Attaching files and images in comments

Tuesday, February 17, 2015 - 13:18

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Dear Molflow users,

The forum has been upgraded to allow inserting images and files. It can be useful for attaching geometries and inserting screenshots.

Each registered user has a 250MB quota. Below is the process:

To insert an image

It is well hidden! Please don't use the very complicated Image button in the toolbar, but the "Image Picker" in the bottom:

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Expanding the Image picker section, you can pick the file and upload it:

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The the last step is to click on Insert Image:

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Then your image will appear in the text as a thumbnail. In the final post, when someone clicks on it, the image expands to full size:

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To insert a file

Inserting a file is rather easy: you have to use the IMCE file browser:

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In the dialog that opens, you can see your personal directory. Files uploaded by you won't be visible to others, unless you link to them in your comment.

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Using the Upload button, you can upload the file. Then select the uploaded file and click Insert file. This will create a link to the file in your comment:

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Final result:

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