Uploading a zip file to your blog, and then selecting and posting the photo(s) you want to publish on your blog is a two-stage process that involves:
| • | uploading a zip file with multiple photos |
| • | selecting the photo(s) to publish to your blog |
To upload a zip file with multiple photos
| 1. | Navigate to the Add a Photo page in one of these ways: |
| • | select the Photo option from the Post drop-down list |
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| • | click the Post tab on the Publisher Control tab, and then click the Photo link |
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| • | click the Post Manager tab on the Publisher Control tab, select the category in which you are putting your photo, such as Photos. Then click the Add A Photo link. |
The Add A Photo page opens:
| 2. | In the Select an Album area, select the album to which you want to add the multiple photos. |
| 3. | Select one or more of these options: |
| a. | To keep the original copies of the photos in your blog (even if you resize them), check the Keep raw copy check box. |
| b. | To overwrite photos with the same name already stored in the blog's photo album, click the Overwrite existing photos check box. |
| c. | To resize the photos as they are uploaded, click beside the Resize to box and select the resize option.The drop-down list lets you choose a width to resize the photos; photo heights are scaled proportionately. |
| d. | To change the default thumbnail (scaled down) size for your uploaded photos, click beside the Thumbnail size box and select a thumbnail size option. |
| 4. | In the File Information area, click the Browse button beside the File to upload box. The Choose File window opens. |
| 5. | Navigate to the zipped folder you want to upload, and select it. Note that the file formats for the uploaded photos in the folder must be *.zip, *.jpg, *.png, *.gif, or *.tif. Other file formats will not be uploaded. |
| 6. | Click the Open button. |
| 7. | Click the Add Photo button. The upload process begins. Once the upload process is complete, a list of the zipped photo files is displayed: |
| 8. | Click the here link to open the Category: [Album] page (where Album is the name of the album to which you uploaded your photos). The thumbnails of the files you uploaded are displayed on this page: |
To select and enter information about a photo
| 1. | Double-click one of the thumbnails shown on the Category: [Album] page. The Edit Photo page opens. |
| 2. | Type the content for the article in the Photo Description box. |
| 3. | If required, complete one or more of the the following optional publishing activities: |
| a. | To attach a file to your review, click Attach File(s) and follow the subsequent instructions. For details, see Attaching a file. |
| b. | To create an excerpt to display on your blog's main page instead of the full body of your photo description, click the Automatically generate excerpt (First 20 words) check box in the Excerpt (Article Summary) area. For details, see Creating an excerpt. |
| c. | To specify a time to publish your review, select an option from the Publish this article using drop-down list in the I would like to area. The default option is today's date. |
For details on publication time, or how to complete the article later, see Specifying publication date and time.
| d. | To see a preview of your posted review, click the Preview button. For details, see Previewing an article. |
| 5. | On the right side of the page, if required, specify an album for your photo, assign keywords, or select an advanced option. |
| 6. | When you finish, click the Save button. |
If you selected the today's date option in step 4(c), your photo is posted immediately on your blog's main page. It also appears at the top of the list in the Recent Article area on the Dashboard tab of the Publisher Control Panel.
| 7. | Repeat steps 1-6 to publish additional photos. |
Page last revised 2006-12-06
