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| 2 | +For an overview of how to create photo essays, see this YouTube video. |
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| 4 | +Step-by-step |
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| 6 | +Begin by logging into the PECE platform and navigating to your Dashboard. |
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| 8 | +Click “Photo Essay” |
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| 12 | +You should now have access to all of the fields you need to fill out in order to create a new Photo Essay. |
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| 14 | +First, type the title in the “Title” pane. |
| 15 | +Next, write out your project description in the “Description” section. |
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| 17 | +Next Choose a “thumbnail” image to represent your essay. |
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| 19 | +You can edit this image later |
| 20 | +Click “Next” to upload the image. Type in Alt Text and/or Title Text as desired (you can simply leave these blank), and click save. |
| 21 | +You are now ready to upload your image artifacts into your Photo Essay. |
| 22 | +Begin by typing the title of the image artifact into the “Image Artifact” pane. Your Image Artifact should pop up as an option to select. |
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| 24 | +Click on the title of your Image Artifact to select it. |
| 25 | +Next, type in the “Substantive Caption” into the “Text” pane. |
| 26 | +Click “Create Item”. |
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| 29 | +Once this artifact is added, click “Add New Item.” Repeat Step 5 for your remaining Image Artifacts. |
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| 33 | +If you would like this essay to appear in a group, be sure to select the Group Audience. |
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| 35 | +Select “Public” to make it accessible to all viewers |
| 36 | +Select “Private” to limit visibility to Group Members |
| 37 | +Select a license for the content. (See licensing for more information) |
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| 41 | +Next, add yourself as a contributor by typing the first few letters of your name into the “contributor” field. Your screen name should pop up. Select your name. |
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| 43 | +Repeat this process with the names of any other group members who you would like to grant access to editing the image or caption. |
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| 46 | +Tag the Essay with any tags that you find appropriate. |
| 47 | +If the essay is not ready to be made public, you can alter the permissions of the image. |
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| 49 | +Select “Private” to limit visibility to yourself and other contributors. |
| 50 | +Select “Restricted” to limit visibility to PECE users. |
| 51 | +Select “Open” to make the essay visible to all internet users. |
| 52 | +Finally, scroll back up to the top of the page and click “Save” to save your work. |
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| 56 | +Congratulations! You’ve created your Photo Essay! |
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| 58 | +How do I reorder photos in a photo essay? |
| 59 | +Once you’ve created photo essay items, you can reorder photos by clicking and holding on the ‘+’ symbol next to the item and dragging the item to a new order. |
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