[b][size=12]Crop Thumbnail[/size][/b]
A fantastic feature of this site! This allows you to choose what part of your picture is used for the thumbnail.
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[*]Note; the Crop Thumbnail tool is a java applet, so your system needs to have java installed in order for it to work.
[*]Please crop your thumbnails to show the face or the best representative part of your picture.
[*]The site crops all thumbnails to [b]Square[/b] by default.
[*]The tool cannot crop thumbnails for pictures that are too large. So, if you get "error loading image," use the Custom Thumbnail feature on the [url=/prod/node/126]General[/url] tab instead.
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[b]How to use the [i]Crop Thumbnail[/i] tool:[/b]
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[*]Go into the Edit Photo area either by using the dropdown menu or the edit link at the bottom of the picture. Click the [b]Crop Thumbnail[/b] tab to bring up the tool.
[*]A java applet will load; you may need to click on the picture to activate the tool.
[*]Go down to the Aspect Ratio section. Select "Square 1x1" from the dropdown list. It doesn't matter if it says portrait or landscape.
[*]Click the little square in the lower right corner of the blue frame to resize the crop area. If the blue box turns red, your thumbnail will be too small.
[*]Drag the blue frame about to select which area you want to appear in the thumbnail.
[*]Hit the "crop" button, and you're done!
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