Tip re posting photos using an iPad (possibly iPhones too) - Dropbox

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So, I was struggling to post pics in the main body of the text.  As far as I'm aware using an iPad restricts the number of facilities available to do this, like right clicking and getting a text box editor "insert here" function.

However, by chance, I've stumbled across a method which seems to make it work.

1. Copy the link of the photo in Dropbox and copy it into the Fretboard text box.
2. Change the end of the line of the link from "?dl=0" to "?raw=1".

So far so normal, then

3. Copy and paste the link into Notes on the iPad (ie create a new Note if you need to first).  Touch screen to make it real/present/unblue etc in Notes.
4. Then copy and paste the link from Notes back to the text box on Fretboard.
5. Touch (literally on the screen) the middle of the link until "no replacement found" comes up.  (This seems to be the bit that makes the difference).
6. Check on Preview (at bottom of text box) to ensure the link has stuck (sometimes I didn't get anything showing so had to repeat the process until it did).
7. If link shows on Preview then all should be good and the photos will appear in the text box when you post the thread.

Good luck - hope this helps sommeone.
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  • TTonyTTony Frets: 27343
    That should help a few people - thanks for posting.

    :)
    Having trouble posting images here?  This might help.
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  • TTonyTTony Frets: 27343
    And stickied.
    Having trouble posting images here?  This might help.
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  • sev112sev112 Frets: 2739
    Anyone ever made this work?
    just don’t get the “no replacements” thingy ?
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  • TeyeplayerTeyeplayer Frets: 3132
    edited May 2018
    As has been said so many times here, it’s weird that so many of us access the forum on iPad and iPhone and yet the functions are so unfriendly to non-desktop (or maybe Apple?) users.
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  • Sg335manSg335man Frets: 5
    Why so complex? 
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  • hollywoodroxhollywoodrox Frets: 4082
    Sg335man said:
    Why so complex? 
    It’s a nightmare ,I’m sticking to text
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