How to insert Images,video,slideshow in orkut-Now use HTML

We all know that recently Google allowed to use html code in orkut scrap. It was infact much needed.
I tested and if you have knowledge of HTML and CSS etc.then you can really amaze your friends.

One thing is to note that html codes going to work for only those people who are in your list of friends.

So here it is :

How to add image in Orkut scraps

There is an Update
You can add image in two now its three ways.
1. Simply post the URL to the image, all files ending with .bmp .jpg .gif .png should appear as full image in scrap.
Like this :
http://www.free-extras.com/carebears/12.gif
This will show a bear.

Or
2. If you know HTML then you can put whole HTML code to link an image in orkut scrap.

<img src=” http://www.free-extras.com/carebears/12.gif” />
will show following:

3. Using “Add Photo” link found below Scrap Box. I just noticed this one, All you need to click that “Add Photo” then it shall come up with three options.

a. Upload Picture,
b. Picasa web albums,
c. Web URL.
Hence you can either upload picture on google server or can use picasa web albums or can paste direct link to image using third option.

How to add video in Orkut scraps

Again there are two ways.
1. This one is for people who do not want too much complications and also those with little knowledge of HTML etc. It is simple , just put URL of Google Video or Youtube and it shall appear as Video.
Eg.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htWyXS0X4×0
It will present you whole video.

OR

2. This one is rather universal, you can add video from any video sharing site as long as they are allowing “embeding”. I tested one from Metacafe. So all you need is to put “embed” code provided for that video on site (whichever you want to use) and it will appear in Orkut scrap. Though earlier from their statement ie. Orkut guy’s formatting tips page, it appeared that they are only allowing video from Google and Youtube.

How to add podcast or Audio

However for this they says that posting a link to a audio file shall work but for me it was appearing as link only.
The says :
http://somefile.com/somefile/abc.mp3
should come up with an audio player and will play file in scrap itself but doesn’t works for me.

I then tried to embed media player in scrap using HTML and it too won’t work. So this feature is not really clear to me yet.

How to embed html-embeddable objects

This one is pretty simple, sites which offers stuff which can be used on other site through their site are such things.
Copy and paste it in scrap book, if works then it is working if do not then Orkut has not allowed that one.

Orkut is rolling it out slowly slowly

Although this is working everywhere but enhanced formatting visual is not available yet in many profile
Here is the preview :
(Its not original, its just a guess)

So enjoy and It took me long to compile this post …

Looking for more help regarding orkut issues ?

You can always ask in the following forum where you will sure get some solution or answer to your problem.
Computer & Internet Troubleshooting Forum
There you can ask for new HTML tricks for orkut, amazing messages and scraps for orkut etc.

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