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How do I Picture? | The Last Picture Show

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October 02, 2013 04:46 AM

How do I Picture???

I've created a step-by-step guide on how the new picture uploader on ActiveRain works, to try and alleviate a lot of the stress that's come around with it. So enjoy, let me know if you have any questions, and may you always dance in the 'Rain!

♥1. Click "Insert/Edit Image" button.

♥2. Browse for files.

♥3. Click "Upload File."

♥4. Open your computer browser by clicking "Choose File."

♥5. Select your file, then click "Choose."

♥6. Click "OK."

♥7. Select your picture from the File Manager.

♥8. Add a description, then click Ok.

♥9. VOILA! Your image is in your blog!

With this new feature, there is some cool new functions. Your photos, when using the New Photo Upload feature, will be saved to your ActiveRain photo library for future access.

Cool, right?!

(Note: You cannot delete pictures once they are in your photo library, because this would break them in your blog!)

The way we align photos now is different, too! Highlight the photo as before (by clicking on it), then click on Format.

Here, you will see Image Left or Image Right. Select the one you'd like for the desired result!

You can also simply click "Formats" directly from the blog editor bar and then select Image Left or Image Right!

Well, what do you think?

♥Love it? Yay! Me too!

☹Hate it? We've included the option to continue using the Old Upload function, which you can see in step 4 - just in case the change is too much!

Ask your questions or leave your concerns in the comments, call us at 888-643-3837, or email us at support@activerain.com. Have a beautiful day!

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Nina Hollander, Broker

Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC

Your Greater Charlotte Real Estate Broker

Thanks, Kristi. Wish I'd seen this "how to guide" a few days ago before I had to figure it out for myself. (Fortunately, in the end, all was relatively simple.)

Oct 02, 2013 10:33 PM

Bruce Walter

Keller Williams Realty Lafayette/West Lafayette, Indiana - West Lafayette, IN

Kristi, HELP!!!

When using the "image left" or "image right" I still can not place the text on the opposite half of the page like a used to. Now the cursor forces me to the bottom of the page and I have these unsightly open area on the other half of the page where I want text. I can't even use the old way of going with a full picture and manually downsizing it left or right and then adding text opposite the page. HELP, what am I doing wrong???

Oct 02, 2013 10:39 PM

Lyn Sims

Schaumburg, IL

Real Estate Broker Retired

Yikes & youreeka! The format button! It just seems so drawn out with how many steps? The other was EASY.

Emoticons are not a professional business approach. What dope thought these were ok? Passe & so yesterday.

Oct 03, 2013 01:05 AM

Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate

Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL

Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

Kristi - I can't get borders to appear, and there is no color choice for the border.

Oct 03, 2013 01:21 AM

Gene Riemenschneider

Home Point Real Estate - Brentwood, CA

Turning Houses into Homes

The improvements in general are very good, they just take some getting used to.

Oct 03, 2013 02:24 AM

Jon Kolsky

Kolsky Realty & Management - Long Beach, CA

Licensed California Real Estate Broker

Kristi~ I love the changes, but "you" & staff are amazing! THANK YOU!

Oct 03, 2013 02:39 AM

Kristi Knutson

Kirkland, WA

Blog Trainer ☂

Liz and Bill; You crack me up!

Debbie; the space is still added in the advanced tab! You can put pictures side by side still, but just as before you can't align one right and one left. They'll need to share the same alignment.

Janis; Yay, I'm so glad you like it! I hope this will help people who aren't as familiar with other blogging platforms.

Terri; Yeah you can!

Laura; Thank you! If you mean my profile picture, I just used some effects on ipiccy.com

Maureen; Wow, weird. Will you try posting that blog to your Drafts, then email me at kristi@activerain.com and I'll take a look? Thanks!

Fred; Only you have access, and the ActiveRain staff who have access to your account. You are absolutely not giving up your copyrights, and you will be able to delete images from the library. See our Terms of Service for more information on Submissions.

Barbara; Some stuff was lost in the update that tech is bringing back ASAP. So the title will indeed be back - I'm glad you like the update!

Tammy; He cracked me up too! Let us know if there's anything to do to ease you coming around, and we'll be here, arms open, when you're ready. :)

Tom; You're so welcome, it has been a learning experience for all of us!

Scott; Indeed, I figured the one thing this tutorial could use was... more cowbell!

Sharon; You're so welcome. It will take some getting used to, but I'm glad this has helped!

Richard; Thank you! To be fair, if I wrote the instructions for the old upload as spread out as this one, there would have been 6 steps. The only two extra are clicking the Upload Photo button, and selecting the photo from your library.

Inna; It's exactly the same, with a photo library! Except for now there is a drag-and-drop, too. Glad the timing worked well for you! As for photos in comments, I'm not sure if they're bringing that option back. I'll look into it and get back to you.

Gita; I find it really useful, I'm glad you do too!

Bruce; Me too, I'm glad you like it! What issues are you having with the left and right? Email us or give us a call and we'll see if we can't walk you through it. As for the border, this is a known issue that tech is working to fix, as well as the title on photos!

Ginny; Whoa, that's weird. What browser are you using?

Nina; I'm glad you were able to figure it out, let us know if you need anything else!

Lyn; It's only 2 more steps, total to upload an image, and it's no extra clicks to move the image left or right. I know this is definitely different, though!

Fred; This is one of the features that disappeared when they updated the photo tool, and should be back ASAP!

Gene; Thanks, I'm really excited for them - but they are definitely taking some getting used to!

Jon; We try, Jon - thanks, you're also oh so amazing!

Oct 03, 2013 03:19 AM

Lynn Donn

Royal Lepage Nanaimo Realty - Nanaimo, BC

Homes for Sale in Nanaimo BC

Hi, I have had to save my blog in the Drafts as the picture uploading does not work for me. The size of the photo does not display so I am not able to adjust it. I am told that this may be a Windows 7 issue. My question is: Why re-invent something that was working just fine?

Frustrated!. I'll check back later and see if this glitch has been repaired.

Oct 03, 2013 04:57 AM

Jay Markanich

Jay Markanich Real Estate Inspections, LLC - Bristow, VA

Home Inspector - servicing all Northern Virginia

Well, I can't insert verbiage, but I can emoticons!

Thanks for your help earlier today!

Oct 03, 2013 05:22 AM

Wayne L. Brown

Franklin Advantage Inc. - Alpine, CA

Kristi

Thanks for the heads up. I will need to experiment with this.

Thanks again.

Oct 03, 2013 05:44 AM

Bob Miller

Keller Williams Cornerstone Realty - Ocala, FL

The Ocala Dream Team

Thanks Kristi. We notice that now that most of us have started to figure out the new AR system, they created a webinar to teach us about the changes! lol

Oct 03, 2013 06:29 AM

Rebecca Gaujot, Realtor®

Lewisburg, WV

Lewisburg WV, the go to agent for all real estate

Kirstin, I finally got the hang of it... something to get use to as I really did not have a problem with the old way

Oct 03, 2013 09:19 AM

Travis "the SOLD man" Parker; Broker/Owner

Travis Realty - Enterprise, AL

email: Travis@theSOLDman.me / cell: 334-494-7846

I have another online program where I hafta upload twice like this. Once to THEIR Manager, and then from that to the actual project. Do NOT care for it. Will try it, but may end up with the OLD version.

Oct 03, 2013 10:20 AM

Regina P. Brown

MBA Broker Consultants - Carlsbad, CA

M.B.A., Broker, Instructor

Kristi, I haven't tried using the content library. Thanks for providing the step by step procedures (love the pink fonts).

Oct 03, 2013 02:59 PM

Sussie Sutton

David Tracy Real Estate - Houston, TX

David Tracy Real Estate for Buyers & Sellers

THANK YOU! Now I am going to try it out and see if I can do it!

Ten minutes later.... Well it worked until step 6... I did not have and "OK" button to click.... I will have to see what the deal it

Oct 04, 2013 11:18 AM

Laura Filip

Laura Filip Broker , Opening doors for All Seasons of Life - Whitesboro, TX

What can we do for you today?

Itried this it did not work stated no files to be found I clicked the upper section to add afile notta thing OHHHH my take me back to the old days please So where do we go to add a photo on the comment section ?

Oct 06, 2013 10:00 AM

Tricia Jumonville

Bradfield Properties - Georgetown, TX

Texas REALTOR , Agent With Horse Sense

THANK YOU! I was having fits and thinking that, after being here almost from the beginning, I was going to have to give up blogging at AR!

Got photos in, finally.

Oct 11, 2013 06:55 AM

Nick T Pappas

Assoc. Broker ABR, CRS, SFR, e-Pro, @Homes Realty Group, Broker/Providence Property Mgmnt, LLC Huntsville AL - Huntsville, AL

Madison & Huntsville Alabama Real Estate Resource

Kristi, I just contacted Kerrie and she pointed me to this post about entering photos and properly aligning them. Thanks for the turorial...got it (at least this issue) figured out.

Nov 01, 2013 05:17 AM

John Juarez

The Medford Real Estate Team - Fremont, CA

ePRO, SRES, GRI, PMN

I actually figured it out myself before I found this post. Now I can save your post so that I can review it and find out how to save some time and aggravation. I will probably be able to have an improved product, too.

Nov 03, 2013 11:36 AM

Dolores "Dee" Mauriello

Keller Willaims - Wayne, NJ

Realtor, Homes For Sale Wayne NJ

I am bookmarking this post, thanks.

Apr 03, 2014 04:03 AM