How to Copy Pictures Off of the Internet & Put Them on Your MySpace

Girl looking at photos online.

You may be wondering how people get pictures from the Internet onto their MySpace pages. With some clicks of a mouse you can upload photos to MySpace quickly and effectively. Adding photos to MySpace is one way to share the photos with your friends.

Instructions

1. 

   Online image of a bird.

   Open an Internet browser and look for pictures you like. Go to a search engine of your choosing such as Google, Yahoo! or Bing. Type in the subject of the picture. An example is the word "birds." Use your mouse to push the search button. Images will start to appear in your search area. Once you find a picture, use the mouse to right-click on the picture. Click "Save as link" and give the picture a name. Then you can save the picture to your hard drive.

2. 

   Loading pictures onto MySpace.

   Go to your MySpace account and log in as you normally would. Click on the upload photos link which is located under your profile picture. Use your mouse and click the browse button. This will open your computer files. Click on the picture that you saved from the Internet. Click with your mouse on the next button. MySpace will ask you to select an existing photo album or to create a new photo album. Click on the option that suits your needs. Click the OK button with your mouse. MySpace will upload the picture for you.

3. Use your mouse to click on the "Next" button. MySpace will allow you to view the picture, and to edit a caption if you like.

Tips & Warnings

• Check to see if the picture is copyright protected. You can usually find this info on the page that you found the photo. Credit other people's work. They will be upset if you don't.

References

• University of Minnesota Duluth: How to Copy and Save Pictures from the Internet
• Mt. San Antonio College: How to Use Pictures from the Internet
• MySpace: How do You Add Photos to Your Profile?