Managing Images in the SCK Editor

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Managing Images

How to Upload an Image

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Once you have logged into the editor click 'Images' from the menu on the left, now click 'Manage Images' which should have appeared under 'Images'.

Manage Images
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You will now see a list of all image categories, when you click one of these all the images within it will display. To upload a new image click 'Upload new image' at the top of the page.

Upload new image
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You will now see the image uploader. To upload an image drag it into the uploader or click 'Add Files' in the bottom left. After adding an image click 'Start Upload' to upload it. Ensure you only upload one image at a time.

Upload an image
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You should now see a horizontal list of options with your image underneath. Here you can set the width and height of your image, enlarge and reduce it or fit it to a set box size.

Image sizing
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Once you have finished making changes to your image, or if you don't need to make any changes click 'Finish and Crop' in the top right.

You will now see a preview of your cropped image, under this you can choose to cancel the upload if necessary or you can choose a name for your image. After selecting a name click 'Save Image'.

The image will now appear in the 'Miscellaneous' category in Manage Images.

Save Image

Image Categories

All the images on your site are stored in an 'Images' folder. However, within 'Manage Images' images appear within various categories to make them easier for you to find, the category doesn’t affect which folder images are stored in.

How to Add or Edit Categories

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Once you have logged into the editor click 'Images' from the menu on the left, now click 'Manage Images' which should have appeared under 'Images'.

Manage Images
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Click the 'Add/Edit Categories' link at the top of the page.

Add/Edit Categories
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You should now see a list of all existing image categories. Here you can modify category names, you can also type the name of an additonal category in the 'New Category' box to create another image category.

Click 'Submit' to save any changes made.

All Image Categories

How to Change the Category of an Image

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Once you have logged into the editor click 'Images' from the menu on the left, now click 'Manage Images' which should have appeared under 'Images'.

Manage Images
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Click the category the image is currently in to open it. Find the image and click on it, a window should open.

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On the bottom left of the window there are two buttons which allow you to delete or replace the image. In the bottom right of the window the location of the image is shown and underneath this is the category. Select a category from the menu and click 'Submit' to save it.

Change category

Adding an Image to a Page

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To add an image to your site you must first upload it. Once it has been uploaded it will be stored in the images folder and can be used on the site.

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Click 'Edit Pages' from the menu on the left.

Find the page you wish to add the image to and either click the file name or the 'Edit' button. For more detailed instructions on how to edit a page click here.

Edit Pages
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You should now see an area containing the content of the page, within the area click where you would like the image to display. Then click the 'Insert/Edit Image' button (Insert/Edit Image) and a window will open.

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You can either enter the 'Image URL' (click the image in 'Manage Images' and it’s location will display in the bottom right of the window), or select the image from the 'Image List'. You may enter an 'Image Description', this is alternative text in case your image doesn’t display. In addition, you can enter a 'Title', this is text which will display when you hover your cursor over the image. At the bottom of the window a preview of the image will display.

Insert Image
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Click 'Insert' to add the image to the page, then click 'Save this Page' to save changes.

Save this page
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