Showing Illustrations

I'm sorry if this has been covered (many, many times) before, but I can't find a relevant post. How do I show a picture to the Players?  For instance, if I have a picture (not an icon) for a monster, how do I display it?  Can it be shown in the same manner of Sift-Zing a token?

You can put the image in a Handout and show the Handout to the players. It will pop up on their screen and be listed in their Journals for future reference. If it's just a one-time image, you can drag it to the tabletop and Shift-Z it to show them. You can even place it in a hidden section of the map so the players do not see it. You can also scale it down in size so it doesn't overtake the map. When you Shift-Z it will show at regular size.

Yes, just being able to spam it once into everyone's interface is what i was looking for.  Super groovy.  Thanks!

I like to post some images in chat only. No need for it to be added to my library(too many images already...).  I use a global macro that everyone in the group see/use that prompts you to enter the URL of the image.  Just make sure it ends in an image format ie .jpg, .png, .gif. #chat-image [x](?{To post an image to chat; paste URL (must end with .jpg, .png, or .gif)|}) 

If you'd like to explore a more powerful, but fairly complex method, try looking at  this .

Sorry, but this is not working for me.  What is the actual macro text that i must input in order to post a picture in the chat?

Are you inquiring about the macro I posted [x](?{To post an image to chat; paste URL (must end with .jpg, .png, or .gif)|}) or Keith's?

Vince said: Are you inquiring about the macro I posted [x](?{To post an image to chat; paste URL (must end with .jpg, .png, or .gif)|}) or Keith's? The one that you posted.  When i input the URL in between the {} it only shows a clickable x in the chat window, not the picture

Make sure the url you are pasting ends in jpg png or gif.&nbsp; Anything else and it won't work.&nbsp; ;-(&nbsp; example; try entering this url in your query <a href="https://app.roll20.net/v2/images/roll20-logo.png" rel="nofollow">https://app.roll20.net/v2/images/roll20-logo.png</a> (btw; on some url's you can remove the characters at that come after the image extension (jpg,png,gif) to make them work.) <a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.d20.io/images/47611695/IBVl-1o6hjlBv-BoeaTwdg/thumb.jpg?1518322012651" rel="nofollow">https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.d20.io/images/47611695/IBVl-1o6hjlBv-BoeaTwdg/thumb.jpg?1518322012651</a> could be edited to <a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.d20.io/images/47611695/IBVl-1o6hjlBv-BoeaTwdg/thumb.jpg" rel="nofollow">https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.d20.io/images/47611695/IBVl-1o6hjlBv-BoeaTwdg/thumb.jpg</a>

Ok, i see what you did there.&nbsp; You have to post the link in the box that pops up. So, how can i have a macro for an image that I want to place in the chat box on a regular basis without having to find the URL and copy/paste each time?

Just remove the query [x](URL) example (the "x" is just a placeholder btw.&nbsp; you must have some text within the brackets to make the syntax work.) [x]( <a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.d20.io/images/47611695/IBVl-1o6hjlBv-BoeaTwdg/thumb.jpg" rel="nofollow">https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.d20.io/images/47611695/IBVl-1o6hjlBv-BoeaTwdg/thumb.jpg</a> )

Perfect.&nbsp; Thank you very much.&nbsp; Time to make my game pretty

Or expand the query to include presets: [x](?{Display Image|Preset 1, <a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.d20.io/images/47611695/IBVl-1o6hjlBv-BoeaTwdg/thumb.jpg" rel="nofollow">https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.d20.io/images/47611695/IBVl-1o6hjlBv-BoeaTwdg/thumb.jpg</a> |Preset 2, <a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.d20.io/images/47611695/IBVl-1o6hjlBv-BoeaTwdg/thumb.jpg" rel="nofollow">https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.d20.io/images/47611695/IBVl-1o6hjlBv-BoeaTwdg/thumb.jpg</a> |Other,?{URL (must end with .jpg .png or .gif)&amp;#125;})

Ziechael said: Or expand the query to include presets: [x](?{Display Image|Preset 1, <a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.d20.io/images/47611695/IBVl-1o6hjlBv-BoeaTwdg/thumb.jpg" rel="nofollow">https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.d20.io/images/47611695/IBVl-1o6hjlBv-BoeaTwdg/thumb.jpg</a> |Preset 2, <a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.d20.io/images/47611695/IBVl-1o6hjlBv-BoeaTwdg/thumb.jpg" rel="nofollow">https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.d20.io/images/47611695/IBVl-1o6hjlBv-BoeaTwdg/thumb.jpg</a> |Other,?{URL (must end with .jpg .png or .gif)&#125;}) Extra crunchy.&nbsp; Even better.&nbsp; ;-P