User Guide

Image Search - find the images you need using our comprehensive search parameters

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 colleagues and media contacts for consideration

Shopping Basket - check price for your specific usage, confirm usage details then pay and download high resolution image for immediate use

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 "Stray Dog" or "Bear Bile". 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 i.e. 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 'Search' 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 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.

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 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 choose to delete them.

The lightbox that is currently active is displayed in graphic in the top strip. The title of the lightbox will display when the cursor is hovered over the graphic. Displayed alongside is the number of images in that lightbox.

To view your lightbox, click on the lightbox graphic in the top strip. This will open the lightbox page

To create a new lightbox, select another lightbox to view, change the name of a lightbox or delete a lightbox, select the appropriate option from the menu within the left-hand margin of the lightbox page.

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 e-mail 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 basket icon below the image. There is also a link, in the left-hand margin of the lightbox page, to add all images contained within the lightbox.

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.

Click 'update' to calculate the price for the edited image only.

'apply to all' will apply these choices to all the images in the shopping basket.

'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 review and purchase.

In the review screen, a list of the thumbnails of images included in the basket, along with usage details entered and pricing calculated, will display. Please check the box to confirm that you have read and agree with the terms and conditions of image usage to allow ypu to proceed to purchase.

The purchase screen deals with the credit card payment. Enter card details here. 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.