To post an image from your computer:

There is no way to upload an image to the forums directly. To host an image you will need to use a free hosting site. We recommend that you use a site called ImageShack. To post a picture in a thread, follow these steps:

1. Go to ImageShack. Do not alter any of the visible options, leave them at their default, and click the Browse button, go to where you've stored the image, and click on it, select Open, and click then 'Host it' button. Wait for a while and the image will be uploaded to Imageshack.

2. Once ImageShack has finished uploading you will see a results screen. Carefully highlight all the text in the Thumbnail for forums (1). Right-click and select Copy, or press CTRL+C to copy the entire link.

3. Now simply paste this link directly into the post where you want it to be displayed. Do not alter the code in any way, do not add any code, page breaks etc. to it. To see if it looks right, before submitting the post, click the 'Preview Post' button (go to Advanced mode if necessary) and you will see if it looks right or not. What you should see is a small thumbnail version of your image which, when clicked upon, opens a new window with the full-sized version.

N.B. Please make sure that you don't post lots of images in a row as this can skew thread width and then make it hard to read the thread. Even when posting clickable thumbnails, do not post more than 5 in a row, as this will typically skew thread appearance. Also, do not post dozens of images in one post, regardless of their size, as this can impact on thread loading times for users.