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Following are some simple steps for posting YouTube video to the forum. First you will need to register an account with YouTube. It's free and quick.

Once you've created your account you'll need to sign-in to upload video.

Next, click 'Upload'

This is the Upload screen. Click 'Upload Video'.

Browse to the folder containing your video, select the video and double-click or click 'Choose' at the bottom of the screen. Your video will immediately begin to upload to YouTube.

This is a good time to enter the Title, Description, Tags and Category for your video. You can click 'Save Changes' at any time during or after the upload.

Now that your video has uploaded, a link is displayed near the top of the Upload Screen: "Your video will be live in a moment at:" Click this link to see your video.

Select the URL at the top of the page and copy it to your clipboard (command-C)

Now that the video's URL is in your clipboard, you can make your way to the Forum, create a new post (you need to be signed-in to do this), and click the YouTube button just above the message entry area. This will cause an Embed tag to appear in the message box. Click between the two brackets that are next to each other in the middle ][ and paste the URL (command-V) or (Edit menu > Paste)

Now the URL for your video should appear between the Open Embed and Close Embed tags like this:

Now type a message above or below the Embed tags if you want to or skip this and just hit "Submit" below. Your video will appear in your post and can now be viewed by anyone visiting this Topic in the Forum.

Congratulations!