Uploading, cropping, resizing...all these tasks may seem daunting, especially to those who have difficulty with easy computer tasks like finding the ‘on' button. Not to worry, Kisscafe has made even the most complicated of tasks straightforward enough for anyone to accomplish...once you get the computer turned on.
In order to get your photos into your photo album, you'll need to upload them from the pictures you have already scanned onto your computer or transferred from a digital camera. First go to the ''My Photos'' section of your account by selecting the ''My Photos'' link from the menu at the extreme top right of the page. Click on a vacant square in your photo album that says, ''Add Photo''. From there, a window will open that you can use to upload and crop your photos. through the picture files on your computer and select the image you want. You can upload up to five photos at once by selecting ''Ok'' when you have the photo you want, then clicking again, and repeating the process. Up to five photos that you choose will be added to the list that will be uploaded once you've found the pictures you want and hit ''Upload pictures''.
Next, you'll crop and fit your photos by using the cropping square that appears. Expand or contract the borders to make the square larger and show more of your image by bringing your mouse to the very edge of the border until a small arrow appears. Click and drag the border to increase or decrease the area of the square.
Adjust the placement of the square by clicking the centre of the square and dragging it until it is in the right position, or by using the arrows on your keyboard. Each key stroke will move your photo 1 pixel. By holding down the ''Shift'' key, you can increase the movement to 10 pixels with each stroke.
For more on cropping click here.
Follow the rest of the steps to customize your images, add caption and titles, and set your privacy settings. Click once you've finished uploading and customizing your picture's settings, and the next photo for you to edit will appear.
If you don't have access to a scanner or digital camera, we can help you get your photos into your online album. Mail admin@kisscafe.com and we will send you a mailing address to help get your photo woes solved!
You can upload JPEG, BMP, GIF, AND PNG photos, but everything will be compressed by us into JPEGs for our site.
There is no maximum amount of pixels for you to upload your photos. This will be resized by us as well.
There is a 1.5mb max for the file size of your photos (that's pretty large). Most of your photos will be well under that size. If they happen to be larger, you can use a photo resizing program (there are lots available on the internet, try google.com to find one you like), or even Paint to adjust the size of your file.
For more help on this, go to the photo section of our Help Page.
Once your photo is uploaded, you can crop it to include the parts of the photo you want to focus on, and leave out the excess. If your photo is on the small side, there will be a white border fitted around it.
The ideal way to fit your photos is to crop them to a 3:2 ratio (for example, 600pixel width and 400pixel height). The grey background of the cropping window that appears when you upload a photo can help provide a guide for what the size of your photo should be. Making your photos larger (at least 300 pixels in width and height) will help your profile photo look better.
click here to learn how to crop your photos.
There are also many image editing programs or online editing programs available to help you get your photos just right.
After this, you can add a title for your photo. You can add more detailed information about each picture in the ''description'' section in the uploading window. Tags can be added to help you organize your photos and make them easier to find.
You should also check the privacy setting. Selecting ''privates Only'' will restrict access of that photo to your private contacts. Tags, titles, privacy settings, and comments can be edited by clicking the edit button for the selected photo, scrolling to the bottom of your screen, and editing the information that you want. Hit and your changes will be applied.
Once your photos are in your album, you'll be able to see them in your profile under ''My Photos''. This is where you can go to edit the titles, captions, and Tags you have added to your images.
To see your album as your visitors do, click the ''Photo Album'' link underneath your profile image. There's a link at the right corner of your ''My Photos'' page that will also take you directly to the same page.
Just below your profile photo there is a slide show of images taken from your photo album, which can be enlarged for a better view. By scrolling through the photos in the slide people can see the rest of the pictures in your photo album, or select the link to see all the pictures you have uploaded into your album.
To get to your photo album from your profile page, click on the link titled ''Photo Album'' or your profile image. Once in your photo album you'll see a large version of the first photo in your album. This is the same way that other users will view the photos in your album.
Only your private contacts can see the photos that have been set to private. They are blocked from everyone else. privates will see a lock icon next to the private photos they have privileged access to..
Anytime your profile appears as a search result or within someone's Favorites your profile photo will be seen.
The privacy setting allows you to decide who can and cannot see your photos. Select ''Public'' to grant everyone access, and ''privates Only'' to make them available strictly to your closest contacts. The number of public and private photos in the album appears on the profile page, below the link the profile photo album.
Locked photos will not appear in your photo album slide show unless the viewer is an private contact. When your privates are in your photo album, private images will appear with a lock icon.
For more on privacy and security click here.
Your profile photo is the picture people see when you appear in a search or in their Favorites. It is also the main picture that appears on your profile.
Your profile photo will be the image you use to attract people to your profile and can bring your page a lot of traffic. Your picture can say a lot about the type of person you are and what you're looking for, whether you're out doing something active, having fun with friends, or relaxing at home. While a conservative profile image will attract one type of person to your profile, a risqué one will bring someone very different. Whatever picture you choose, remember that a profile with a clear, recent, and smiling photo will increase your chances of success.
You can have up to 20 photos in your photo album and can change any of those to your profile photo at any time. To change your profile image, enter the ''My Photos'' editing section of your profile. Select the photo you want, then click and drag it into the pink square at the top left of your photo album. You can also drag the picture in the pink box out, and the next photo will take its place.
Please be aware that all profile photos, cannot have an private status. If you drag an private photo into the pink outlined box, it will warn you of it changing to a public status.
The maximum number of photos that your album can hold is 20. You can change the photos you have in your profile, including our profile image, at any time, how ever many times you want. Remove photos by going to the ''My Photos'' and clicking the ''edit'' button found on the bottom left corner. When the photo appears at the bottom of the screen, select the ''Remove Photo'' option directly below the picture to delete it. Then begin uploading any new images you want.
At the bottom left corner of each photo in your photo album there is option to edit the information attached to your images. Just click ''edit'' and make any changes you want to the captions, Tags, and titles in the box that appears.
To view someone's photo album from their profile page, select their image in the profile image space (the large picture below their profile name). The picture in this space can be changed by clicking one of the images in the slideshow below. These are photos taken directly from he profile owner's album. Scroll through the photos in the slide to see the rest of the pictures in the album, select the ''Photo Album'' link, or click on the large image itself to see all the pictures in the album.
Once in the photo album you'll see a large version of the first photo in that person's album (also their profile image). Select the photo from the slide of images (on the right side of the page) by clicking on the picture you want to view. The photo currently being viewed will be at the centre of the slide and highlighted with a yellow background. To scroll through the images one at a time, click the image directly above or below the centre image. The slide will move the next photo in place for you.
Select ''« Previous 5'' or ''Next 5 »'' (above the photo slide) to jump through the images five at a time. The numbers at the very top of the photo slide will tell you how many photos are in the album as well as which photo you are currently viewing.
If you are an private contact, the images you have privileged access to will have a lock icon next to the slide picture.
Space to leave comments or tags for photos are located below the main picture in the album. Select the photo you want to comment on and fill in ''comment'' section once the picture you've chosen is displayed.
To search through all the public photos on Kisscafe, enter the ''Search'' page and select ''Photo Search''. Select the word matching option that you want (''All of These Words'', ''This Exact Phrase'', or ''Any of These Words'') and enter the terms you want to use to search. You can search through photo tags by switching from the ''Full Text'' option to .
You can sort your search results according to relevance (how closely the photo information matches your search), when it was posted, who it was posted by, or how popular the photo is. Select the option you want to reorganize your search results.
If you find an interesting photo and want to see more about the member who posted it, you can go to their profile by selecting their profile picture or the ''View Profile'' link next to their profile image. To see more pictures from that member, click the ''Photo Album'' link next to their profile image. You can also read comments that other members have left about a photo by selecting ''Comments''.
From first to last or smallest to tallest, getting things in categories can keep everything organized. Putting your photos in order can help you do the same, while making them look great or changing the way they're shown in your slide, it's all up to you. To change the sequence that your photos will be viewed, go to the ''My Photos'' section, click and drag each photo into the order you want. There's no need to delete or re-upload photos to get them into the right sequence.
Your profile photo is the image you use to attract people to your profile and can bring your page a lot of visitors. Your picture can say a lot about you and what you're looking for, whether you're out doing something active, having fun with friends, or relaxing at home. While a conservative profile image will attract one type of person to your profile, a risqué one will bring someone very different. Whatever picture you choose, remember that a profile with a clear, recent, and smiling photo will increase your chances of success.
Use the remaining spaces in your album (there are twenty in total) to give people a better idea about yourself. Any other picture in your album can be changed to your profile picture by dragging into the pink square from the ''My Photos'' page.
As a worldwide information, networking and communications website, Kisscafe encourages the spread of realistic, relevant and informative media through our online community. For this reason, we want to employ as open a policy as possible towards posting material, with the hopes of raising awareness and sparking discussion on issues that matter to you. Although we encourage imagery that reflects what is happening in the real world, and don't want to discourage the posting of photos because of violence and nudity, any photos containing such imagery must be set to private.
We will not permit any sexually explicit images, or those that encourage or celebrate violent behaviour. Since Kisscafe is a community based website, it's up to you to tell us what photos you find inappropriate or offensive. To report an offensive photo or comment, select the ''Report Photo'' or ''Report This Comment'' button for that item. You can also choose to delete that contact from your Favorites, block them, or ignore the material.
To delete a contact, go to your Favorites page and select the trash icon connected to the profile of the user you want to remove. To block a member from sending you messages, go to your Communication Center and select the ''Block User'' button when they send you a message to prevent them from contacting you in the future.
We will be forced to take appropriate action against any inappropriate or vulgar material put up on our site with the intention of offending or insulting others. You can contact us at abuse@kisscafe.com.
Select the photo you want to delete by clicking the ''edit'' button found on the bottom left corner. When the photo appears at the bottom of the screen, there will be an option directly below the picture to ''Remove Photo''. Select this option to delete the picture from your album.
With so many options at your fingertips, it's easy to get your photos looking just right:
Crop your pictures to focus in on the main part of the photo and bring attention to what you want people to see. Cropping can help reduce the clutter in your pictures. For more on cropping, click here.
Choose photos that are the right size. Small pictures can be hard to see, while larger pictures can be easier to work with. (1.5mb is the maximum size that you can upload) You can edit the size of your photos using a photo resizing program, or by cropping it to fit. After your photos are uploaded, they will be automatically modified to fit up to four different sizes, depending on where they appear.
Use photo editing to modify what your final image will look like. There are lots of programs that can help you fix nearly any aspect of the photo that you want to change.
Titles and Captions tell other people what your photos are about. Be concise with your titles to grab attention and use your captions to tell more about the content of your photos. The words you use in your title will help other users search and find your pictures and bring more people to your profile page.
Tags can make your photos easier to find. If you want to find all the photos that have your cat, ''Maxwell'' in them, add his name to the photos with tags. That way, when you want to find all the pictures containing the tag ''Maxwell'' they can be immediately grouped together for you. Tags can also make your photos easier for other people to find. The more popular the tag you use, the more likely it will turn up in a search for photos with that tag. For instance, the tag ''cat'' will turn up in more searches than ''Maxwell'' will.
For more on tags click here.
After uploading your photos, you'll need to crop them before saving them into your photo album. To crop, click and drag the borders of the cropping square (the square that appears over your photo) to expand or contract the area. Bring your mouse to the very edge of the border until a small arrow appears, then adjust the borders to change the area of your image.
Quick Tip: You can adjust the placement of the square by clicking the centre of the square and dragging it into the right position. You can also use the arrow keys on your keyboard. Each stroke will move the square 1 pixel. Holding ''Shift'' while using the arrow keys, moves the square 10 pixels.
The screen on the left will show you how your photo will appear as it's cropped. Fill in the title, caption, and Tags then save what you've finished.
To go change anything you've cropped, click ''edit'' on the photo you want to fix. Scroll down until you see an enlarged version of that photo. Click the button on the bottom right and the cropping square will appear. Repeat the same process to crop as you did when you originally uploaded your photo.
After your photo has been uploaded, you can crop it to limit the focus of your picture or leave out excess parts. After you're finished, your photo will be put into four different sizes: