eCircles gives you a fun and easy way to share photos. Any digitized image may be uploaded provided that it is in the JPEG (.jpeg or .jpg) or GIF (.gif) file format and is less than 500Kb in size.
An eCircle may have many photo albums. Anyone can create an album, or contribute photos or comments to an existing album.
The eCircles Drag and Drop Tool is a plug-in application that you can use to easily preview and upload photos in your eCircle.
Currently, the eCircles Drag & Drop tool is only available for PC users with Internet Explorer 4.0+.
First, you install the Drag and Drop Tool to your computer — this takes only a few minutes and you only have to install this tool once. The install option is available to you from the "Add photos" page within your photo albums. Once it's installed, you can upload photos to your eCircle by clicking the "Add Photos" button from the existing photo album or creating a new album.
To upload photos with the Drag & Drop tool:
Select photos to upload. Click "Select Photos to Upload" and select the photos you wish to upload, or Open your Windows File Explorer, highlight photo files that you want to upload, and drag the files to the flashing orange box with your mouse. (Hint: Hold down the Ctrl key while clicking to select multiple photos.)
Preview the photos. The photos will be displayed in the Preview Area and you can rotate them or rename them before uploading them to your eCircle. If you decide that you don't want to upload one of the photos in the Preview Area, just click on it and press the "Delete" key on your keyboard
Upload the photos. "Click Upload Photos." If necessary, you can pause the upload and resume it. When the photos are finished uploading, you'll be taken to the photo album to view them.
eCircles and Adobe have partnered to offer you Adobe's ActiveShare software for free. ActiveShare is compatible with computers running Windows 95, 98, and NT. With a super-friendly installation process and interface, ActiveShare makes it easy to:
Import photos from your digital camera, scanner, or CD
Organize your photos into different albums
Fix your photos with instant, one-click editing tools such as rotate, trim, and red-eye correction
Share your photos directly on eCircles via the "Share on Web" feature.
Adobe ActiveShare is a desktop application that was designed to enable even the most novice of users to quickly get photos into their PC, organize them in photo albums, and view and enjoy photos with friends and family. This terrific program is totally free! Adobe ActiveShare makes it simple to:
Import photos from a camera, scanner, or Kodak Picture CD into the PC
View photos in small previews or in larger size
Resize photos, rotate photos, improve photos, and get rid of annoying red-eye
Post photos on the Internet or Email photos to share with friends and family
To save a photo that's been uploaded to your eCircle, right-mouse click on the photo and choose the command "Save Image As" or "Save Picture As." Select where you would like to save the image on your computer and give the image your preferred file name. Remember to save your photo with a .jpg or .gif extension. From here, you can import the photo into ActiveShare by selecting "Import" from within the application and selecting the photo from your computer.
My photo isn't in .jpg or .gif format. How can I change the format?
You can change the format of your pictures using ActiveShare. To do this:
Open ActiveShare.
Import your photo into ActiveShare.
Click on the image to select it.
Go to the scroll bar in the upper right-hand corner and click "Save a Copy As."
Click on the pull-down menu and select "Save as Type:"
Follow the steps to upload your photos, create your photo album, and invite people to view it.
If you're logged into eCircles right now or want to add photos to an existing eCircle, you can:
Login to eCircles and click "My eCircles."
Click on the eCircle in which you'd like to add a photo(s).
Click "Add Photos."
From the pull-down menu, choose the number of photos you'd like to add. For people with slower Internet connections (28K modems), we recommend only uploading 1–5 photos at a time.
Click on each of the "Browse" buttons and find the path for each of the photos you'd like to upload. (If you don't see a "Browse" button click on: "I don't see a Browse button.")
Double click on the file name so that it appears in a numbered box. Do this for each of the photos you wish to upload.
Click "Upload Photos."
Enter a name for the album and for each of the photos you've uploaded, then click "Create Album."
Your photos have been uploaded. If you'd like to add additional photos to this album click on it, then click "Add New Photos."
Any member of the eCircle can add photos to a photo album. You don't have to be the owner of the album; you can add your photos to an album someone else has created. Here's how:
Login to eCircles and click "My eCircles."
Click on the eCircle in which you'd like to add a photo(s).
Click "Add Photos."
From the pull-down menu, choose the number of photos you'd like to add. For people with slower Internet connections (28K modems), we recommend only uploading 1–5 photos at a time.
Click on each of the "Browse" buttons and find the path for each of the photos you'd like to upload. (If you don't see a "Browse" button click on: "I don't see a Browse button.")
Double click on the file name so that it appears in a numbered box. Do this for each of the photos you wish to upload.
Click "Upload Photos."
Enter a name for the album and for each of the photos you've uploaded, then click "Create Album."
Your photos have been uploaded. If you'd like to add additional photos to this album click on it, then click "Add New Photos."
Login to eCircles and click on the eCircle where the photo is located.
Click "Photo Albums" from the menu on the left-hand side.
Click on the name or icon of the photo album where the photo is located. (If you're not sure, click on each album to view its contents.)
You'll be taken to the Photo Album page. This page displays thumbnails of all the photos in the album. Click on a thumbnail to view a photo full size. The full-sized image will have a place to add comments, and arrow keys which allow you to go to the previous or next photo.
You can rename or delete a photo album as long as you were the person who created it. You can also delete an individual photo if you posted it. If you see the Delete and Rename buttons, then you have this ability.
If you don't see a Browse button, this means that you have an older browser that doesn't support the photo upload feature. You should be able to upgrade your browser by downloading a more recent version. One place to upgrade your browser is http://www.browsers.com/.
You may delete a photo from an album as long as you were the person who posted the photo. You'll see your name next to "Owner" if you were the person who posted the photo. To delete a photo:
Login to eCircles and click on the eCircle which contains the photo you wish to delete.
Click "Photo Albums" from the menu on the left-hand side.
Click on the name or icon of the photo album, then click on the photo you wish to delete.
Scroll to the bottom of the page and click "Delete Photo." (If you don't see this button, then you aren't the owner of the photo and don't have this ability.)
You can copy individual photos from one album to another. You don't need to be the owner of the photos to copy them; any member of the eCircle can do this. To copy photos:
Login to eCircles.
Click on the eCircle that contains the photo(s) you wish to copy.
Click "Photo Albums."
Click on the album which contains the photo(s) you wish to copy.
Click "Copy Photos."
Click on the box underneath the picture(s) you wish to copy. A checkmark will appear underneath the picture(s) you've selected.
Click "Next."
You'll have the choice of copying your photo(s) to existing albums within your eCircles, or you can create new albums. Click on the box next to the album name you wish to copy the photo(s) to, or create a new album. Again, a checkmark will appear next to the album(s) you've chosen.
Click "Copy."
Please note that any photo comments won't be transferred with the photo(s).
You can copy an entire album from one eCircle to another. You don't need to be the owner of the album to copy it; any member of the eCircle can do this. To copy an entire album:
Login to eCircles.
Click on the eCircle which contains the album you wish to copy.
Click "Photo Albums."
Click on the album you wish to copy.
Click "Copy Photos."
Click "Select All" in upper right-hand corner. If you wish, you can click on the box next to any individual photo's name to exclude it from the copy process.
Click "Next."
Choose the eCircles and albums to which you wish to copy this album. You can also create a new album in any of your eCircles.
Click "Copy."
Please note that any photo comments won't be transferred with the photos.
