Hey gang,

Nothing snazzes up a blog post like images. Anyone who's posted to any of the blogspot blogs like this one has a passing familiarity with getting images into a post. But this interface is a little different. Since I had a little trouble -- and let's face it, I'm brilliant -- I figured a mini clinic on images couldn't hurt. Let's say I want to post a pic of myself kayaking Drake's Run up in Confluence.

1. Click the button for Insert Image (looks like a painting of a summer's day) to open the image wizard.

2. If your pic is out there on the web, type the link for it. Otherwise, you'll have to upload it. Find it on your computer and click upload.

3. Now size it to fit your post. Don't type the actual dimensions of the image, but rather the dimensions you want to use. My image is 1024x768, but I used 320x240 (notice I kept the same ratio of 4:3 to avoid stretching or scrunching).

4. Now you can play with the other options. At some point you'll probably want to create a link so that clicking on the small image opens the full size one. For that, copy the hyperlink for your image, under "image url," and place it in the link box at the bottom. I like to check Open in New Window, but that's personal preference.


Wow, I don't use any of that gear any more. Okay, this picture is old. Anyway, this is the approach to Ignorant Rapid, one of the coolest rapids in the whole Yough Watershed. First you get to ride some turns like you're in the Kayak Luge, and then there's a huge slide that drops you onto a launch ramp and shoots you into a pool. A thrilling ride everytime.


Well, there you go. Hope that was helpful.

Lou