How to link image to a full size image

[Pussikatas]

My site is blueribbondolls.com

This is a great Forum..One major problem solved now maybe some help with another?
Say I have an image on my page and I want the visitor to click on it to see an enlarged view.....what to do ?????

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[Karen Mac]

Re: How to link image to a full size image

Depends where the pic is.. in the cart it does this anyway.. shows thumbnail and full scale picture. Else where you would need two images, thumbnail and a large, and you would simply LINK the small one to the big one.

Karen

[Collectors-info]

Re: How to link image to a full size image

Hi, if your using BV this may help. LINK

[Karen Mac]

Re: How to link image to a full size image

Thanks Chris, but shes using soho.. thats why its in the soho thread.

Karen

[Collectors-info]

Re: How to link image to a full size image

I don't know! When are they going to make these threads different colors for us oldens. LOL

[Pussikatas]

Re: How to link image to a full size image

Hi Karen,
Thanks for the info re pictures.I assume that I need to create another page for the larger picture. Now the question is....how do I place a larger picture in the drop zone to appear large ? If i place it in the centre..it is still contracted small. Do I make the picture in larger pixels ?

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[Karen Mac]

Re: How to link image to a full size image

No.. Just upload both images. ON the page you want the image to appear, put the little image, then make the link, and make the target to a new window or _blank, It will make its own page.

Karen

[Pussikatas]

Re: How to link image to a full size image

Hello Karen
I am sorry ,but I do not understand your answer.When I put both images on the same page and open a link from the smaller one... I get options....Site pages, External site, Link to email.
What I need is for visitor to click to smaller image and get the enlarged version. Sorry to be a nuisance, but i am so new to all this

Miauuuuu .... Pussikatas

[Karen Mac]

Re: How to link image to a full size image

LOL.. dont put both pics on the page. I said UPLOAD both pics to the image folder.

Then make your page, and insert the smaller pic.. in your text editor. Then right click on it and go to pic properties and type in the link, or hilight the pic and click on the chainlink icon in the text editor and type in your link

ie: http://www.yourdolliesite.com/images/bigpicture.jpg

and then also tick the box that says new window. It will make like a pop up of the bigger image and when they close it.. your site will be under it.

Karen

[Pussikatas]

Re: How to link image to a full size image

Hello again Karen,
I tried as you suggested...uploaded both pics in image folder.Inserted the smaller pic in the text on the page, right clicked it...properties came up but I could not open them when i clicked on it. So I tried by highlighting the pic then going to link icon...my usual windows opened....site pages,external site(into which i typed www.blueribbondolls.com/imagesbigpicture.jpg) and the last window Link to email address.
There was NO box that said NEW WINDOW So nothing Popped up!!!
You realise I am using Soholaunch?
What did I do wrong ??????

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[Karen Mac]

Re: How to link image to a full size image

Yes.. I realize you are using soholaunch, its just that i code so much, i rarely use the builder itself to do the coding, but I was sure those boxes are in there.

Ok.. now that you have the link in there on the text editor, go to the html view by clicking on it on the bottom there and where see the link to your picture

<a href="http://www.yourdollsite.com/images/bigpicture.jpg">

add this to the code

<a target="_blank" href=

And see if that will do it for you. If not i will log into soho later and see exactly the code and put it here for u.

you also forgot to put the slash between images/nameof picture

Karen

[Karen Mac]

Re: How to link image to a full size image

Make sure you are doint the images inside the text editor and NOT the image icon.

An image box should open up where you have general, appearance and advanced, and you should be able to browse on the general box to your image and select it from a list, and then in advanced, you can even do a cool mouse over, by selecting your second image from the list if you dont want to make a link.

Karen

[Pussikatas]

Re: How to link image to a full size image

Hello Karen,
Me again.I tried the first option...did not work for me.
Tried the second , but could not find image box as i could not find beneral, appearance and advanced. This option sounds better if I can use it.

A frustrated Pussikatas as I am sure you are

[Karen Mac]

Re: How to link image to a full size image

Drag and drop a text box to the page, then double click it to edit it.

See the screen shot below. This is what you should be using to insert an image.

Karen

[Pussikatas]

Re: How to link image to a full size image

Dear Karen,
I am using a page like that , but mine is different to yours.It does not have the green and red spaces at the bottom of the page for canceling and uploading.I do get a save page .I can and do get the image on the page, but the the Image Properties do not open when i right click on image.

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