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How to Post a Screenshot in the Forums

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Post a Screenshot in the Forums

This article will tell how to upload a screenshot, or other image, and place it in a forum post.

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    Decide how you're going to take the screenshots. You can take screenshots using software that's already on your computer, or you can download a program (some are free, some aren't). Programs are usually good in that they make it easier to point to or highlight certain parts of the screenshot. For example Grabilla allow you to take a screenshot and upload it with single click. For now, though, let's start with taking screenshots without a program.

    • In Windows, hold down the Alt key and then press the Print Screen key. Open Microsoft Paint (Start > All Programs > Accessories > Paint). Press and hold "Ctrl" and tap V. This will put your screenshot in MS Paint. Save it.
    • On a Mac, hold down the COMMAND [Apple/Clover Leaf] and the SHIFT key and 4. If you press them all at the same time, you'll get a "crosshairs" so you can select just a section of the screen you want a screenshot for. The resulting file will be placed on your desktop.
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    Go to the image upload page: http://www.wikihow.com/Special:Upload
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    Click the "Browse" button. Select the screenshot you saved earlier.
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    In the license dropdown menu, choose "Screenshot". Then press the "Insert File" button.
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    Right click the image and select "Copy image location".
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    Go the forums, right click, and paste. You should see a URL that leads to the screenshot that you took. You can leave it as is (people will be able to click on the link) but if you want to put the image in the forum post, use this code, replacing the URL with the image location:
    <img src="URL">

Edit Tips

  • In order to place the HTML code,
    <img src="URL">, into the forum page, go to View > Page Source in Firefox or to View > Source in Internet Explorer.

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Last edited:
January 26, 2012 by Caesie Frankie

Categories:
Using Images | Using the Forums

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