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RSPB Images user guide

In order to optimise your usage of the RSPB Images web site you may benefit from reading the following user guidelines; Searching – find the images you need using our comprehensive search parameters with options to exclude smaller images Viewing – search results, preview image, copyright, add to lightbox, add to shopping basket Lightbox – create and save collections of images and e-mail thumbnails to clients and colleagues for consideration Shopping Basket – check price for your specific usage, confirm usage details then pay and download high resolution image for immediate use Prints and canvasses - you can order any image from the site as a print or canvas. Go to the order prints and canvasses page to find out more. Send an e-card - if you would like to send an electronic greeting card using one of our images, go to our dedicated e-card page and follow the simple instructions.

	Image search To select images by keyword, type your words into the keyword window at the top right of your screen. Do not include commas or full stops. Keyword Phrases: You may wish to search for known specific phrases such as "Blurred Background" or “Arid Climate”. Should you wish to do this you must insert the keyword phrase in “double quotes” - not single quotes in the Image Search box and click on GO. You may use AND, OR, NOT in between keywords as required. Keywords separated by spaces will have the same effect as using and. Examples: cat and mouse will find images which contain both cat and mouse cat mouse will find images which contain both cat and mouse cat or mouse will find images which contain either cat or mouse or both cat not mouse will find images which contain cat but not mouse ie it will exclude cat images containing mouse. By default the keywords will respond to a partial word match, i.e. the keyword fly will include the words flying and flyer. To ensure that variations on your keywords are not found, check the exact word match box. Click 'go' to begin your search.

	Viewing Once search results are displayed you can select the number of thumbnails you see per page from the pull-down menu. The total number of images found and the number of images displayed on the current page are shown at the top of the page. To navigate through the different pages click on the page number you wish to view or click on the arrows to move forwards or backwards through the pages. Below each image the image reference number is displayed along with the image title. Below these are icons to add the image to the lightbox or shopping basket, click the icon to add an image - the colour change indicates the status change. Click the icon again to remove the image from the basket or lightbox. If the 'R' icon is shown, the image is RSPB copyright. Click on the enlarge icon or the image itself to go to the image preview and see the enlarged image and image details. Also listed here are the keywords attached to the image. Use these to broaden the search using one of the keywords, or to narrow the search (search within a search) by checking the appropriate option below the keywords and clicking on the selected keyword. Also displayed are the pixel dimensions of the image, the image size in MB uncompressed and the size at which the image will reproduce at 300dpi. The copyright status and photographer name are also shown. You can add images to the lightbox or shopping basket from the preview screen, or click back to return to the search.

	Lightbox (you must be registered and logged on to use this facility) You can create as many lightboxes as you wish. They will be automatically saved for subsequent visits and will remain until you chose to delete them. The name of the lightbox that is currently active is displayed in the top strip, alongside it is the number of images in that lightbox. To view your lighbox select 'view' from the lightbox pull-down menu or click on the lightbox name in the top strip. To create a new lightbox, delete a lightbox, change the name of a lightbox or delete a lightbox, select the appropriate option from the pull-down lightbox menu. Add images to a lightbox by clicking the lightbox option below each image. To remove an image from the lightbox, go to the lightbox click the remove icon below the image and save the lightbox. To add notes to the lightbox, enter the lightbox amend the notes and click the button to save the lightbox. To e-mail a lightbox enter the lightbox, click on the e-mail icon, enter the email address you are sending to, add your notes and send. The recipient will receive a link to the lightbox you have created, they do not need to be signed in or registered to see the lightbox. You can add an image to the basket from within the lightbox by clicking the shopping basket icon below the image.

	Shopping basket This section allows the user to enter all the relevant image usage details and calculate the price for such a usage. There is no commitment to buy until the user progresses to the purchase page. Click the 'edit' button beside the image to select from the menus beside that image and check the price for the individual usage. 'apply to all' will apply these choices to all the images in the shopping basket. Click 'update' to calculate the price for the edited image only. 'remove' will remove the image from the shopping basket. At the bottom of the image window is the total cost calculated along with the VAT due. Once you have refined the details in the shopping basket and are happy to proceed to purchase the images as specified, continue to the checkout. In the checkout the user can check company details, invoice information and enter job reference details. Once this is completed move to purchase. The purchase screen deals with the credit card payment. Enter card details here and check the box to confirm that you have read and agree with the terms and conditions of image usage. Once you click confirm payment the total amount will be charged to your credit card account. This process may take a few moments, please do not click again. Once the credit card transaction has taken place the high resolution image download begins automatically. Having received the image you are able to use it immediately for the agreed purpose within the guidelines described in the terms and conditions.
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