and copy that. Then go back to your post and place your cursor in the text box where you want the pic to be, and then go to the next step shown below.
In the pic below, you use the second button right of the smiley, it's green, and the drop down is where you paste the copied URL from PB, in this case the "direct link". Then hit "Insert image".
The above method will make the pics show up like the pics above. If you want to thumbnail them in a post, this next pic shows a different (and I think newer version of PB that has the "IMG thumb) view. Copy the IMG thumb and then you can paste it directly into the post rather than using the Insert Image button, like I show below. The thumb is clickable to enlarge it for the viewer.
I hope this helps everyone.
Joel in the Couve.
