EDITING CATEGORIES
ADDED NEW CATEGORY BUT IT HASN’T SHOWN UP IN MY FLASH GALLERY ?
After you have added the category name
and description, you must then click “ADD” to action
these changes. After you have pressed the “ADD” button
your changes will be saved. To see these changes in your gallery
you open the gallery in a new browser window. It will then reload
with the new information that you have just saved. It may also
be necessary to empty your browser cache. This can be done in
Internet Explorer by clicking “tools”, “internet
options” and then “delete files”.
EDITED CATEGORY DESCRIPTION BUT IT HASN’T SHOWN UP IN MY FLASH GALLERY ?
After you have clicked the edit icon, next to
the category you would like to add text to, you will be taken to the
edit category page. After you have edited any of the information on
this page you must then click “UPDATE” to action these
changes. After you have pressed the “UPDATE” button your
changes will be saved. To see these changes in your gallery you must
open the gallery in a new browser window. It will then reload with
the new information that you have just saved. It may also be necessary
to empty your browser cache. This can be done in Internet Explorer
by clicking “tools”, “internet options” and
then “delete files”.
UPLOADING IMAGES
Important: Please
note, images must be jpegs and filenames must not contain
symbols (eg: ".:/()" etc although they can contain "-
or _").
Images can have spaces in. Remember you
can always change the image title by clicking the edit button  from
the list photo page.
I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO CREATE A ZIP FILE SO THAT I CAN BULK UPLOAD MY
IMAGES?
Creating a ZIP files is very straightforward, but the methods differ for different computer platforms. One thing that applies to all platforms is that you can not create a ZIP file of your folder of images. You have to directly select the images inside of the folder that you would like to upload.
WINDOWS XP
On PC there are numerous methods of zipping images up.
If your computer uses Windows XP then all you need to do is select the images
you want to zip up, holding shift to select multiple images, and then “right
click” on the selection. From the context menu that pops up select “send
To” , then choose “Compressed (Zipped) Folder”. This will
create a new zip file using the file name of the first image in your selection.
When uploading your zip file just browse to this zip file and let our system
do the rest.
WINDOWS 2000
If you have an older operating system than Windows
XP then you will need to install a 3rd party zipping software such as
WinZip or WinRar. WinZip is available as a free download from www.winzip.com.
Once you have installed WinZIp or similar, select the images you
wish to zip, holding shift to select multiple images, and then “right
click” over the selection. From the context menu that pops up
choose “Add to Zip” or “Add to…..filename.zip”.
Again just navigate to this file when using the bulk upload system.
MAC OS X
If you are running OS X 10.3 or later, the ability to create
Zip archives is built into the operating system. Simply control-click
on a folder containing your files and select "Create Archive," as
shown:
This option is also available under
the "File" menu in the Finder.
If you are running a pre-10.3 version of OS X, you can use ZipIt as described
for OS
9 and earlier. The current version of ZipIt is OS X native and will
work on both operating systems. When uploading your zip file just browse
to this zip file and let our system do the rest.
MAC OS 9.x AND EARLIER
To zip files on a Macintosh, use a program
called ZipIt ( http://www.maczipit.com/).
When using this program, the first window
you see is empty.
In this example, the two files test.doc and test2.pdf will
be zipped by first dragging their icons into the window.
You then want to save your zip file or archive.
So, choose Save As from the File menu.
You will see that the extension of the file
you want to save is set to zip. You can save your file as
a self-extracting archive for someone who does not have ZipIt or some
other extraction program on their computer.
Now you see that the archive is titled test.zip, and
the icon for the zipped file is shown at the right. The file test.zip is
the one to be uploaded to Getagallery.
PREPARING YOUR IMAGES.
The maximum you can upload in one go using
Getagallery is 5Mb. If your images have come directly from your digital
camera then each image may be 1Mb or more. Therefore you would only be
able to upload 5 raw images at once.
To make the process a lot easier and speedy, it is beneficial to batch
resize your chosen images either before zipping up or uploading using
the multiple file upload system. You can do this using most popular
photo editing. If you do not have this functionality then a free utility
is available for download for pc from http://bluefive.pair.com/PIXresizer.zip. Getagallery
has no affiliation with PIXresizer whatsoever.
What is PIXresizer?
PIXresizer is a tool for quickly generating
screen-friendly versions of your images with dramatically reduced file sizes.
It is a photo resizing program that enables you to quickly resize one file
or a selection of image files for use on the web and in e-mail. The reduced
files are saved in a different directory, so your original pictures are not
changed.
The program offers several different resizing methods to choose from and
can automatically recognize image sizes to calculate the best fit. PIXresizer
includes a built-in image viewer and you can also convert between graphics
formats: it opens and saves in .bmp, .gif, .jpg, .png, and .tif formats.
A great companion for webmasters and digital photographers.
How do I use PIXresizer for use with Getagallery?
Download the zip file and run the setup program. Once installed run the
program. It will look like this:
To be able to use PIXresizer best it is advisable
to do a little preparation. Create a new folder on your hard disk probably
in your "My Pictures" folder. Then copy all the images you
want to resize into this folder. Then make a secondary folder for the
resized images, this can be inside the first folder.
Then in PIXresizer, click the "Work with Multiple Files" tab.
- Click the "Source" button and find the
folder where your images are.
- Click the "Destination" button and find
the folder you wish the resized images to go (this may be inside your
source folder).
- Change the "Select new size" slider to
800.
- Click the "Save Pictures" button.
That is pretty much it. It is then a case of uploading
your newly resized images from your Destination folder above to your
gallery.
EDITING IMAGE CAPTIONS
Once you have uploaded your images, you can add text
to describe that image. You will know this if you have uploaded any single
images. Assuming you have used the batch upload facility, you can list
your images per category and change the order of images by cliccking
on the "List Photo" button. Once there you will see your images
listed.
By clicking on the  icon
you can edit an individual image.
Here you can change the name and description of your
image here as well as upload a new thumbnail, if you do not like the
one automatically created by the system. The description you enter here
will show up when you mouse over the Image Info button.
TWO TIER NAVIGATION
If you are using the PRO version of GetaGallery then
you have the option of using the two tier navigation system. To actually
make it work though you need to organise your categories properly. Login
in and then go to the "BUILD" section. You then need to slightly
re-organise your categories. Below is a graphic showing an example.
By default any new categories will be created with "Top" as
their parent category. If you have already created all of your categories,
then all you need do is edit the ones you wish to make into sub-categories
by changing their parent category setting. Set this to the category you
wish your sub category to be inside.
So for example. The "ABOUT US" category above
has "INTRODUCTION" as its parent category. This means that
on the finished gallery, the "ABOUT US" section is a sub-category
of "INTRODUCTION".
DOMAIN NAMES AND FORWARDING
GETAGALLERY ADDRESS -
As part of the signup process you will enter a "Site Web Address" name
for you gallery, which will form the web address of your site. Your gallery
will then have the web address:
www.getagallery.com/yoursite
Which you will see in your browser address
bar when you visit your gallery.
BESPOKE DOMAIN NAMES AND FORWARDING
This getagallery
address is free and included when you sign up. Some users however may
want to use a bespoke domain name. This may take the form www.yourname.co.uk
or www.yourbusiness.com. When you purchase a domain name you can set "forwarding'
to your getagallery website address. An example of this can be seen at:
www.silenthobo.co.uk
Here the user has bought a domain name www.silenthobo.co.uk and then
set forwarding to load in www.getagallery.com/weiong , which is his getagallery
address.
You can register a domain name with us, prices
are available on request.
We are in the process of setting up a system so you can register a domain
name when you sign up for a gallery. While this is in development the
best thing to do is contact
us and we will set up the domain name and
forwarding for you.
If you have any more queries about this please contact
us here.
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