Adding an image to your post

Several people have asked about adding an image or graphics to the blog. Adding an image to your post is pretty easy. After you do it once, it will be a snap from then on.


First, go to the "Compose" screen and click on the next-to-the-last icon on the toolbar, just to the left of the eraser. (When you roll your mouse over it, you'll see an "Add Image" text message). This will open a new window that walks you through the steps to upload your image.


You can select an image from your computer, or link to an image that is already on the web .



From here, there are 3 steps to adding your image:

1. Click the "Browse" button to locate images on your hard drive (or network), or, enter the URL of an image on the web.
2. Clicking the "Layout" button allows you to select the way your images will appear in your post: the left, center and right options will determine how the text of your post flows around the pictures (the "left" option was selected here).
3. The "Size" option lets you scale the pictures to different sizes in the posting area. I used the default selection "Medium" for this image. (You also might want to uncheck the box labeled "Use this layout every time?").

All that's left is to click the "Upload Image" link and you're done. (This first time you upload an image you'll also have to first "Agree" to the "Terms of Service").

You can upload images in JPG, GIF, PNG, TIF or BMP format. When you upload an image through Blogger, it gets stored on Picasa Web Albums. Picasa is a free image-hosting website provided by Google that anyone can upload photos to. You can choose to make your images public or private. If you don't already have an account with Picasa, it will be created for you when you upload a photo to the blog. To access the photo on Picassa, go to http://picasaweb.google.com/home and click on the link "Picassa Web Albums". Log on with the same logon and password you use to access the blog.

You can add the text of your message either before you upload your image, or afterwards.

Give it a try.

Printing At Branch Circ Desks

It is very awkward to switch between two font sizes in Workflows. The following is a solution to that problem. Thank you to Poulsbo for coming up with this great solution for our printing problem.

Receipt Printer and Branch Accounts

Each day before your branch opens:

On circulation desk terminals only; bring up two Workflow Accounts using your branch login and password.

• Double click on the work flows Icon on your desktop.
• Enter your branch login and password.
• Set the Theme Color to your branch Theme and a 10 point font for the account where you will do everything in Workflows with the exception of processing/checking in holds.
  

Minimize Workflows and go back to your desktop.

• Double click on the work flows Icon on your desktop.
• Enter your branch login and password.
• Set the Theme Color to Primary Red, and an 18 point font for the account where you will be processing/checking in holds.

To change the Theme (color):

• Click on Preference
• Click on Desktop
• Click on Desktop Setup
• Click on Themes
• Select the Color & Click OK

To set the receipt printer to print Patron Check Out receipts in a 10 point or 18 point font size:

• Click on ‘Preference’ in the Standard Toolbar
• Click on ‘Peripherals’
• Click on ‘Receipt Printer’Click on Attributes
• To change Font size click on the gadget.

Set receipt printer to 10 Verdana to get a 10 point font on the check out receipt. Printer will printer faster in this setting.

When processing shipment HOLDS and on terminals in branch workrooms set receipt printer to 18 Verdana to get an 18 point font to make reading and filing available holds easier.

Printing HOLDS 18 Verdana

Printing Check Out List 10 Verdana

Setting the font size to a 10 point font puts the due date on one line on checkout receipts. This makes for a shorter receipt to hand out.

Always set the 18 point font account in RED, RED will be the color for accounts processing holds throughout the KRL system. Staff who work multiple branches will know which account they are in wherever they are working.

Thank you to everyone for helping to solve these problems.