How to Use Graphics as an Autograph on MyYearbook

MyYearbook acts as a virtual yearbook for recent graduates.

MyYearbook is a youth-oriented online social media platform intended to help recent graduates stay in touch. One feature, called "Autographing," allows users to append text autographs to other people's MyYearbook page. Although MyYearbook does not include a native function for using graphics as autographs, it is possible to use graphics hosted on a picture hosting site such as ImageShack. You will need the image's HTML tag code in order to do this.

Instructions

1. Host the image you want to use on an image hosting site such as ImageShack. To upload to ImageShack, go to their web page (imageshack.us) and click the "Browse" button. Locate the file you want to upload in the file browser pop-up and click "Open." Fill in your email address and click "Upload Now." Follow the on-screen prompts and you will be taken to the graphic's upload page.

2. Click on the "Information" icon next to the graphic. A pop-up window listing all available tags for the graphic will appear. Using the mouse cursor, highlight the entire contents of the "Sites" field. The text in that field will begin with the "<img src" tag. Copy the text by pressing "Ctrl-C" (or "Cmd-C" on Macs).

3. Go to the MyYearbook webpage and log into your account. Click on the "Friends" tab in the toolbar. A page listing all of your MyYearbook friends will appear. Click on the photo of the friend to whom you want to send a graphic autograph. Her MyYearbook profile will appear.

4. Click on the "Autographs" tab in the upper right of your friend's profile. Click inside the text field to initiate a new autograph. Press "Ctrl-V" (or "Cmd-V" on Macs) to paste the graphic's HTML information in the autograph field.

5. Click "Submit." Your hosted graphic will appear as an autograph on your friend's MyYearbook profile.

Tips & Warnings

• Alternatives to ImageShack include TinyPic, ImageVenue and PostImage. Like ImageShack, they are all free services and function in much the same way.

References

• MyYearbook: Help Categories

Resources

• ImageShack