In this article we offer tips for optimising your profile to enable other users to find you easily and outline some of the new image based features we have opened up to general users of the DRN site as well as providing links to the website guidelines document to refresh your memory on creating articles. Use these recommendations to build upon your efforts and input so far to create a better DRN!
Dear DRNer’s,
The DRN web team have recently updated the site to increase access and flexibility, allowing individual users to upload their own images and therefore completely prepare the articles for review. However, it is worth noting that the smooth running of the site for the DRN community relies on individual contributors preparing their text and images according to the guidelines provided. One important example of this is the production of a 200px by 200px JPEG image for your article with 80% quality settings. If you are unsure of how to provide the required image we suggest you talk to a colleague or friend who uses Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro on a regular basis to get advice. Alternatively, if you add a comment at the top of your article such as “(PLEASE INSERT IMAGE INTO ARTICLE FOR ME)” then DRN staff will find the most appropriate image for your text. Another example would be the addition of quality POST TAGS to an individual article you are writing – this enables people using the search box at the top of the DRN site to find your information easily [so make the tags as intuitive as possible and re-use previously established tags where appropriate].
The DRN have also provided a set of guidelines and links to assist you in learning how the WordPress system works. Once you have used the system 2-3 times it is usually quite straight forward to contribute – but we do recommend you thoroughly read the guidelines if you are a new user. Don’t forget that WordPress TV has some great video demonstrations of general basic and advanced features of WordPress as a system [though only article writing features are enabled for the DRN website users].
TIP – Uploading a photograph with your profile and using your full name as your profile name helps others to identify you through searches and browsing the members list and also allows the DRN team to more easily identify and remove spammers. Adding an accurate professional biography also assists in searches and identifying drawing collaboration opportunities. Please go to YOUR PROFILE in the admin section and change your public name and add to the BIOGRAPHY as appropriate.
That’s all for the moment – you can see the original DRN introduction article for additional information. We hope you have enjoyed using the site and its new features so far and look forward to hearing from DRN contributors soon!
TIP – There is a useful site at www.pixlr.com Here’s some guidelines at to how you can create an image for your article:
OPEN IMAGE > CHOOSE IMAGE > IMAGE SIZE > Reduce smallest image size to 200px eg 300px high x 200px wide for typical portrait images. No side should be smaller than 200px. Keep constrain proportions ON. FILE > NEW > 200px by 200px
CTRL A [SELECT ALL] on the original image > CTRL C [COPY] > CTRL V [PASTE] in new document window. Use TOOLS palette [TOP RIGHT ICON] to move image around to ideal cropping. FILE > SAVE.
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