i believe i am missing a step after using the link that Troy gave me.
i upload. then i get something i can cut and paste... but when i do that it shows up as a link.
i saw the option of "embed" stuffs...... but i don't know which to choose for that. or if that is even where i need to select so that what i cut and paste... come up as an actual picture.
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Howdy there Mama. Look down at the bottom left of the pic page where it says EMBED CODES.
The first 4 are used in combination with the

Insert Image icon on the post reply page (up above the smiley faces. When you click the icon, it will insert an img tag that looks like this [ img][ /img]
Copy whichever of the first 4 links you want and paste it in between the ] and the [.
Alternatively, the next 4 sets of embed codes make it even easier in that the img tags are already included. You don't have to hit the icon on the reply page. For this forum, use the BB codes.
Image Embed - inserts the picture exactly as you see it
Linked image + Image embed codes - inserts the image but also contains a link so that if a person clicks the photo, they will be taken to it
Linked medium + Image embed codes - Same as above but resizes photo to a "medium" size.
Linked thumbnail + Image embed codes - Same as above but resized to thumbnail size.
Again, the img tags are already included in the BB code links. Choose which style you want, copy the contents of the box and paste it right into your reply.