General FAQ |
| Question: How Do I login? |
Answer: Go to "Login", submit your username and password and check "Remember Me" so you will be logged in on the site if you should leave it.
IMPORTANT:Cookies must be enabled and the cookie from this site must not be deleted in order to use "Remember Me".
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| Question: Why can I not login? |
Answer: Did you register and click the link that was sent to you via email?. The link will activate your account. For other login problems contact the site administrator.
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| Question: What if I forgot my password? |
Answer: If this site has a "Forgot password" link then use it. Other than that contact the site administrator for a new password.
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| Question: How do I save a picture to "My Favorites"? |
Answer: Click on a picture and click on the "picture info" link ( ); scroll down to the picture information set and click "Add to fav".
The administrator may have the "picture information" on by default.
IMPORTANT:Cookies must be enabled and the cookie from this site must not be deleted.
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| Question: How do I rate a file? |
Answer: Click on a thumbnail and go to the bottom and choose a rating.
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| Question: How do I post a comment for a picture? |
Answer: Step 1: From the main page www.shareturkishculture.org click on the album where you would like to comment on photos.
Step 2: Click on the location that contains the photo you would like to comment on.
Step 3: Finally, click on the photo that you would like to comment on.
Step 4: At the bottom of the page you will see a text box that allows you to Add your comment and when you have finished click OK. Your comment will then appear under the photo you commented on.
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| Question: How do I upload a file? |
Answer: Step 1: Click Login in the upper right hand corner of the main page.
Step 2: Enter the username and password that was given to you.
Step 3: Click Upload file on the top of the new page.
Step 4: A new page will open that allows you to browse through folders on your computer and upload any pictures from your trip you would like.
Step 5: Click Browse and select the photo you would like to upload. You can upload up to 10 photos at time.
Step 6: Click Continue when you have selected all of the photos you would like to upload.
Step 7: The next page should inform you that the files were successfully uploaded and then click Continue.
Step 8: On this page you can add the photo to the appropriate album, name the file, and add a description or keywords. Then click Continue
Step 9: You should see a confirmation page that informs you that the files have been successfully placed in the appropriate folders. Click Continue and repeat the above steps as many times as needed.
Alternatively, for those users using Windows XP, you can upload multiple files directly to your own private albums using the XP Publishing wizard.
For instructions on how, and to get the required registry file, click here.
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| Question: What type and size of a file can I upload? |
Answer: Allowed image types: ALL , Allowed sound types: mp3/wma/wav/ogg , Allowed file types: doc/txt/rtf/pdf/xls/pps/ppt/zip/gz/mdb , Max size for uploaded files is 2048 Kb
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| Question: What are cookies? |
Answer: Cookies are a plain text piece of data that is sent from a website and is put on to your computer.
Cookies usually allow a user to leave and return to the site without having to login again and other various chores.
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Navigating the Site |
| Question: What's "Album List"? |
Answer: This will show you the entire category you are currently in, with a link to each album. If you are not in a category, it will show you the entire gallery with a link to each category. Thumbnails may be a link to the category.
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| Question: What's "My Gallery"? |
Answer: This feature lets users create their own galleries and add, delete or modify albums as well as upload to them.
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| Question: What's "Last Uploads"? |
Answer: This feature shows the last uploads to the site.
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| Question: What's "Last Comments"? |
Answer: This feature shows the last comments along with the files posted by users.
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| Question: What's "Most Viewed"? |
Answer: This feature shows the most viewed files by all users (whether logged in or not).
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| Question: What's "Top Rated"? |
Answer: This feature shows the top rated files rated by the users, showing the average rating (e.g: five users each gave a  : the file would have an average rating of ;Five users rated the file from 1 to 5 (1,2,3,4,5) would result in an average .)
The ratings go from  (best) to  (worst).
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| Question: What's "My Favorites"? |
Answer: This feature will let a user store a favorite file in the cookie that was sent to your computer.
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