NextGEN Gallery

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Creating and Managing a Gallery

Log into WordPress and click on add / gallery images

This page opens

Type in the New Gallery name: ‘New Gallery’

And click ADD FILES

Multiple files can be selected by using CTRL and left click

Note files are numbered starting 01, the display order is based on file name.

Select ‘Open‘

Select START UPLOAD

The files upload and you are redirected to the MANAGE GALLERIES Page

Now go to ‘pages’.

Create a New Page title that page and add a New Block

Select NextGen Gallery

Select ADD NEXTGEN GALLERY

INSERT GALLERY – Publish the page and the job is done.

NOTE: Depending on theme, if you want a link to be displayed on your front page, you may need to:

N.B. Set featured image requires a separate upload to Media Library / Set NextGEN Featured image allows you to choose one of your uploaded images.

Set a featured image and write an excerpt and choose a Template.

Online Tool for Screen Shots

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Sometimes you want to take a screen shot on a PC which is not yours and does not have image editing software installed. This is where online utilities come in handy. OnPaste

allows you to create a canvas, copy a screen shot ‘Alt + Print Scrn’ and paste the screen shot’Ctrl + V’ onto the canvas. You can then crop the image and download to the PC you are working on.