What is an image gallery and how do I view it?

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What is an image gallery and how do I view it?

An image gallery is a collection of images that you or some other community member have uploaded. Each community member who has permission to upload images has an image gallery. You can view your own image gallery as well as the image galleries of other community members. When you look at another user's gallery, you see the approved images that the user has chosen to share This is called his or her Public Images.

Note: Your image gallery is created automatically after you have logged into the Community several times, over a few days. Prior to that time, you will be unable to upload images.

To view your image gallery: 

 

• Sign in to your Community account
• Go to your profile page by clicking your screen name
• Go to My Community > My Images
• You can select from Private and Public Image libraries if you have both. See below for information about sharing images in public posts.

To view another user's image gallery:

• Sign in to your Community account
• Click the community member's user name to go to that user's profile page
• A preview of that user's shared (public) images appears on the right
• Click "View Image Gallery"

 How do I upload an image to my image gallery?

Starting from your image gallery, you choose the image and name it. There are size limitations, of course. In some cases, a community moderator must approve your image before it appears in your gallery, or you can insert it in a post

To upload an image to your image gallery:

• Sign in to your Community account
• Go to your profile page by clicking your screen name
• Go to My Community > My Images (see illustration above)
• Click Browse and select an image file to be uploaded
• A preview of the image appears
• Type a title for the image
• Click "Hide in Gallery (Private)" to make this image private.

Note: Private images never appear when other community members view your image gallery. They only appear if you insert the image in a post.

• Click "Save to Gallery"

How do I use an uploaded image as my personal avatar?

• Sign in to your Community account
• Go to your profile page by clicking your screen name
• Go to My Community > My Preferences
• On the page that opens, select "Avatars"
• If this option is displayed, choose an image from your Image Gallery. (Click From Image Gallery and click the image you want.) You can only use this option unless you have uploaded images that have not yet been approved.

How do I insert an image in a post?

You can insert images from your computer (this uploads the image to your gallery), from your image gallery (if the image is not awaiting approval), or from another location on the internet.

• Start a new post, edit an existing one, or create or edit a reply
• Click "Photo" in the editor tool bar (it looks like a camera)
• You can also use the "File Attachment" dialog. The only attachments accepted are image files
• Choose one of the image source options and follow the on-screen instructions

My friends can't see the images I've uploaded. Where are they?

For your protection, your community requires a moderator to approve some uploaded images before they can be displayed. Although you can see your uploaded images that are awaiting approval or flagged for review, other community members who view your images can only see the ones that have been approved.

What is a private image?

A private image is one that only you can see. Each time you upload an image, you can decide whether you want that image to appear in your image gallery. If you choose no, the image is private. Remember, a moderator must approve some uploaded images before your can use them in a post or display them in your gallery.

To change the privacy setting for an image:

• In your gallery page, click the check box below the image you want to change
• Click Image Options > Make All Checked Images Public or Private