Embedded photos

[Marvin347]

Sorry for my naïvety. I've done a google search and get many different results. How does one go about embedding photos in their post? I see the insert image:  . The photos I want to share are on my computer so not sure what to put between. I see the "attach" below the post but not sure how to get them within the text of my post. Thanks for your help.

[Marvin347]

Just experimented with dropbox link, I'll keep working on it.
 I can attach but still unable to figure out how to embed a picture.

[Don Boyer]

Just experimented with dropbox link, I'll keep working on it.
 I can attach but still unable to figure out how to embed a picture.

When you open the "Post" page for making a new message or replying to an old one, you'll see two rows of buttons above the text box where you type your message.  The leftmost button of the bottom row is "Insert Image" - this allows you to link to an image in the body of your text.  It has the advantages of not requiring you to upload a photo as well as having the photo in the body of your message text, but it has the disadvantage that if that photo ever moves from where it's located on the web, the link breaks and you're left without the image in the post.  We have a great article on playing card design that someone posted here which now is nearly completely useless because all the photos were linked rather than uploaded and most of the links are now broken.