I concede

[jfwlb]

I have to admit that you young whippersnappers have me beat in the youtube department.

I need help.
I am trying to send my Uncle a Youtube video that is posted in the funny pictures thread. it s a tractor doing burnouts and my Uncle is a vintage tractor collector.

I am using .msn for my email and I can't get the video to copy/paste.

How the **** do I send even the link to his email address, much less the whole video? I used to be able to do it but I am having a brain fart and I can't figure it out.

John

[GrinderCB]

Not-so-young whippersnapper here (I'm 48)...

Two main methods:

(A) COPY AND PASTE THE LINK INTO YOUR OWN EMAIL
- right-click anywhere in the embedded video
- Select "copy video URL"
- go to your email message that's in progress
- right-click anywhere in an open space
- select "paste"
- the web address of the video should appear in the email
- finish your email and send it

or

(2) USE YOUTUBE'S BUILT-IN EMAIL SHARE FUNCTION
- since it's a YouTube video, go to www.youtube.com and find the video by its title
- below the video window, select the radio button marked "share"
- slightly below and to the right, select "email"
- enter appropriate email address for your uncle
- click "send"

[Fundamentals]

Under every youtube video, there should be a share button. Click it. From here, you have two choices:

1. You can select the box with the link in it (i.e. http://youtu.be/QStxlgW1lGc ), right click and select copy, and then paste it into a new email to his address. Refer to the sharealink attachment.
2. You can click the e-mail button if you have a youtube account, and type out his e-mail address, then click send email. Refer to the shareanemail attachment.

[Eat Dirt]

I keep trying but it ain't work'in
How do I paste a You Tube item here on CalGun ?

[Fundamentals]

I keep trying but it ain't work'in
How do I paste a You Tube item here on CalGun ?

Inside the

[youtube][/youtube] 

you would put the reference to the video and not the full url. Just do not include the php wrapping code. I did this to show you what it looks like.

[YOUTUBE]http://youtu.be/QStxlgW1lGc[/YOUTUBE]
This is the wrong way 

[YOUTUBE]QStxlgW1lGc[/YOUTUBE]
This is the right way 

It will appear as this:

[jfwlb]

GrinderCG:
1: I tried that but when I right click in my email body there is no option to "paste"

2: I will try doing it this way. Thanks!

Fundamentals:
I will look for the "sharealink" attachement. Thanks!

John

[Fundamentals]

GrinderCG:
1: I tried that but when I right click in my email body there is no option to "paste"

2: I will try doing it this way. Thanks!

Fundamentals:
I will look for the "sharealink" attachement. Thanks!

John

It is at the bottom of my post above.

[jfwlb]

Got it, thanks