Putting A Picture Icon In Gmail

THE INSERT IMAGE ICON IN THE GMAIL TOOLBAR

In a computer session I showed how to “Insert images” in a Google e-mail (g-mail). I showed an icon that looked like a couple of mountains (a common icon on cameras to indicate a setting for scenes) which says “Insert Image” when the cursor hovers on it. Some computers did not have this icon as a selection choice. This will show you how to add the icon to the toolbar in gmail. Look for the red arrow in the images that look like this;

Some Instructions or information may be here also. Click on each picture to get a larger view.

Step 1. Open gmail. It will look similar to this. Then left click the COMPOSE box or icon.

Step 2. When you are in the compose mode and do not have the “Insert Image” your gmail will look like this with no icon in the area between “Insert Emoticon and “Link” indicated by the arrow. If the icon that looks like a mountain is there you can stop now. Left click the gear at the other arrow. Also ignore the boxes that are indicated as Boomerang. That is a special app I have put on my gmail.

Step 3. The gear icon gives you access to the gmail settings. There are several options. Left click the “Settings” toward the bottom.

Step 4. Left click on “Labs”. When the labs screen appears, scroll down (using the slide bar on the right side) till you see “Inserting Images”. Left click on the radio button that says enable. This will switch from disable to enable.

Step 5. Using the slide bar along the right hand side, go the either the top or the bottom of the page and left click “Save Changes”. Left click on the “Compose” and return to the compose screen and the “Insert Image” should appear in the gmail toolbar.

This is a very handy tool. Enjoy using it.

Douglas M. Peace
BGR Computer Club

Windows vs Ford

It was recently that I showed this e-mail to the computer club and it was such a hit that I was asked to send it out to all members. I thought that if it was so popular it should be added to the blog.

WINDOWS vs FORD

For all of us who feel only the deepest love and affection for the way computers have enhanced our lives, read on.
At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated,

"If Ford had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25 cars that got 1,000 miles to the gallon."

In response to Bill's comments, Ford issued a press release stating:

If Ford had developed technology like Microsoft, we would all be driving cars with the following characteristics (and I just love this part):

1. For no reason whatsoever, your car would crash.........twice a day.

2.. Every time they repainted the lines in the road, you would have to buy a new car.

3... Occasionally your car would die on the freeway for no reason. You would have to pull to the side of the road, close all of the windows, shut off the car, restart it, and reopen the windows before you could continue. For some reason you would simply accept this.

4.... Occasionally, executing a maneuver such as a left turn would cause your car to shut down and refuse to restart, in which case you would have to reinstall the engine.

5..... Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, was reliable, five times as fast and twice as easy to drive - but would run on only five percent of the roads.

6...... The oil, water temperature, and alternator warning lights would all be replaced by a single "This Car Has Performed An Illegal Operation" warning light.

I love the next one!!!

7....... The airbag system would ask, "Are you sure?" before deploying.

8........ Occasionally, for no reason whatsoever, your car would lock you out and refuse to let you in until you simultaneously lifted the door handle, turned the key and grabbed hold of the radio antenna.

9......... Every time a new car was introduced car buyers would have to learn how to drive all over again because none of the controls would operate in the same manner as the old car.

10.......... You'd have to press the "Start" button to turn the engine off.

PS - I'd like to add that when all else fails, you could call "customer service" in some foreign country and be instructed in some foreign language how to fix your car yourself!!!!

Please share this with your friends who love - but sometimes hate - their computer!