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I have tried and tried to get my linked pictures to show up with in a post. By using the Inset/Edit Image function, it fails every single time I try and just shows a blank picture like this:-
Do images need to be a specific size? What setting do you set to get them to show? I know its possible I see other doing it!
Place your image someplace like the public folder of Dropbox, and copy the public link to your clipboard. Put the cursor in your post where you want your image to appear. Click on the thing that looks like a picture of a tree in the header of the quick reply (second icon to the left of the smiley face) and a pop-up will appear where you can paste the URL of your image. That should do it.
Other image hosting sites work, too, it's just necessary to have an external link so that the forum software can find the image on the web.
I checked your image and saw that you posted it to Dropbox. I then checked the link and saw that you are trying to do it the same way I did when I first tried to link to an image in Dropbox. I was told the correct way to do it and haven't had a problem since.
To do it correctly, you need to make one change. The link you get from Dropbox ends in dl=0. Change it to dl=1, and everything will work correctly.
Really? When I open my Dropbox folder, right click on the image I want, and then click on "Copy public link", the URL in my clipboard doesn't have any dl=0 at the end. It just ends with the file name.
OMG! It works, the dl=0 to dl=1 did the trick, Thanx soooooo much Old-Spider!
You're welcome. I'm just passing on the information I got from someone (sorry, don't remember who) when I first tried to include a picture in a post.
When I right-click on a picture, I don't have "Copy public link." I only have "Copy Dropbox link". When I click on it, I get something like this:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ihf2obfuse47979/Precursor%20Satellites.png?dl=0.
I change the dl=0 to dl=1 to get the picture to appear in the post.
I am right-clicking on the picture in the "C:\Users\[MyName]\Dropbox" directory on my computer. I am not logged in to Dropbox. Are you logged in and using a directory in Dropbox?
I'm using the Dropbox folder on my desktop. I'm not logged in. I think the difference is that every image I want to share is in the "Public" folder within the Dropbox folder. That folder got created for me automatically, so I assume you have one too. It's meant for sharing.
If I right click on a file in the Public folder, I get the "Copy Public Link" option. If I right click on a file anywhere else in Dropbox, I get the "Copy Dropbox link" like you do. With the "Copy Public link" you don't get the dl=0 stuff.
Ok, I visited the Dropbox help and discovered that on accounts created after Oct 4, 2012, Dropbox disabled the Public folder and made it a feature available only on their Pro and Business accounts. So, if you happen to have a Public folder, it's easier to use it, and if you don't (and don't have a Pro or Business account) then you're stuck with the dl=0 ==> dl=1 method.
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