It's actually a lot easier than this might make it look but this is how you post a photo from Flickr, the key is to use the "Share" option tag at the bottom right of the photos (
rather than type it all out I have copied from another forum here http://www.slotforum.com/forums/index.p ... opic=78667 ) :-
Begin by going to the photo page for the image you want to share, and make sure that the permissions on the image are set to "Public". This option is near the bottom of the photo's page, highlighted in red below.
Permissions by stoooo, on Flickr
Now scroll back up to the top so you can see the image again. Flickr's Terms & Conditions state that any image posted from there must be linked back to the image's Flickr page. This used to be really complicated, but recent updates have made the process extremely simple.
First, click the 'Share' icon next to the image. It currently looks like an arrow pointing to the right. This will bring up a menu, like the one below.
Share by stoooo, on Flickr
Make sure that you click on BBCode (this means Bulletin Board Code, which is the formatting language used by this forum's software), and select a size option that is less than 800 pixels wide. You do not need to resize your images before posting, as the required size is embedded in the link, so it will be done automatically for you. SlotForum's rules state that images must be 800x600 or less. Please note that not all sizes will be available for every image. In this case, I have chosen the 640x480 option, as the next largest size was 1024x768, which would not be in keeping with the rules.
Once you have your options selected, click in the text box to highlight the text that starts [url. Simply copy that text (Right-Click|Copy or CTRL-C) from the Flickr page, and paste (Right-Click|Paste or CTRL-V) it directly into your post where you want your image to be. There is no need to click any of the buttons in the editor or add any additional formatting tags to the text, unless you particularly want to add extra formatting such as centring. The text contains everything necessary to tell the forum that this is an image, where that image can be found, at what size to display that image and a link back to the image's Flickr page. This satisfies everyone's Ts&Cs in one step. Brilliant!
Now Preview your post and the image should appear right where you expect it to be.
The one slight wrinkle with the link text from Flickr is that it leaves the description of the image hanging off to the side. To make it a bit neater, simply press Return/Enter to add a new line where the description portion of the text begins. You can see the difference with the first two images I have posted above. Add the line break as per the example below, right after the first /url]
If any of these images are too small for you to see, simply click on them to be taken directly to their Flickr page where you will be able to view them in a variety of larger sizes smile.gif
As with any image hosting service, please be careful about moving or deleting any images that you have posted links to. It is very frustrating to find a historical thread on a topic that you are interested in, only to find that some of the links are broken and the images are no longer displayed.