Posting photos can be tricky at times, but it can be done if you keep a few things in mind during the process.
It is usually best to write the text of your post prior to inserting the photos where you want them. Once you have your text entered, follow these steps:
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Save what you've done so far. You might want to use this time to copy your text into a wordprocessor such as Microsoft Word, so that you can easily return should things go wrong. Click preview at the bottom of the post to temporarily save your post on the website (note that, except in rare instances, your blog will not be saved if you exit out of your browser with this.)
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If your photo is already available somewhere on the internet, skip to step 5. If not, click the 'file attachments' link near the submit button, and attach your photo to your post by uploading it from your computer.
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Near the bottom of the input form you will see a ProgressiveU.org URL listed for your attached photo. Highlight and copy this URL.
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Place your cursor in the Body edit box in the place where you want to insert the photo. Click on the Insert/Edit image icon (it looks like a tree) if using the rich-text editor (clicking the link that reads 'enable rich-text'). Skip the next five steps if you do not want to use the rich-text editor.
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Paste the URL for the photo into the Image URL field.
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Choose the alignment that you prefer. Left or Right usually work best (text will wrap around photos this way), but you can experiment with other alignments.
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Vertical Space and Horizontal Space are for padding around your photo. We've found that a value of 5 for both of these usually works well.
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Click Insert.
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You many need to resize your photo in the Body editor box. We recommend a maximum size of 450 x 450 pixels, to avoid throwing off the formating of the right sidebar.
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Here's the most important step, which many people fail to do at first: Under the editor window in the input methods section, select the Full HTML radio button.
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If you are not using the rich-text editor, write <img src="YOUR URL HERE">. You will also uee this method to post photos into your comments.
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Preview your post, and Submit when you are satisfied.
Once you feel comfortable with the image insert functions you can skip some of the extra 'save your work' steps above.
Do not insert copyrighted images into your posts unless a) you own the copyright, or b) use of the image would fall under fair use guidelines. If you do use a photo or image under fair use, be sure to give proper credit to the photographer or copyright owner. We reserve the right to remove images that are deemed inappropriate or are clear violations of copyright or fair use guidelines.
