Before you start posting, make sure your pics are stored somewhere on the net. You cannot link pics from your local PC/Mac.

To make a post, click on the "NEW TOPIC" button. Type in the subject in the title and then click in the body of the message.

To insert an image, click on the "Insert Image" button on the format bar - image. This will bring up an option to add from a URL or Create an Album to store your pics on - image. To add an image from a URL, click on "Add from URL", this will bring up the URL box - image. Paste the URL into the blank area and click on OK. This will insert the image into your post. To add another image, click on "Add from URL" again.. Once you've finished adding images, click on the "Insert Image" button again - image and that will close adding image screen.

The alternative method for inserting images is to "Copy" the image from your host, and just "Paste" it into the post. Either way will work.

To add an emoticon, click the "Insert Smilies" button on the format bar - image. This will bring up the board emoticons - image. You can view more emoticons by clicking on the far right arrow. To insert an emoticon, just click on it. This will add it to the post. To close the emoticon screen, click on the "Insert Smilies" button again.

If you wish to insert flash media, click on the "Insert Flash" button. If you wish to add vid clips from YouTube, click on the HTML button image. This will show your post in HTML format. Simply paste the full YouTube code into the post then click on the "HTML" button again.

You can also format your text directly into a post. You now have the option of changing the text colour, text size, fonts, highlight, etc, etc from the format bar - image

You can also hover your mouse over any of the above buttons and it will tell you what each one is.

Once you've completed your post, you have the option of either Previewing or Posting - image.

NOTE: The following sites do not allow image linking - Geocities, Tripod, Yahoo Groups, TopCities, Xoom, Dot Photo, Webphotos, Webshots (Free hosting section), ImageMagician (Free hosting section) and ClubPhoto (Free hosting section).

Yuku does not allow pics linked from any site which is AVS based. These sites are considered pornographic, so your post and/or links will be removed on a no questions asked basis.

Yonkers.

Last Edited By: Yonkers 25/11/2007 04:29 PM. Edited 1 time.