# Posting/attaching/linking pictures.
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-attaching-linking-pictures/283174
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [January 5, 2005, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-attaching-linking-pictures/283174 "2005-01-05T07:59:29Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@Testy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Testy)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2005, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-attaching-linking-pictures/283174/1 "2005-01-05T07:59:29Z")
Could anyone give me a hanf posting or linking pictures? I’d like to show **Turek** some pics but aren’t sure how.
Regrads and thanks
Testy
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### Author:  [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2005, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-attaching-linking-pictures/283174/2 "2005-01-05T08:32:03Z")
You can’t insert an image here.
You can copy/paste the url for the picture like this silly photoshopped number I did
[ ](http://www.tictokmen.com/stuff/poker1.jpg)
Just click and go.
Or, you can wrap it in a URL tag
(url=http://www.tictokmen.com/stuff/poker1.jpg)PICTURE(/url)
which give you this clickable thing here —\> [PICTURE](http://www.tictokmen.com/stuff/poker1.jpg)
Replace the ( and ) above with [and].
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### Author:  [@Testy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Testy)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2005, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-attaching-linking-pictures/283174/3 "2005-01-05T08:45:33Z")
> [@Seven](#):
>
> You can’t insert an image here.
>
> You can copy/paste the url for the picture like this silly photoshopped number I did
>
> [http://www.tictokmen.com/stuff/poker1.jpg](http://www.tictokmen.com/stuff/poker1.jpg)
>
> Just click and go.
>
> Or, you can wrap it in a URL tag
>
> (url=http://www.tictokmen.com/stuff/poker1.jpg)PICTURE(/url)
>
> which give you this clickable thing here —\> [PICTURE](http://www.tictokmen.com/stuff/poker1.jpg)
>
> Replace the ( and ) above with [and].
Thank you for this but I believe it is “Step B” when what I need is “Step A.” How do I get the picture into some plce where it can be addressed with a URL? I do not run a private website or anything of that nature.
Thanks again.
Testy
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### Author:  [@Testy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Testy)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2005, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-attaching-linking-pictures/283174/4 "2005-01-05T08:46:45Z")
Oh, and before I forget, I liked the Photoshop!
Testy
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### Author:  [@Spongemom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spongemom)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2005, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-attaching-linking-pictures/283174/5 "2005-01-05T08:47:16Z")
I like using [www.imageshack.us](http://www.imageshack.us) for posting pictures. Since this board disallows pictures on the posts themselves, you’ll want to copy and paste the last link you get from that site onto here. It’ll be called a “Direct link”. Just make sure you give plenty of warning if the picture is not work-safe, and don’t link to outright porn, or the mods will give you a good working over with that goat of theirs. 😉
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### Author:  [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2005, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-attaching-linking-pictures/283174/6 "2005-01-05T14:41:49Z")
I use [Webshots](http://www.webshots.com) but lots of places will give you free limited online image storage.
Your ISP probably gave you some webspace already. Most do, even though most users never take advantage of it.