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How do I edit photos in less than 5 minutes with Picnik?
Photos intended for the top right media space of www.miis.edu webpages should be vertically-oriented: the height should be greater than the width. Photos cropped and resized to about 238×260 pixels fit the space best. You can crop photos online with Picnik in under 5 minutes by following the instructions below.
- In Flickr or Picasa, choose the photo you would like to edit with Picnik.
- Click “Crop.”
- Drag the grid over the portion of the photo you would like to keep, usually to reduce the width of the photo.
- Click “Resize” to adjust the height and width of the photo. Change the width to 238 pixels.
- Save your photo.
Congratulations, you’ve just edited a photo in less than five minutes!
How do I edit photos in less than 5 minutes with Preview?
Photos intended for the top right media space of www.miis.edu webpages should be vertically-oriented: the height should be greater than the width. Photos cropped and resized to about 238×260 pixels fit the space best. You can crop photos in Preview in under 5 minutes by following the instructions below.
- Open the photo you would like to edit in Preview.
- Choose the select tool.
- Highlight the part of the photo you would like to keep.
- Click “Edit,” then “Copy.” (Or Command “C.”)
- Click “File,” then “New From Clipboard.”
- Save your edited photo.
Congratulations, you’ve just edited a photo in less than 5 minutes!
How do I create a Gallery using Drupal?
The “Gallery” content type can be used to display a set of photos as a photo slideshow. Before creating your “Gallery,” crop all of the included photos to the same size (i.e. 400×300 pixels) and upload them to the appropriate “Files (hidden)” webpage.
Creating a New Gallery
- Make sure you are logged on.
- Navigate to the page you wish to add an Gallery to.
- Locate the “Edit Console” in the top left of the screen. Click the “Add” button.
- The screen now lists all the content types. Choose “Gallery” from the list.
- The screen now shows the “Gallery” editing interface.
- In the “Title” text field, give your slideshow a title.
- You can use the “Body” area to write a description for your gallery if you wish.
- Add one or more images to the “What to show in the gallery” section using the “Add…” button and browsing the site tree to locate the photos you wish to use.
- Choose settings related to the appearance of your gallery.
- When you are finished, click the “Save” button.
