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Default How to use the Camera in your Toolbox to take a picture and post it in the forum

How to use the Camera in your Toolbox to take a picture and post it in the forum.



You must be logged into your Forum account to be able to post a picture.
You must be logged into your Farm Town game on the Slashkey Website to be able to take a picture with the in game camera.


  • You need to have taken a recent picture of what it is you want us to see using the in game Camera if you are supplying a picture to request help.

  • You can also showcase your farms in the social section of the forum.

  • The in game Camera is a free tool that you can use in your yellow toolbox to take photos of your farms.

  • NOTE: If you do not have a Facebook account or no longer have access to use it:

    1. After clicking on the Camera you will need to Remove the check mark for the option to Post to Facebook BEFORE you click on Next.



    2. After removing the check mark you click on Next and the photo will be published to your temporary holding area in the Account tab the Farm Pictures section.

      You can then go to that section and copy the image link for the picture.
      That image link can then be used to post the picture on the forum.
      If you can't regain access to your original FB account and created a new FB account you can also use the link to post the picture to your new FB account. Details further down this post.


Please make sure that when you click on the camera that you use the Small size to take a picture of what it is you want to show on your farms. The Medium and Large sizes are too wide for the forum and will be deleted by a moderator.
To show the whole farm use the Farm option:

These examples show Farm Mode selected (orange background) and what using Small size looks like when seeing a picture of the entire farm posted on the forum. This farm is 60x60 in size.




These examples show Window mode (orange background) which gives you the option of taking a picture of only part of the farm instead of all of it, when posted on the forum.




CLICK HERE if you do not know how to use the camera or change the options between showing the entire farm or just a portion of the farm:

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There are different methods you can choose from,
to get the link for your picture to post it in the forum.


Method 1:

Use Farm Pictures in your Account tab if you took the photo with the Camera in game recently:
  1. Click on the Account tab, then click on Farm Pictures.

    OR you can click on this link when you are already logged into the website:
    https://apps.slashkey.com/farmtown/s...farm_pictures/

  2. Find the picture you want to use on the forum and click on the blue link that says Show Original Size above the picture you want to use.



    You will then only see that single picture. CHECK that it is the correct picture.

  3. In the browser address bar at the top of your browser is the link for that picture.
    Example:


    Use whatever method you prefer to highlight the link and copy everything you see in that address line.
    Example of the link highlighted, the background colour will be different to this due to the browser settings.



    Common method to highlight and copy the link:
    Right click in the browser address bar anywhere past the end of the link.


    You will see a menu of options. Click on "Copy"
    Once done, make sure that you do not copy anything else until you have pasted the link into the Image box for your forum post.

  4. Go to the forum thread you want to post in.

  5. Scroll to the bottom of the page and you will see the Quick Reply box

  6. Click on the "Insert Image" icon indicated in the picture with a red arrow.

  7. A small box will open. Your box may have a white background.
    DELETE the http:// in the box.



  8. THEN "Right click" your mouse in the box and select "Paste".



  9. Click OK.
Your photo link will then show between the two IMG codes at the front and end of the link similar to this:

If you need to add information to the post click your mouse after the SECOND IMG] at the very end of your photo link, then click enter on your keyboard once or twice depending on what spacing you want to use, then type your message.

Your posting box could then look similar to this:

If you would like to view how your picture and post will appear before you post it, at the bottom of the Posting box click on either Go Advanced or Preview Post or Preview Changes.

Example of a picture and description when previewed:
When you are happy with how your post looks, click Submit Reply or Post Quick Reply to publish your post.





Method 2 - If you posted the picture to Facebook:
  1. Go to your Facebook Profile, Timeline, and look for your photo.

  2. IMPORTANT: Check the privacy of the photo! It must be set to "Public" or we will not be able to see it on the forum.
    To check the privacy, look above the photo, under your name is a date or time.
    To the right of that date/time is an icon.



    It should be a round world, if it looks like an outline of a profile, a cog, a padlock, then it is not set to "Public" and you must change it.

    To change it click on the icon and then click on "Public". Then click on Done.

  3. To get the link for the photo, click on the photo to view the larger image of it. You will then only see that single picture.

  4. In the browser address bar at the top of your browser is the link for that picture.
    Example:


    Use whatever method you prefer to highlight the link and copy everything you see in that address line.
    Example of the link highlighted, the background colour will be different to this due to the browser settings.



    Common method to highlight and copy the link:
    Right click in the browser address bar anywhere past the end of the link.


    You will see a menu of options. Click on "Copy"
    Once done, make sure that you do not copy anything else until you have pasted the link into the Image box for your forum post.

  5. Go to the forum thread you want to post in.

  6. Scroll to the bottom of the page and you will see the Quick Reply box

  7. Click on the "Insert Image" icon indicated in the picture with a red arrow.

  8. A small box will open. Your box may have a white background.
    DELETE the http:// in the box.



  9. THEN "Right click" your mouse in the box and select "Paste".



  10. Click OK.
Your photo link will then show between the two IMG codes at the front and end of the link similar to this:

If you need to add information to the post click your mouse after the SECOND IMG] at the very end of your photo link, then click enter on your keyboard once or twice depending on what spacing you want to use, then type your message.

Your posting box could then look similar to this:

If you would like to view how your picture and post will appear before you post it, at the bottom of the Posting box click on either Go Advanced or Preview Post or Preview Changes.

Example of a picture and description when previewed:
When you are happy with how your post looks, click Submit Reply or Post Quick Reply to publish your post.




Last edited by Tiger; Oct 26 2023 at 02:39 PM.