First of all, when you open up a new post, you should see between your subject and the body a button for
EZCodes. Make sure that button is checked and you should see a series of boxes to the left of the bigger window. Click
here to see how to use those buttons to their fullest extent.
TO POST A LINK:
1) To post a link you must first copy the entire URL (http://www.what's the ****ing address.com).
2) Open up a new post window (reply or else new topic)
3) Click on the ezCodes button that is just below your subject and just above the body of your new post.
4) Off to the left should now be 6 buttons. The 2nd one down is for linking. Click on it and paste the URL into that little window (ctrl-V or else right click on it and hit paste).
TO POST AN IMAGE:
1) To post an image (picture) you must first find the image that you want to post.
a) you cannot post a pic from your desktop unless you host it somewhere first. Options include Image Shack and Photo Bucket (see a huge list in the next post). You can not post an image that's being hosted on Geocities or Tripod or one that is on your desktop or in your email inbox unless you host them first in one of the options in the next post. Some other sites also don't allow hotlinking but you'll figure that out as you go along.
b) a great way to find images is by doing a google search on somebody/something and click on the image button at the top.
2) Once you have found the image you want to post, right click on the picture and hit PROPERTIES. From there you must copy the entire URL (it should end with .jpg or .gif - if it doesn't try scrolling down - there might be more hidden). Once you highlight the whole URL, right click on it and hit COPY.
3) Open up a new post window (reply or else new topic)
4) Click on the ezCodes button that is just below your subject and just above the body of your new post.
5) Off to the left should now be 6 buttons. The 1st one down is for images. Click on it and paste the URL into that little window (ctrl-V or else right click on it and hit paste).
6) You're done but if the image doesn't work then the site you got the pic from doesn't allow hotlinking. In that case you're going to have to host the image yourself (see next post down).
TO POST A VIDEO:
1) Copy the URL address from the video (either just copy it right out of the browser window at the top or else right click on the link that sent you there and COPY SHORTCUT).
2) Post that link just as you would any other link (see top of this post)