Being a visual person I immediately set out to add images to my blogger blog. It wasn't as easy as I thought it would be and I got rather frustrated (see post 'things 1 & 2 iGoogle and others'). I tried to add images from both my PC and the Web and although the image popup loader was telling me it was done, nothing appeared. Nada, diddly squat, zilch. I couldn't work it out so called upon the more experienced Ange Fitzparick for help. Here are a couple of pointers that came to the forefront. Hope you don't have to go through the same hair-pulling as I did!
1. Check your post editor settings
Under the settings tab and Global Settings, make sure that you have the updated editor checked. The blogger default setting seems to be for the old editor for some reason. This old version really wasn't playing ball for me and I think Google are gradually phasing it out so why it is the default is anyone's guess. Switching to the new version is definitely recommended.
2. When posting an image from the web
Don't do as I did and try pasting in the URL for the whole webpage where the image is located (DOH!). It won't work as you are pointing to a page not an image and the image loader will just go 'no, not doing that'. You need to either bring up the image in it's own tab by right clicking on the image and choosing view image. Then copy and paste the URL from that tab which should end in an image file type such as .jpeg, .gif. or .png. OR, even quicker, right click on the image and 'copy image location'. Then paste in the URL box of the image uploader.
Hope this helps. Happy image posting!
Great blog and nice pictures! Useful tips too, thanks. I got a bit frustrated trying to add screenshots because it took me ages to position them where I wanted to. Look forward to reading your next instalment...
ReplyDeleteReally useful for you to talk about the updated editor settings, as the default one is so rubbish! :)
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