Database Upload Instructions
Categories: Facemask
1. Use the POST/EDIT link at the right of the page. Open the POST/EDIT in a NEW window so that you can continue using these instructions.
2. Once you select this link you will be prompted for a username and pass. If you are reading this we can assume that you have logged in with the user name you were given. You will use this same user name and pass to upload content.
3. Once you have logged in you will see a list of all of the blogs that you have access to as a general user. To upload images you want to use the DATAFACE blog.
To post new content select either the name of the blog or the link labeled NEW ENTRY.
4. Once you have selected the DATAFACE blog you will be given the option to create a NEW ENTRY, EDIT ENTRY or UPLOAD FILE.
Select NEW ENTRY from the menu and you will be taken to the individual entry page.
5. There are multiple text fields here that you will need to modilfy to create a new photo entry.
> Under Title give your entry a name.
> Under Primary Category select the most approiate. If none of the categories matches your image, select the ADD NEW CATEGORY link.
If your image falls under multiple categories select ASSIGN MULTIPLE CATEGORIES.
> Under Entry Body you can input the caption for you entry.
6. The next step will be to upload the actual image itself. Select the UPLOAD FILE option from the left hand side of the window.
7. This will open a pop-up window.
The first step is to Choose a File from you local machine to upload. Select the BROWSE button to find the file you want to upload.
NOTE - Before you upload a new file make sure that it is sized and streamlined for the web. ( Still working on the verticle image format. ) The standard size for all our images will be:
520 px wide
343 px high
72 dpi resolution
RGB
jpg or gif file format
> Once you have selected your image use Choose a Destination and Local Archive Path to create a folder where all you images will be saved on the server. You will have to type this in each time you upload.
Type – FACES
8. Once the image has completed its upload the window will refresh with new options.
> Select Show me the HTML
> Select Create a thumbnail for this image and change the width of the thumbnail to 100 px
> Make sure the Constrain Proportions box is selected.
> Select Embedded Image
9. The window will refresh again.
> IMPORTANT - Select and Copy ONLY the file path as illustrated below. DO NOT include the file extension such as JPG or GIF or any of the other code shown.
“http://xdesign.ucsd.edu/mttest/archives/jamba_nyc”
10. Paste the File Path into the Excerptwindow back on you entry page at the bottom.
11. Almost done. Select the SAVE option at the bottom of the window. The entry will now rebuild itself.
12. Now to view the entry as it appears on the archive select VIEW SITE in the menu to left. If all was done proper you image is now added to the archive for all to see.
