General Photos FAQ |
| Question: How do I save a picture to "Personal Favorites"? |
Answer: Click on a picture and click on the "picture info" link ( ); scroll down to the picture information set and click "Add to Favorites".
The administrator may have the "picture information" on by default.
IMPORTANT:Cookies must be enabled and the cookie from this site must not be deleted.
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| Question: How do I rate a photo? |
Answer: Click on a thumbnail and go to the bottom and choose a rating.
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| Question: How do I post a comment for a photo? |
Answer: Click on a thumbnail and go to the bottom and post a comment.
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| Question: How do I upload a photo? |
Answer: Select the "Upload Photos" button at the top of the page. To specify photos on your local computer, press "Browse", locate the photo to upload and select "Open". Next, select "Continue". After successful uploads, you may add descriptions and keywords as well as move it into a personal gallery. Select "Continue" and your photos will be visible by others once they are approved.
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| Question: Where do I upload a picture to? |
Answer: You may upload a file to one of your personal galleries or into the "Miscellaneous" gallery.
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| Question: What type and size of a file can I upload? |
Answer: We prefer JPEG images (extensions of ".jpg" or ".jpeg") but will also accept PNG's. Files must be smaller than 1MB and less than 2048 pixels high or wide.
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| Question: What is "Personal Gallery"? |
Answer: Your "Personal Galleries" are managed by you. You may have several personal galleries and the photos appearing in them is up to you. However, photos don't appear in your personal galleries until they are approved.
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| Question: How do I create, rename, or delete a "Personal Gallery"? |
Answer: Switch to "Admin Mode" and select "Create Albums". Choose "New" and change the text "New Album" to the desired album name.
You can also rename or delete any of the albums in your gallery by first selecting the album and then pressing the appropriate button.
Click "Apply Modifications" to make your changes permanent.
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| Question: How can I modify and restrict users from commenting on and rating my galleries? |
Answer: Switch to "Admin Mode" and press "Edit Albums". Select the album you want to modify next to the text "Update Album".
You can change the name, description, thumbnail picture, restrict commenting and/or ratings.
Select "Update album" to make your changes permanent.
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| Question: How can I view other member's galleries? |
Answer: Go to "Album List" and select "Member galleries".
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| Question: What are cookies? |
Answer: Cookies are a plain text piece of data that is sent from a website and is put on to your computer.
Cookies usually allow a user to leave and return to the site without having to login again and other various chores.
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Navigating the Photos area |
| Question: What's "Album List"? |
Answer: This shows you the entire category you are currently in, with a link to each album. If you are not in a category, it will show you the entire gallery with a link to each category. Thumbnails may be a link to the category.
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| Question: What's "My Gallery"? |
Answer: This lets members create their own galleries and add, delete, modify, and upload to them.
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| Question: What's the difference between "Admin Mode" and "User Mode"? |
Answer: Admin Mode is used to modify your personal galleries. Viewing photos is best accomplished in "User Mode".
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| Question: What's "Upload Picture"? |
Answer: This allows you to upload a file to either the "Miscellaneous" area or one of your own galleries. All photos must be approved before they can be viewed by others.
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| Question: What's "Recent Uploads"? |
Answer: This area shows the photos most recently uploaded to the site.
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| Question: What's "Recent Comments"? |
Answer: This area shows the most recently posted comments and photos posted by members.
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| Question: What's "Most Viewed"? |
Answer: This area shows the photos viewed most frequently.
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| Question: What's "Top Rated"? |
Answer: This area shows the top rated photos as rated by the members, showing the average rating. Ratings go from  (best) to  (worst).
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| Question: What's "Personal Favorites"? |
Answer: This area shows the photos you have designated as your favorites. Favorites are stored in cookies on your computer.
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