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Pictures On Gaia
How to post them from your computer and other sources
My Documents and ImageShack
Well first let's go through how to post pictures in My Documents.
Well, you need to go to ImageShack. I don't know how to use photobucket and you don't have to sign up for imageshack. Here:
Image Shack
The url is www.imageshack.us
You should see this:
First, check off "Remove size/resolution bar from thumbnail?"
Then click the "Browse" button which will bring you to My Documents.
Double click on the picture you want.
Then click the "Host It!" button. It can take a long time to no time at all for it to load. Usually it depends on the image size. Never more than a minute.
This is what the screen will look like:
You must copy the first link after the ad - the
Now, you'll get something that looks like this:
[URL=http://imageshack.us][IMG]http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/5616/animelovekf2.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
Notice the "url" stuff around the image? Unless you want a link to Image Shack in your picture (y'know, whenever someone clicks it they're transported to the site), you have to get rid of it.
Just delete the [URL=http://imageshack.us] and the [/URL] and you're done!
It'll look like this:
[IMG]http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/5616/animelovekf2.jpg[/IMG]
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Posting Pictures On Google
and other search engines
This is REALLY easy. And it will work with AOL or Internet Explorer or whatever you have (as long as it has an url box - y'know, that thing you type website titles into).
First, find an image on Google. Get to the page where it's just the image and nothing else.
Notice the url in the bar?
Copy this and paste it in your mail or post or whatever. Then all you have to do is put at the back.
OR
Click the button and paste the url in the box:
Then click "ok." Your code will appear.
Either way, the end result will look like this:
[img]http://www.swapmeetdave.com/Humor/Cats/Kitten-Ducks.jpg[/img]
and will on the page as it should:
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The Workings Of Gaia
BB code and other such things
What Is BB Code?
Everything in Gaia works in "BB" code. It’s like HTML.
Anyway, it means that everything looks weird when you make it (although it looks fine when it's finished.)
For instance, look at this:
I heart you SOmuch I turn green with jealousy when you talk to other people.
It actually looks like this while I'm typing it:
I :heart: you [size=24] SO[/size][i]much[/i] I turn [color=green]green[/color] with [b]jealousy[/b] when you talk to other people.
It's pretty easy to use on Gaia though. All you have to do is highlight your word and click the desired effect.
Bold, Italic, Underline, and Strike
Want to bold something? Highlight whatever you want bolded and click the button. It'll look like this:
[b]example text[/b]
See the code? You'll get the hang of it eventually.
Same goes for italic and underline and cross out aka "strike"
Quoting In The Forums
Jane Doe John Doe Jane Doe John Doe Hello hello hello sir! Meet me at the Grocer! No sir! Why sir? Because I have a cold sir!
The above is what is called "quoting."
Let's say you're in a crowded thread.You're talking to two people. How do they know which one you're talking to? Well, you quote them.
Let's say your friend Joe says
Quote: Hey, guess how many fingers I'm holding up!
and your other friend Jack asks
Quote: How many hours until you get home?
You can quote each one so it's clear who you're talking to. Watch:
You Joe Hey, guess how many fingers I'm holding up! Dunno. Three?
and then you'd post:
You Jack How many hours until you get home? You're such a worry wart! Maybe three.
Get it? Now the question is, "How do I do that?"
Just click the "quote" button above the post:
You'll get something that looks like this:
Notice the [quote][/quote] on either side of the message. Remember to type your reply AFTER the ""
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PM = Private Message. Gaian E-mail.
How do you know if someone has sent you mail? The mailbox icon in the top right corner will light up:
Click on it. You will come to your mail box. All your mail that you have not read - your new mail - will be lit up. Look:
See how the two top e-mails have yellow paper next to them instead of white like the others? And the top is in in bold. This means that they have not been read.
To open the e-mail, click on the message title (not the name of the person who sent you the letter). You will be taken to the massage:
"Report This PM" is for when someone is breaking the laws of Gaia like harrassing you or asking you for your password. Remember:
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NEVER GIVE AWAY YOUR PASSWORD. Not to your FRIEND, not to someone who WORKS ON GAIA, and ESPECIALLY a RANDOM PERSON on Gaia.
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If you wish to reply to the mail, click the purple "Reply" button:
You'll see something like this:
Always start typing a reply AFTER the entire previous thing. That means after ""
Everything on Gaia works in code. When you click a this heart what will appear on your screen is ": heart :"
Just ignore this. It will appear as it should when you send it. When you click "Preview" you can see it as how it will appear to the other person.
To send, just click "Submit" then just wait while they send you back to your Inbox.
Your Outbox holds all the mail you've sent but hasn't been read yet. Your Sentbox holds all the mail you've sent that has been read. Your Savebox holds all the mail you've saved.
To save a PM, go to your Inbox. Then check off the box next to the PM. Then click the green box marked "Save Marked." Your PM will be moved to your Savebox.
 Muffin the Vampire Baker · Sat Mar 24, 2007 @ 01:57am · 0 Comments |
