text: how do i add a picture to a thread? i want to add a picture on a post in a forum. how to do this? not a side picture that will show up each time i post but when i post i want to add a picture to be viewed when people read the post. if you get what i mean usually, the picture has to be hosted elsewhere on the internet. you can place the url/web address of the image between [img] and [/img] tags to get the image to show up.  if you do not know the web address of an image that is on the web, go to that image and right-click on it. then view properites. there you will see the url which you can copy and paste into your message. an example would look like this:  [url]http:// www.mysite.com/pic.jpg[/url]  many forums also offer the option of uploading a picture if it is not already on the web. check to see if there is an option somewhere near the text box to add pictures. if not, you can also try uploading your photo to a site such as http://www.photobucket.com/ that will host your picture for free and give you the url to access it.