Uploading Images to Gallery

> Click on the Manage Photos icon at the top
> Scroll down to the Images for Use in Pages with the Page Editors
> To upload images to your gallery, click on the Upload Images to Page Gallery link
> To manage the images currently in the gallery, click on the Manage Current Page Gallery Images

NOTE: If you want the pictures to appear in your Shopping Cart, then you must upload those pictures through your Shopping Cart.

If you want to upload images to regular pages such as Home, About Us, etc., you will first need to upload the images to your gallery. Once you upload the pictures, then you can click on the Edit Pages icon, click Edit for the page you want to change, and then click on the Camera icon in the editor. From there you can select the pictures to add into your pages. Click here to learn more.

The system will automatically size down images over 600 pixels to fit into your pages. You can resize the image further using the Resize Option under Manage Current Page Gallery Images. You can also use the Editor to squish the image down. Please note that squishing the image does not actually resize the image - it just makes it appear smaller on your website. If at all possible, you should resize the image rather than squishing it down. To learn why, please scroll down to the "Why should I resize my images" section of this help page.

To Upload Images to the Gallery

To upload images, first look on the main menu for the Manage Photos icon

Next click on the Upload Images to Page Gallery link.

Next you will see a form you are probably already familiar with.

Clicking the Browse Button will pop up a menu of the files on your computer. The menu will look something like the window below. Note: What you see will depend on your Operating System. Find the file you want to upload, click on the file to select it, and then click Open. When you click on Open, the location of the image in your computer will be inserted into the space next to Image 1 as show in the previous image. Repeat the process for other images.

When you find the files you want to upload, click on the Upload Files button. The system will return you back to this same screen.

To Manage Images in the Gallery

To manage your photos, you can either click on the Return to Photo Management link or click on the Manage Photos icon at the top and select Manage Current Page Gallery Images.

In the Page Photo Management section, you will see a listing of your current images.

From this Page Photo Management list, you can:

• Remove Image - allows you to delete the single image

• Delete a Group of selected images - check the box next to delete, scroll down to the bottom, and then click on the Delete Selected button

• Replace Image - allows you to replace the current image with a new image. This is useful if you have this image on another page and do not want to go through the trouble of deleting the current image and reinserting a new image.

• Rename Image - allows you to rename the image using either text or numbers. NOTE: renaming a picture makes it a new picture. If you are currently using the image on a page, you will see a warning message. If you rename the image here, the system will NOT recognize this change. This means you will need to go back to that page and replace that picture with the old name with this picture with the new name.

• Resize Image - allows you to resize your images. If you want a picture to be 200 pixels across but do not know the appropriate height, then click in the Width box, type in 200, and click on Submit. The system will pick the correct height for you. NOTE: If you are currently using this image on your website, the system will replace that image with your new resized image.

• Crop Image - allows you to crop your image by selecting the area to crop. Put your cursor in the part of the image where you want to start to crop (e.g., in the upper left hand corner), hold down your mouse and drag until you selected the area you want to crop. If you selected the wrong part, then click again and try again. Then click on the Crop Image button. NOTE: If you are currently using this image on your website, the system will replace that image with your new cropped image.

Why should I resize my images?

Images must be under 500kb in file size to be uploaded to the gallery. If the images are too large, your viewers will have to wait a long time before the image will download on their computer.

Those are the numbers for just one image. If you have multiple images on your website page, it will take even longer.

Why is there such a large difference for upload time and download time? ISPs do not give you the same time for uploading as they do for downloading. You can download faster than you can upload. So, the dial up speed of 28.8kbps is only download speed; not upload. Upload speed is usually half the speed of download. For cable providers, it's even worse. In December 2009, Comcast offered:

Keep in mind that these high speed packages were offered in limited areas. Many, many people are still using dial up and satellite connections (which are just as fast as dial up).

For help on managing images in your own computer and software suggestions read the Graphics Page.