Now that you have gone through the process of creating a photo gallery, uploading images, and creating the corresponding templates, it is a good time to discuss how photos can be cropped, resized, and rotated all from within ExpressionEngine.
1. From the Content menu in the control panel, select File Manager.
2. If you have multiple upload destinations, it is good to know that if you click on the title of one (such as
About)
, it will collapse the list of files. If you click again, the file list will expand. This can help reduce screen clutter.3. If you select a filename (such as
local6.jpg)
, a FancyBox pop-up will appear with the full size image. (Press escape or click the x in the top-right to close).4. For the photo
local6.jpg
, select Edit (in the fifth column from the left).5. At the top-right, there are three modes (Crop, Resize, and Rotate). Select Crop Mode.
6. The picture on the left will darken. To crop the photo, you can drag the rectangle over the picture...