To Add a New Slideshow:

• Click on Add Slideshow.
• Slide Show Title: Type in the name of the slideshow in the text field.
• Category: Select a Category from the drop-down list. These are setup under Slideshow Categories.
• Add an optional introductory paragraph in the text box for Description. The description will appear before the pictures.
• Click Next to continue.
• A link will appear at the top, View Slideshow. This will take you to the front end of the slideshow. You can include the slideshow on any webpage or create a goto page to it. Copy and paste the URL beginning with slideshows.cfm. For example, the URL would be slideshows.cfm?newslideid=15
• There is a 99-image limit for each slideshow. It's best to start with photos that are near 425 pixels wide by 275 pixels high.
• Transitions: select the transition for the front end (optional).
• Password: each slideshow can be password protected so viewers would need to enter in a password before viewing the images (optional).
• Show On Site/Show Off Site: enter in the dates when the slideshow should appear and disappear from the front end.
• Upload Image 1: Add images by clicking on the browse button.
• Image Caption: Add an optional Image Caption that will show directly under each image.
• The images will appear in the order they were added. If the order of the images needs to be changed, the Sort# field above the Upload Image can be changed.
• Click the Save button at the bottom of the page.
• A ZIP file of images can also be uploaded - click on the use this page link at the bottom of the form.
  • Click on Browse.
  • Locate the file.
  • Hit Save.
  • Please note - there is a limit of 4560 kB for each image converted and a limit of 99 images per slideshow.

To Link to an Existing Slideshow:

• On typical webpages, the Images tab has an option to attach slideshow(s) to a page. They can also be set to auto play on a typical page.
  
• You can link to slideshows.cfm which will display a page of all active slideshows.
• You can link to a specific category of slideshows using the ID number provided in the Slideshow Categories section.
• You can link to a specific slideshow (the URL to use will be near the top of the edit slideshow page).

To Edit a Slideshow:

• Click on Edit Slideshow.
• Click on the slideshow title.
• Make the necessary updates.
• If the order of the images needs to be changed, the Sort# field above the Upload Image can be changed.
• To replace an image, simply click on Browse and locate the new image. The image will be replaced.
• Click the Save button at the bottom of the page.

To Delete a Slideshow:

• Scroll to the bottom of the page.
• Check the click here to delete this slideshow - then hit save and click on Save.

The Slideshow module is organized by categories.

To add a Slideshow Category:

• Click on Slideshow Categories.
• Type in the name of the new Category in the blank text box.
• Select a location (if multiple locations).
• If the order of appearance of the categories needs to be changed, edit the Sort field to the left of the category.
• ID number - you can link directly to a specific slideshow via its ID number. Click on the ID hyperlink and copy the URL.
• Click on Save to add the category.

Please note:  You cannot delete a category if it is being used. To delete a category, you must first delete the slideshows associated with it.