Huge issue with Photobucket and photos in XMarks threads

**Jock Scot** · 9th July 17, 11:25 AM

Well so far so good! Pictures are now placed on my computer! Great.

Next problem, ---------oh what a surprise

------I don't have the icon that both Barb and Bill illustrate for doing what is needed to post a picture. Ideas? I am on Apple if that helps.

HOLD ON! Yes I have found it! What size picture do I choose for best use?

Hummmmm I am stuck now. So, there I am with a post with great words if wisdom ready to post and I have a stunning picture chosen to make a salient point, just what do I do to connect the two together?

Update. Still stuck on connecting the new post words and picture together. Thoughts anyone?

**Barb T** · 9th July 17, 11:41 AM

Originally Posted by Jock Scot

What size picture do I choose for best use?

I don't ever post anything bigger than about 3"x5" at 150 ppi (that's 450 pixels x 750 pixels) . There's no need to post anything bigger than that. If you post big files, they take a long to time load when someone wants to read your post and they aren't on a superfast Internet connection.

**Jock Scot** · 15th July 17, 04:55 AM

Testing.

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Yippee! Well done my 14 year old technowiz!

OK nearly there, this bit has defeated my expert too, how do I make the picture bigger or smaller? Anyone?

Hmmmm ok, lets try this?

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No that did not work, still the same size.Back to the drawing board.

Try this?
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No, hummm. Time for a coffee!

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No! Time for another coffee!

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No. Time for a walk!

**Father Bill** · 15th July 17, 04:58 AM

Ya' got it! I know who that Son of a Gun is!

**Jock Scot** · 15th July 17, 11:23 AM

Forgive me if I am being a tad more dense than usual, I am, in my defence, an admitted technodunce, just in case that was not obvious!

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But---------

I have just posted four pictures in a thread above that are about matchbox size. So posting a picture to a thread comes in as that size but------wait for it---------the eureka moment for me---------- is that anyone, that is logged on here, can click onto the matchbox picture to enlarge it? Is that the way its done?

Well it works for me!

**McMurdo** · 15th July 17, 02:01 PM

By Jove I think he's got it.

**Jock Scot** · 15th July 17, 03:12 PM

Originally Posted by McMurdo

By Jove I think he's got it.

I have? I really have? Crikey!

**Barb T** · 16th July 17, 01:26 PM

Originally Posted by Jock Scot

...can click onto the matchbox picture to enlarge it? Is that the way its done?

Yup - and I actually put that in my post at the top of page 3.....

**Jock Scot** · 16th July 17, 01:36 PM

Originally Posted by Barb T

Yup - and I actually put that in my post at the top of page 3.....

That you did Barb and thank you, its just that I missed that in all my techno confusion. In truth, I am still not at all sure that I actually understand what you said!