The Photo Album software consists of three active pages:

  • ShowFolder.asp displays the subfolders and photo thumbnails within the current folder

  • ShowPhoto.asp displays one full sized photo and allows navigation to others

  • EditFolder.asp allows those with login privileges to create new folders, upload photos, add captions, rearrange the display order, and delete items from the album.

This collection of help topics is intended to explain the operation of EditFolder.asp and help the users to manage their albums effectively.

The Photo Album editor is invoked by clicking the link at the top of the ShowFolder.asp page titled "Edit Album." If you are already logged in, you will be taken immediately to the Edit page for the current folder. If you are not logged in, you will see a login form instead.

If you are not logged in, you will see this screen when you click "Edit Album" from the ShowFolder page:

Important: your browser must be set to accept cookies. If not, you will be unable to log in and use the Album Editor.

Someone with site administrator privileges must have edited a file on the website and added a line with your login name and password combination. These should be entered into the appropriate text boxes in the login form. Your Windows password manager may have saved a copy of these and will provide them as defaults.

The "Save Login on your computer?" checkbox should be left unchecked if your computer is shared with others who should not be allowed access. If you have exclusive control over your computer, you may check this box and your login will be saved in a local cookie for 30 days.

After entering your information, click the "Submit" button. If your login was successful, you will be taken to the normal Edit screen. If not, you will be returned to the login screen indefinitely.

The main edit screen consists of three zones:

  • The top banner (yours may be different)

  • Current folder properties: A caption box and controls that pertain to the entire current folder. The text entry box allows you to change the current folder caption. You cannot change the current folder name without going to its parent folder.

  • Photo or SubFolder properties (repeated for each): The name and icon appears at left for each subfolder. The subfolder icon cannot be changed from this editor. The filename and photo thumbnail appears at left for each photo.

Between each object may be found Add Folder and Add Photo buttons, allowing insertion of new objects at any point in the list.

The Parent button takes you to the parent folder (unless you are already at the top)

Clicking the icon for a subfolder takes you there for editing.

Clicking the thumbnail for a photo displays it full sized. Use the back arrow on the browser to return to the edit screen.

The Home button returns you to the ShowFolder page for the current folder, thereby leaving the editor.

The Help button opens this help page in a new window.

There is a filename and a caption text box associated with each subfolder and photo, plus a caption text box for the current folder. These all contain the current values when the editor is entered. You may change any of these as desired. The photo filenames should always be valid MSWindows filenames with an extent of ".jpg".

The caption texts are entered in WikiScript, a very simple markup language. The language is so simple that you can just enter multi-line text and it should read ok. If you want to add bold, italic, hyperlink, or other fancies and don't speak "Wiki", click here for more information.

The Submit Change button must be clicked to make permanent any changes made to photo filenames, subfolder names, or captions on this page. Caution: If you click any other buttons to add items, delete items, or rearrange items, any changed captions or filenames will be lost unless you click first.

The Up button moves the object one higher (earlier) in the list. If the item is already at the top, nothing happens.

The Down button moves the object one lower (later) in the list. If the item is already at the bottom, nothing happens.

Between each object may be found an Add Folder button, allowing insertion of a new subfolder at any point in the list.

The above screen provides text boxes to enter the folder name and caption. Then clicking the button returns you to the main editor screen with the subfolder added at the desired place.

Between each object may be found an Add Photo button, allowing insertion of a new photo at any point in the list.

Use the "Browse..." button to locate the desired photo on your local computer. Photos must be of type ".jpg" and should be smaller than 800 x 800 pixels for most viewer's monitors. If you don't add a caption at this point, the filename will be used instead. When you are finished identifying the filename and entering the caption, click the button to upload the photo. A thumbnail or smaller sized version will be automatically generated and used to display in the album folder view. If an error occurs, such as a wrong file type or attempting to load the same photo twice, a message will be displayed at the top of the main edit screen and the upload will be cancelled.

The Delete button removes the current object from the album (after a confirmation dialog that allows you to change your mind). Once deleted and confirmed, the object is gone forever.

The Home button returns you to the ShowFolder page for the current folder, thereby leaving the editor.