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The instructions that Wayne outlined work for the iPhone and the iPad as well.

Not true, not for me. I have never been able to post a pic and have been here 15 years. Expect when putting my pic in the gallery with Peggy coaching me.

Leo, it’s very easy if you are storing photos somewhere on your computer. I am a total computer dummy but I have figured it out. I still can’t figure out how to post links so I feel your pain.

Well, consider yourself edumacated now.

Use the Full Editor. Look at the icons in the little squares above where you type. See the one with what looks like an envelope? Just to the left of the quotes? To the left of the envelope is a blue-greenish globe with what looks like a chain link. Click on that. It will bring up a popup window (unless you are blocking popup windows for Stovebolt.) The window has the following text in it. In the box below the text, paste in the link you want to share. For example, https://www.stovebolt.com. Click on OK. That will change the popup window to one that contains the following text. The TITLE can be whatever you want it to be. For example, if I entered https://www.stovebolt.com in the URL box, I could enter The Stovebolt Site in the TITLE box. Or, I could enter "THe best dern antique GM and Chevy site on the web" in the title box. Or I could enter "John's plaything" in the TITLE box. It's entirely up to you.

Or, if you're a nerd like me, you can do it all by hand, like this: The part that has the [url= in it is the URL part on the example above. The part between the ] and the [ is the TITLE part.

Try it yourself. It's easy.

Leo,
Have you tried lately? The forum software is updated from time to time. I have noticed an improvement when it comes to posting pictures.

Paul, thank you, oh did I mention I don’t know how to copy and paste either! I do well to maneuver around this site without crashing my computer or the site.

Copy - right click on the item you want to copy, and select Copy
Paste - right click on the item you want to paste, and select Paste

Copy - Ctrl + C on the item you want to Copy
Paste - Ctrl + V on the item you want to Paste

When you copy something, it's copied to the Clipboard. It remains there until you copy something else. When you copy something else, whatever is on the clipboard is erased and replaced with the new copied item.

So, for example, let's say you want to Copy a URL. Go to the address bar in your browser and double-click. When the entire URL is highlighted, right-click on it and select Copy or hit the Control key and the C key at the same time.

Then, in the post you're creating on Stovebolt, right-click and select Paste or type Control-V.

Paul, I promise I will try. I use a iPad when posting here and I don’t have some of the controls readily available to use. I’ll try it on the Mac when I have the opportunity. Thanks

Here's an old video (from 2014 [youtube.com] done by a Bolter's wife. Have asked about getting it updated a little.

Maybe it will help some.

Man, this topic needs to be sorted out.

Ah, well, the Mac is different. To highlight text, you have to tap twice and then choose select all. THEN you can copy it and paste it. It's a bit different than Windows. Although you can simulate a right click by holding down the command button and then tapping.