Here's the process to upload/insert pictures from a third party photo site like photobucket.com:

• Resize your picture to 576x432 pixels or less for optimal viewing on the forum.



• Go onto photobucket.com and register by setting up a username and password.



• Upload your picture by locating the picture file on your computer using the browse/upload function in photobucket.com.



• Once your upload is completed you will see the picture below the browse/upload area.



• Click on the field next to the "IMG Code" and you will capture the URL link to the picture.



• Go to the Photo Gallery area on the chat forum and click on the topical area that you want too upload your picture to.



• Click on "new topic" and input the subject title.



• Tab down to the main message area and paste in the URL link. Please note that the "IMG" which is enclosed by the two brackets [ ] on either end of the link will need to be changed to lowercase. For some reason when "IMG" is typed in all caps the picture will not upload.



• Here's how the paste in link should appear:
  
  [xximg]http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc3/ebrff/Member%20Fishing%20Pictures/2-fly-vets.jpg[/xximg]
  
  NOTE: I've inserted two xx in front of the "img" to keep the text intact. When you paste in the URL link to your particular picture file the two xx's will not be there normally.



• You can preview your picture before you post it.