Photos - Add / View / Delete

Photos - Add / View / Delete

1) To Add (Load) a photo to a Uniform record :

1) Click on the "Load Photo" button

2) The "Select Photo" dialog box will open. The folder that was designated in the Utilities / Set Path feature will be the one opened.

3) Select the photo you want

4) Click "Open"

The path to the photo will be displayed beneath the photo.

2) There are 3 ways to View the photo larger:

1) Click on the "Zoom In" button to view the image larger in the current image space

2) Click on the "Full Screen" button to see the image in the a large screen. Within this screen you can also zoom in / zoom out.

3) 'Double-click' on the image to have it open in a large format

3) To Delete the Photo - Click on the "Delete Photo" button

Issues with photos:

1) File Size of the photos:

Most photos come off a camera or phone at 2 - 5 MB in size. While this is a great resolution for the photo it will be too big a file size for the program to handle when the program is trying to display many photos at one time - such as in a Photo Gallery. The photos need to have their file size reduced to 500 kb or so. To reduce the file size I recommend a program called FastStoneResizer (look for it on the internet). There is a Resource Guide on website in the Support/Resource Guides section which gives more information and instructions on how to reduce the file size of a group of photos.

To see the file size of a photo - 'right-click' on the photo and select "Image Info"

You can see that the file size of the photo is 491,377 bytes = 491 kb. This is a good size for the file. Remember you would like your photos to be 200 - 700 kb in size.

2) Orientation of photos.

Many photos will come off a camera with a different orientation than you want. The photos will need to be Rotated. This a common problem and somewhat confusing. Sometimes when you see a photo in the folder of photos it will look correct but when you load the photo it will be sideways. Once again, FastStoneResizer has a function to let you rotate the photos. Be aware that you can rotate the photos 90 degrees once and they will be rotated 180 degrees. Then you can rotate them again, 90 degress the other way and then they will be fine. The orientation of photos is not consistent between cameras and phones so photos you take with your camera may be fine and those with your phone will be sideways or visa versa.

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