Welcome to Gaia! ::

This is a manual for posting an image on Gaia it is real detailed so even a real newbie can understand it. it is also my first real attempt at a Tut (tutorial, guide or manual) so if there is anything you still don't get PM and i will explain it better.


What you will need:

- Windows (I used XP but it should be about the same for any other vertion above 95)

- a Browser such as Internet Explore, Firefox or Flock


if something doesn't make sense try going back a few steps

Step 2 - Creating a Photobucket Account

if you already have one skip to step 3

There are many image hosting options available, one of which is Photobucket, this is completely free!

Firstly, you must go to the site and register before you can use it.

the address is: http://photobucket.com/

simply click on one of the join now buttons and follow the process.

IMPORTANT: it may ask you if you would like some extra service of sponsored thing, you'll want to skip this.

Step 4 - Uploading an image to Photobucket

First login to Photobucket and enter the album you want the image in (this "gaia stuff" for those who followed step 3)

you should see a link panel like this



if you do not then you may have the wrong view setting. look for the 3 view options the upper right corner and make sure you are in LINK mode



the next step is to hit the top of the three browse buttons(1), then use the browse window to find the image you want to upload(2). Once you have done this this press load(3).

If you have multiple images you can use the other two browse buttons to upload up to three at a time. (there are ways of updating even more but i do not recommend it as it is really laggy and can mess up).

Once you have your image or images opened in the browsers press the upload button(4).




IMPORTANT: things tend to freeze up here allot you may have to cancel and try again. this is why i only recommend 3 at a time



the next screen will let you add a title tags and description to your image. This won't have any effect on how it is seen on Gaia. it is more for personal reference and how others will see your photo on Photobucket (assuming you have a public album). You can choose to leave these all blank if you want, you can always change it later.

Next press the save and continue button



Now you image is uploaded and can be used whenever you need it!
you can log into Photobucket from any computer with net access, and show images to anyone.

You should see the image under the link panel

Thats all there is to it just keep some things in mind

- your Photobucket albums are not defaulted to private

- those this can work for it, there is a few extra steps i strongly recommend for making signature pictures (ill make a tut for that later if someone wants)