Click on the "upload image" button in the rows of buttons above this post. You'll get a little pop-up box that has a "browse" button. Browse your computer for the picture and hit "Upload". The picture will be uploaded to a third-party (free) hosting site.
For very large images, DON'T copy the direct link to the image, as it will insert the large picture in your post and some people have dial-up, or slow connections and can't view it easily.
If it's a large picture, copy the "Thumbnail for forums (1)" code and paste it into your post:
This way, you get a small thumbnail in your post that people can click on to get the larger picture.
The "code" that is on the upload page looks like this, if you're interested:
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[URL=http://img399.imageshack.us/my.php?image=34932508l9gc.jpg][IMG]http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/7205/34932508l9gc.th.jpg[/IMG]
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You must have BBCode turned on in your profile, or the post you want it in so that it will show. Just make sure "Disable BBCode in this post" is not checked in the list below the post you are editing.
We're using a third-party host to upload photos so the NSS server doesn't get bogged down with lots of images. Using ImageShack, it's fairly easy to upload, COPY and PASTE the code into your post!