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Search Facility:

To use the search facililty type your keywords in to the text box. Select the type of search you wish to perform, an Exact match or Any word or All words.
An Exact match will return only those records which have the same keywords, in the same order, linked to an image.
An Any word search will return results if any of the keywords searched for are linked to an image.
An All words search will return results if all the words from the keywords are linked to an image.
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Adding Images to the Preview Folder:
To add images to the Preview Folder simply click on the Add to Folder. This will store your image in a preview folder which will enable you to select multiple images and then download the images and descriptions in a single zip file.
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Removing Images from the Preview Folder:
To remove an image from the Preview Folder, select Go to the Folder from the Results page and simply select on the Delete from Folder.
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Downloading Zip files:
To download a zip file you must first have images in your Preview Folder. Once your images have been selected, click on the Prepare Zip for Download button and a new link DownLoad Zip File of Images will appear. Click on this link and a pop up box will be displayed asking if you wish to open or save this file.
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Downloading an Image without creating a zip file
Select the image you wish to download by clicking on the image from the Display Page, this will enable you to view a full sized image. To download right click with your mouse and select 'save picture as', if using Internet Explorer or 'save image as' if using Netscape.

Downloading Image descriptions:
The image descriptions were provided by the contributor at the time of image contribution. If you wish to download the image description with the images you are saving, then:

• add the images to the Preview Folder,
• then go to the Preview Folder display page, and
• select create a zip file which will create a text document, with all the image descriptions in it, and an image zip file.
• Alternatively, from the Image Display page click on the image thumnail to view the full sized image and descritive text. To save text: Highlight text, select edit from menu then select copy.
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Uploading Images:
You can upload images (preferably JPEGS for photos and GIF for drawings/diagrams) to ImageBank online. We believe one of the strengths of ImageBank is the potential to provide associated descriptive text written by those who have substantial knowledge of the subject matter. We would therefore be grateful if you could supply us with descriptive text (eg. species name, common name, where the photograph was taken, habitat, description of image) to accompany all images you wish to contribute.

Go to Contribute an image, select Click here to contribute your image on line, then please complete the form as much as possible. To select an image for uploading, click on the Browse button which will allow you to search your own PC for the desired image. Once this is found enter the appropiate details about the image. Please select a subject area in which the image could be categorised and relevant keywords. The more keywords attached to the image the more successful the search facility will be. Please add your own details and your institution so that you can be credited for your contribution and copyright agreements can be completed. Please note that Copyright of images remain at all times with the original copyright holder e.g. the contributor(s) of the image, or the contyributor's employer.
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