URL of Group Picture or Banner The URL of this image is http://mc2.vicnet.net.au/images/sample_banner-sm.gif you can right-click on it, then select 'Properties', and check!

If you want a picture on the entry page for your mc2 community, owners and moderators can provide details in the URL of Group Banner &/or Group Picture fields of the Group Settings. These are optional fields. If given, the URL must refer to a .gif or .jpg image file already on the Web. See: Images

e.g. www.mygroupsite.com.au/images/myimage.gif
or   mc2.vicnet.net.au/home/webspace_name/myfiles/myimage.gif

broken, or missing, imageDo not refer to a .htm or .html webpage here, or a "broken image" symbol will appear on the entry page for your community - it is looking for an image file, not webpage.

If the image you wish to refer to is not on a Website anywhere yet, you can upload it into your Webspace by using the Shared Files or "Group Files" upload facility.

Once uploaded, you can find out the URL of any image by right-clicking on it, then select "properties".
Once uploaded, you can find out the URL of any image by right-clicking on it, then select *properties*

Try right-clicking on this image, to see what we mean:

Click on this image with your RIGHT mouse button, then select PROPERTIES, to see the URL of this image: http://mc2.vicnet.net.au/images/URLtest.gif

You can highlight the URL with your mouse, then use the "Ctrl-C" keys to copy it to the clipboard:
Image Properties: highlight the URL with your mouse, then use the

then "Ctrl-V" paste it into the "URL of Group Banner" field:
URL_of_GroupBanner_Field

You may find it easier to have 2 browser windows open to do this - one showing the image you want, the other showing the "Create Community" or "Group Settings" page.

See also: Help with Images

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