Posting a Diagram

[weinschenksk]

Maybe someone here can help me! I am working on a layout that was given to me but it seems to have some electrical problems (i.e. reversing sections, etc.).....I have the layout in an MS Word document and would like to post it to the forum for your advice.........can anyone tell me how to post it tothe forum? I tried a cut and paste but that didn't work.

 Any advice will be appreciated.

Sam

[loathar]

You need to upload it to a web site or photo hosting site like Photobucket. Photobuckets free. You have to register first and your diagram has to be a Gif or Jpeg file. PB will automatically add the IMG codes that are needed for linking to this site.

http://photobucket.com/

Once you have it uploaded, all you do is copy/paste the IMG code line into your post.

 

[tstage]

Sam,

If your diagram is in MS Word, do a screen capture* of it then paste it in MS Paint.

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How to:

• To perform a screen capture: Open your diagram document and press the "Print Screen" button on your keyboard.  (Mine is up at the top, just to the right of the F12 button.)

• To paste the image: Open up Paint and either press Ctrl+V or right click your mouse and click "Paste".
  

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Now, use your mouse to crop the picture then save it as a .jpg file.  This file you'll be able to upload to a web site server like Photobucket or Railimages.com.  Once the pictures are uploaded, all you need is to insert the pictures URL into your post, according to the forum's picture posting procedure:

http://www.trains.com/trccs/forums/899776/ShowPost.aspx

Hope that helps...

Tom