Another way to attach files that is part of the Forum.
Both methods work and both have advantages and disadvantages. Often Forms with limited space will promote the use of 3rd party pictures sites (Photobucket, shutterfly, flickr, google, etc...) to over come limited disk space on that forum or limited upload functions. Also individuals might have a photo collection on one of these sites and find it easier to link to those rather than uploading directly. Lastly, some sites have more efficient mechanisms for uploading and previewing attachments. The one with this form is fairly easy, but not that great for a large number of attachments and one cannot see the attachments in Preview, the message must be posted before the upload occurs.
Here you may choose either. We have plenty of space and can adjust the upload parameters to suit our needs. You choose the attachment method that is easier for you.
Forum tools for attaching pictures:
Below the box in which you type when you are making a new post or replying, you will see four check boxes, then below that, you will see the boldfaced word Attach:
Below that you will see a button labeled "Choose File". Click that.
You will now see a dialog box. Use this box to navigate to the folder that contains the picture you want to attach.
Select the file you want to attach and click "Open".
You will be returned to the post you are typing and you will see the name of the picture file to the right of the "Choose File" button.
If you want to attach more than one poicture, click the link below "Choose File" button, named (more attachments)
This will open a 2nd "Choose File" button. Do this for up to 4 pictures per post.
When you Preview the post, you will not see the attachments. Attachments are uploaded and visible only when you Post.
Restrictions (which I can change if needed):
Each individual picture has a max size of 2 mB
Each post or reply is restricted to a max. of 4 attachments
Total max. size of a post with attachments is 8 mB
Permitted file formats are: gif,jpg,mpg,pdf,png,txt