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[Tutorial] How to insert YouTube video's into your posts on The Slingshot Forum

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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
Here is a Tutorial on how to insert YouTube video's on The SlingShot Forum.

Step 1:
Firstly find the YouTube video you wish to insert into your post:



Step 2:
Move your mouse cursor to the Share button below the youtube video and Left Click.



Step 3:
Now move your cursor to Options and Left Click



Step 4:
Now move your cursor to Long Link and Left Click



Step 5:
Now move your cursor to the URL and Double Left Click:



Step 6:
Now Right Click on the URL and Left Click on Copy



Step 7:
Now go to the post you would like to insert your video into and Right Click your mouse:



Step 8:
Finally move your mouse cursor to Paste and Left Click:



Step 9:
You should now see something like this:



Congratulations! If you followed the steps correctly all you need to do now is click Post New Topic and the YouTube video should appear in your post!
 
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#7 ·
I have to fix about 20 video's a week where people have just copied from the address bar.

As I have stated in other posts, if you are posting from a channel page, use a short link or an embedded link, it does not work.

Although it's a few more clicks, doing it Jim's way will work 100% of the time.
 
#10 · (Edited by Moderator)
All good Hawk.

I think it's great to have this tutorial now as we often get a lot of questions asking how to do it.

It might seem like a lot of steps, but it's only really 3 mouse clicks.

Share - Options - Long Link - CRTL-C - CTRL-V to paste it into your post.

Our forum software here is pretty smart and can often resolve most links, some other sites are not so this might prove helpful in other places too.
 
#11 ·
I've gotta try this...


Jeeeeeeeeeeeez - who is that nutjob????
 
#12 ·
Well I'll be a son of a gnu, that actually worked!

THANK YOU!
 
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