Using the Media Gallery
Here's the Lowdown: Using the new Quick Shopping Cart Media Gallery, you can upload and display up to five images with each product in your catalog.
For each of your products, you can display one image at a time using the One-Image option, or you can display up to five images per product with the new Multi-Image option. Upload images directly to your Media Gallery under the Storefront menu or add them in the Add Images section when you are assigning images to a specific product.
NOTE: The Multi-Image feature is only available in Deluxe and Premium Quick Shopping Cart accounts.
Uploading Images to Your Media Gallery
You can upload up to 20 images at a time directly to your Media Gallery. You also have the option to add to each image a title and searchable keyword tags.
NOTE:To upload multiple images at once, you need the latest version of Adobe Flash Player. An alert displays when you click Upload Images if you do not have the latest version of Flash. Follow the link on the alert to get the latest version.
To Upload Images to Your Media Gallery
- Log in to your Account Manager.
- In the My Products section, click Quick Shopping Cart.
- In the Quick Shopping Cart Account list, click Open next to the Quick Shopping Cart account you want to use.
- From the Storefront menu, select Media Gallery.
- Click Upload Images.
- On your local drive, locate and select the image(s) you want to upload, and click Open.
NOTE: Select multiple images by holding the Customer ManagerD key (Mac) or CTRL key (PC).
- (Optional) Update each image Title and add keyword Tags.
- Click Save.
NOTE: Images uploaded on the Storefront Information page or on the Default Product Images page, are added to the Media Gallery.
Locating Images in Your Media Gallery
If you want to update the information for a specific image, locate the image by scrolling through all uploaded images or search for an image by title or keyword.
To Locate Images in Your Media Gallery
- Log in to your Account Manager.
- In the My Products section, click Quick Shopping Cart.
- In the Quick Shopping Cart Account list, click Open next to the Quick Shopping Cart account you want to use.
- From the Storefront menu, select Media Gallery.
- In the Search field, enter an identifying term, and then click Search.
NOTE: To cancel your search and view all images in the Media Gallery, click View All.
Images display 10 per page. If you have more than 10 uploaded images, you can search through your entire list of images using the Previous and Next buttons.
Linking to Images in Quick Shopping Cart
You can link to images you place in your Media Gallery from HTML fields within Quick Shopping Cart. For more information, see Linking to Your Images in Quick Shopping Cart.
Assigning Images to a Product
You can assign different images to display with each product. On a product's Media Gallery page, you can assign images to the product using either the One-Image or the Multi-Image option. There are three locations where product images display: Thumbnail, Standard, and Zoom.
- Thumbnail
- Displays the thumbnail image next to the product on your Products page and also when the product is presented as a Featured Item. Click the arrow in the Thumbnail setting section to set the thumbnail Display Options as Scale to fit or Full size.
- Scale to fit - Displays a 60x60 version of the image.
- Full size - Displays a full-size version of the image. An original image cannot be larger than 1024x768 pixels. If it exceeds this size, we scale it down. Additionally, the size that the image displays on the storefront is affected by the containing element. For example, if the storefront section in which the image displays has a maximum size of 256x256 pixels, the original image will be constrained to fit into that 256x256 box.NOTE: When the Category Page Style 3 is selected, the Standard Image (175x175) is used if the product is in One-Image mode; if the product is in Multi-Image mode, a 175x175 version of the Thumbnail is used.
- Standard
- Displays the image no larger than 175x175 pixels on the product detail page.
- Zoom
- Displays the full-size image in a new window when the Standard image is clicked.
NOTE: The system does not automatically increase the displayed size of the image. To effectively use the Zoom feature, you must upload a larger version of the image.
Previously, you were required to have at least one image associated with each product. You now have the option to not assign any images to a product.
Using the One-Image Option
This option allows you to assign one image to each of the different display locations.
To Assign Images Using the One-Image Option
- Log in to your Account Manager.
- In the My Products section, click Quick Shopping Cart.
- In the Quick Shopping Cart Account list, click Open next to the Quick Shopping Cart account you want to use.
- From the Catalog menu, select Products.
- Click the Assign Images icon next to the product you want to update.
- If necessary, click Close to continue to the Media Gallery.
- Select the One-Image tab.
- For each of the three display options, click an image from the list of images, and then drag and drop it to the appropriate location.
- Click Save.
Using the Multi-Image Option
This option allows you to assign up to five images to display with a single product.
To Assign Images Using the Multi-Image Option
- Log in to your Account Manager.
- In the My Products section, click Quick Shopping Cart.
- In the Quick Shopping Cart Account list, click Open next to the Quick Shopping Cart account you want to use.
- From the Catalog menu, select Products.
- Click the Assign Images icon next to the product you want to update.
- If necessary, click Close to continue to the Media Gallery.
- Select the Multi-Image tab.
- For each display location in the Thumbnail and the Product Images sections, click an image from the list of images, and then drag and drop it to the appropriate location.
- Click Save.
Using the Add Images Feature
While you can upload images directly to your Media Gallery from the Storefront menu, you can also add them to your Media Gallery when assigning images to a specific product. This feature also allows you to add titles and searchable keyword tags to your images.
To Add Images to the Media Gallery
- Log in to your Account Manager.
- In the My Products section, click Quick Shopping Cart.
- In the Quick Shopping Cart Account list, click Open next to the Quick Shopping Cart account you want to use.
- From the Catalog menu, select Products.
- Click the Assign Images icon next to the product you want to update.
- If necessary, click Close to continue to the Media Gallery.
- Select the Add Images tab.
- Click Browse.
- On your local drive, locate and select the image(s) you want to upload, and click Open.
NOTE: You can select up to 20 images by holding the Customer ManagerD key (Mac) or CTRL key (PC).
- (Optional) Update each image Title and add keyword Tags.
- Click Upload.