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How do I direct-link images?

So you wanna know how to acquire the URL of images? We do this through direct-linking... It's quite simple and as easy as the right click of a mouse.

Step #1 Find the image that you want to directly link.

Step #2 Right-click on the image

Step #3 Choose Properties

Step #4 A dialog box will open up and lookie there! It's the address of the image, as well as the width and height. Copy and paste the address into the image code

Do that and you're done. Told ya it was easy.

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Just a tinsy note about direct-linking. It would be unwize to directly-link images on "certain" sites. If someone asks you not direct-link images from their site, then DON'T DO IT! There are other ways to acquire the url of an image and that is by saving the image to your computer and uploading it. Click for the Uploading Images Tutorial. There are many reasons why people don't want you direct-linking their images. The most common reasons why people don't want you direct-linking their images are because they don't want you stealing their work, or because direct-linking images takes up bandwidth, and when too many people direct-link images from someone's website, that takes up all their bandwidth. Then, they must either close down their website or pay more money for more bandwidth. Therefore, you must always read the Terms of Usage of a website to see if direct-linking (a.k.a hotlinking) is allowed. I don't allow it so don't even try.

Tutorial by: Nika
Last Modified: 07/31/08.