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Login and Registration
Why can't I log in?
Why should I register?
How to Register?
Why do I get logged off automatically?
I've lost my password.  What should I do?
I lost my UserID, so cannot reset my password. What should I do?
I registered in the past but cannot log in anymore!

Posting Pictures
How do I post pictures?
What size should my pictures be?
How can I comment on a picture?
How can I edit or delete a picture?
Can I move a picture from the album it is presently stored in?
I don't know where to put my pictures!

Album Creation
Why can’t I create albums?
How do I create albums?
How do I create sub-albums?
Can I delete an album or sub-album?

Other Questions
What are Administrators?
I see possible spams and/or potentially unwanted messages in the comments!
Whom do I contact about abusive and/or legal matters related to this gallery?
What if I can’t find what the answer I need on this page?


 

Login and Registration
Why can't I log in?
Have you registered? You must register in order to log in! Was your account closed, for some reason?  If you suspect as much, you should contact the administrator at spectrum_hq@hotmail.com  to find out why. If you have registered and and your account is valid, and you still cannot log in then check and double-check your username and password. Usually this is the problem; if not, contact the gallery administrator  -- there might be an incorrect configuration settings for the gallery.
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Why should I register?
You don’t need to register to view most of the pictures contained in the albums of this Gallery, but you do need to register to comment on the pictures, and to post your own pictures. It only takes a few minutes to register so it is recommended you do so.
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How to register?
On the left side of each Gallery pages, you will find a little logo which will display the message “open sidebar” when your move your mouse over it. Clicking it will open a short menu. Select “Register” and fill in the blanks. An e-mail will be sent to you to confirm your registration. 
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Why do I get logged off automatically?
The gallery will only keep you logged in for a preset time. This prevents misuse of your account by anyone else, if you should leave your computer without logging off.. 
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I lost my Password. What should I do?
Don't panic! While your password cannot be retrieved it can be reset. To do this,  click the “Login” option from the sidebar. Enter your Username in the "Forgotten your Password" box. An e-mail will be sent to you with your password.
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I lost my UserID, so I cannot reset my password. What should I do?
Contact the administrator at spectrum_hq@hotmail.com .
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I registered in the past but cannot log in anymore!
The most likely reasons for this are: you entered an incorrect username or password (check the email you were sent when you first registered) or the administrator has deleted your account for some reason. If it is the latter case, then perhaps you did not post anything? Try registering again and get involved in discussions.
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Posting Pictures
How do I post pictures?
  • You have to be registered as a member, and you must log in.
  • Chose the album where the picture should be stored. 
  • You can add pictures by clicking the “Add photos” option in the menu right next to the album. You can also enter the chosen album, or sub-album, click on the sidebar menu, and chose the “Add photos” option displayed there. 
  • By default, the setting to load pictures has been set to “Form”. You probably won’t need the other options offered to you. 
  • Search for your picture. Clicking the button will permit you to open a window into your own PC. Browse through the location of your picture. 
  • Select picture(s). The accepted pictures extensions are jpg, jpeg, gif and png. 
  • You can select one picture at a time, and as many as you want. However, if you have a large amount of pictures to post in the same album, we suggest that you first create a compressed Zip file on your computer, in which you will put your chosen pictures. You can select that zip file to upload.
  • Once you have chosen your file(s), click “Upload now”. Allow a few seconds for upload. If you have a zip file, the Gallery will unzip the file and load the pictures into your folder.
  • Once your pictures have been uploaded, if needed, assign caption (new title), and description. By default, the picture's name will become its caption on the gallery. You can change that if you want, at any time. Check the “Photo Actions” menu to know how or to discover what kind of options are offered to you regarding the picture. 
  • NOTE: if you get a message error about one of your pictures or files, check the extension first, then the name. Transform your picture into one of the accepted format. Names normally should not have space in them, but sometimes it will work anyway. Special characters won’t work. Change your file’s name.
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What size should my pictures be?
Pictures shouldn’t be TOO big, but 600 on the larger side of it should be the extreme limit for each picture. We will, however, tolerate a size of 800 x 600 or 1024 X 768 for wallpapers only, as long as there isn’t too many of them.
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How can I comment on a picture?
You have to be registered as a member, and you must log in to comment. Click on the picture. You’ll find a ‘comment’ link just underneath it.
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How can I edit or delete a picture?
Unless you are the gallery administrator, you can only edit or delete your own pictures. Under each picture, you will find the “Album Action” scrolling menu. Select the “Delete” option. A popup window will open, where you will either confirm your choice or cancel it.
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Can I move a picture from the album it is presently stored in?
Yes, if it is your own picture.  From the "Album Action" scrolling menu, select "Move".  In the new window, chose the new album where the picture should be stored.  You can move more than one pictures at a time.  Follow the instructions you'll find in the window.
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I don't know where to put my picture!
Well, contact the administrator at spectrum_hq@hotmail.com for information.  Or you can download it to the "Various Pictures" album.  The gallery administrator can move any pictures to any album.
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Album and Sub-Album Creation
Why can’t I create albums?
Number of albums are restricted. Not everyone can create albums. If you need your own album, contact the gallery administrator at spectrum_hq@hotmail.com and explain the reasons why you want your album, and what kind of album it is. Either the administrator will create the album for you or will give you the capacity to create your albums. The same rules apply for sub-albums.
WARNING: If you have album creation capacity, do not move, or delete an album, even if it is wrongly created. Contact the administrator about it, explaining what you want to do with the said album. There is an unexpected bug in the Gallery configuration, which causes the whole gallery to become temporarily inaccessible if the deletion is not properly done. Leave any deletion or album moving to the administrator..
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How do I create albums?
  • If you have album creation capacity:
  • From the Gallery’s main page, open the sidebar menu
  • Click on the “New Album” option. Your album will be created automatically. 
  • By default, your new album will be called “Untitled”. Give it a title as soon as possible, by either clicking the “Edit Title” from the main page, or if you are in the Album, by selecting the same option into the “Album Action” menu.
  • You also need to change the folder name – which will define the web address of your album. To do so, from the main page, you click “Change folder name”; or, from the album itself, you select the option “Rename Album”, from the “Album Action” menu. NOTE: follow the instructions for the creations of the names. Some special characters and blanks are not allowed in folder names.
  • Set your Permissions, Properties, Description, Highlight and Captions for what you desire for your album, and always according to the webmaster’s authorizations and/or restrictions.
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How do I create sub-albums?

If you have album creation capacity:

  • From the main page: from the menu next to the album in which you want to create your sub-album, click the “New nested album” option. Or, once, inside the album in which you want to create your sub-album, open the sidebar menu and click the same “New nested album” option.

  • Proceed in the same way as explained above to rename album and folder names, and to set your Permissions, Properties, Highlight, Description and Captions.
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Can I delete an album or sub-album?
You can't.  Only the gallery administrator can do that, and will only do so after checking the relevance of deleting an album.  Contact the gallery administrator at spectrum_hq@hotmail.com 
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Other Questions
What are Administrators?
Administrators are people assigned the highest level of control over the entire gallery. These people can control all facets of board operation which include setting permissions, creating albums, moving pictures and albums, etc. The principal administrator of this gallery, Chris Bishop, is also the owner.
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I see possible spams and/or potentially unwanted messages in the comments!
Don't panic! Contact the administrator at spectrum_hq@hotmail.com 
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Whom do I contact about abusive and/or legal matters related to this gallery?
You should contact the administrator at spectrum_hq@hotmail.com 
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What if I can’t find what the answer I need on this page?
If you have trouble understanding the gallery features, and if this FAQ page doesn’t help you, contact the administrator at spectrum_hq@hotmail.com 
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