Post edited 8:48 AM – March 15, 2010 by Tyler

Jim Rose said:Trying to put some pics on, and there is not a browse button when I open the insert image window.  Am I doing something wrong? 

Hi Jim, sorry for the late reply. Inserting images can be a little confusing at first, mostly because of the way that the forum stores uploaded images. Each forum member has his or her own folder for images and media. This keeps everything more organized. To upload an image (or multiple images) you first need to create a folder to store those images in, then you upload them to that folder.

Creating a Folder: Let's say I wanted to upload a couple of images of a Tap Handle I recently created. Here are the steps:

Step 1: Create a new folder called "Tap Handle". To do this, Click on the Insert/Edit Image icon (it looks like a tree) to bring up the Insert/Edit Image dialogue box. Then click the "Browse" icon.

Step 2: Create your "Tap Handle" folder by clicking on the "Folders" tab and typing the name of the new folder in the text box. You can see that I already have 2 subfolders, "Die Holder" and a folder for this tutorial called "How2 Upload Images".

Step 3: Now you should see that you have a new folder listed under your username. Click on the "Upload" tab to upload your pictures to your new folder.

Step 4: You should now be in the "Upload" tab. Make sure you choose the correct folder from the "Current Folder" dropdown (for my example, it should say "Tap Handle" and not "tyoungblood". Then click "Browse" to upload your pictures to your new folder.

Step 5: Select the image (or multiple images) from your hard drive and click the "Upload" button. Now you should should see this window: Click on the "Browse" tab so see the newly uploaded image(s).

Step 6: Now you should be looking at the "Browse" tab. Click on the image you want to insert into your forum post. NOTE: if you don't see any images, double check to see if you're looking in the right folder (your "Current Folder" is shown in the upper right corner).

Once you click on the image it should be automatically inserted into your post.

That's it!

And yes, I realize that it's a lot more cumbersome than some forums might be, but by allowing forum members to store everything in their own folders, the forum will remain more organized and load faster. So in the long run, it's a good thing.

One last thing, if you image is too big you can resize it by clicking on the "Edit" tab within the image browser.

Once in the "Edit" tab, navigate to the appropriate folder (in this example I'm in the "How2 Upload Images folder), choose "Resize" from the list of actions, enter a new width into the "Resize" text box (500 is typically good), then click "Resize Files". Once you've resized the image, you need to delete the larger image from your post and re-insert the smaller image using the "Insert/Edit Image" button.

Let me know if you run into any problems.