How to Use IrfanView to Share Your Images Online
Create a folder so that all of the images that you will want to create a webpage for are in one place., Open up IrfanView., Press 'T' on the keyboard and you will open up the thumbnail part of the program. , Navigate to the desired folder., Adjust...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Create a folder so that all of the images that you will want to create a webpage for are in one place.
If you don't use an image to open it up, you will see what you see in the screenshot. ,, Here it is called 'Upload Files'. , Once you have done that, CTRL A (select all). ,, You might want to change the destination folder and the name of the resulting page.
Be sure to have a folder for them to go into.
In the example, they are set to go to the desktop, without a folder, they will be scattered among your other desktop icons. , In this article, it is called Irfanview.
You see the problem with not having a specific folder for them to go into.
They are all over the desktop. , If you want to edit that page, usually it is at C:\Program Files\IrfanView\Html\ , unless you put it elsewhere.
Be sure that you have some idea about how to edit HTML. , This works for your own site, but not for sites like Flickr or Mpix. -
Step 2: Open up IrfanView.
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Step 3: Press 'T' on the keyboard and you will open up the thumbnail part of the program.
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Step 4: Navigate to the desired folder.
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Step 5: Adjust the side of the screen so that it has the layout you want...2 wide...3 wide...4 wide
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Step 6: Right click the images and choose 'Save Selected Thumbs as HTML File...'.
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Step 7: In the dialog box that comes up
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Step 8: put your parameters that you want to change.
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Step 9: Find the file that will be the 'Index' page for your upload.
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Step 10: Make sure that it looks like you want it to.
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Step 11: Using your FTP software
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Step 12: upload it to your website.
Detailed Guide
If you don't use an image to open it up, you will see what you see in the screenshot. ,, Here it is called 'Upload Files'. , Once you have done that, CTRL A (select all). ,, You might want to change the destination folder and the name of the resulting page.
Be sure to have a folder for them to go into.
In the example, they are set to go to the desktop, without a folder, they will be scattered among your other desktop icons. , In this article, it is called Irfanview.
You see the problem with not having a specific folder for them to go into.
They are all over the desktop. , If you want to edit that page, usually it is at C:\Program Files\IrfanView\Html\ , unless you put it elsewhere.
Be sure that you have some idea about how to edit HTML. , This works for your own site, but not for sites like Flickr or Mpix.
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