Creating a picture

Picture elements allow you to display a computer image file in your memorial.

Below is an example picture of the view of the Earth from the Moon, with the caption 'view from the moon'.

view from the moon

You can change the width and/or the height of the picture. The following example picture is the same as the previous, yet the width is set to 100 pixels (the small dots on your computer screen).

view from the moon (100 width)

To create a new picture, locate an Element Creation Box where you want the picture to be positioned. By default the paragraph option is shown. Click on 'paragraph', which will display a list of all the possible elements that can be created. Click on 'picture' and it will be shown in place of the default paragraph option. With 'picture' selected, click on the 'insert' button.

the Element Creation Box with 'picture' selected

The page will reload showing the words 'insert picture' in bold text at the top.

creating a picture

Near the top of the page is a small button with the word 'centered' beside it. If you click on the small button and a check mark is shown, the picture will be centered in your memorial.

Below the small button are two fields. The first field controls the width of the picture. The second field controls the height of the picture. These values will change how the picture is displayed in your memorial.

At first these two fields are set to 'default', which results in no change to the width or height from the original size of the image file. To change the values simply click in the field after the word 'default' and use your backspace key to erase 'default' and then enter the new value. You can enter any numeric value.

Tip: If you only enter a value for the width and leave the height set to 'default', the picture will be displayed with a height scaled to keep the aspect ratio of the image constant. Likewise, if you only enter a value for the height and leave the width set to 'default', the picture will be displayed with a width scaled to keep the aspect ratio of the image constant.

Below the width and height fields is the caption field. Any text entered here will be shown in a small bold font centered below the picture in your memorial.

Below the caption field is a file field and a 'browse' button. Clicking on the 'browse' button will cause a file browser window to appear. You use the browser to locate the image file on your personal computer. The file must be one of the following:

JPEG file, with the extension '.jpg' or '.jpeg'

GIF file, with the extension '.gif'

PNG file, with the extension '.png'

Below the browse button are three buttons. The first, labeled 'cancel' is used to abort the creation of the new picture.

The second button, labeled 'reset input' will clear the file selection and the caption fields, set the width and height fields to 'default' and clear the check mark of the centered button.

The last button, labeled 'create' will create the picture. Your new picture will be placed exactly where the Element Creation Box was located (where you clicked on 'insert'). The picture will be located inside a yellow box, called the 'Picture Change Box'. See below for more information on making changes to an existing picture.

If there are already picture elements or a background image in your memorial then the page will look like the following example. You can 'reuse' other pictures in your memorial. To reuse another picture you must click the radio button beside the picture you want to reuse so that it becomes darkened. If you reuse a picture you don't have to click on the 'browse' button, however you still have to click on the 'create' button.

creating pictures with choices

If the picture did not get created and you clicked on the 'create' button please see the trouble shooting page for more help.

Editing a picture

Making changes to an existing picture is just as easy as creating a new one. Locate the Picture Change Box for the picture you wish to alter. This box, just like all controls is colored yellow to represent the ability to change its contents.

the Picture Change Box

You can change any combination of the width, height, caption or whether or not the picture is centered. When you are finished making your changes just click on the 'update picture' button located within the yellow box of the picture you are changing. After clicking on the 'update picture' button, the page will reload showing the changed picture.

Tip: If you forget to click on the 'update picture' button and go and change another element, the changes to the picture will be lost.

Deleting a picture

If you decide that you don't want a particular picture on in your memorial you can easily remove it by clicking on the 'delete picture' button for the picture. This causes the page to load asking you for confirmation. If you are sure you want to delete the picture simply click on the 'yes, delete it' button. To abort the deletion click on the 'cancel' button.

confirming picture deletion

Tip: The 'update picture' and 'delete picture' buttons only affect the picture in the same yellow box.

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