Image Search - find the
images you need using our comprehensive search parameters
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
Keyword 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 "light industrial "
or "retail park". 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 'GO' to begin your search.
Category Search
To the left side of the home page and search results page you will find the category hierarchy tree.
Click on the orange arrow to expand the Category Search.
Click on a + sign in front of a word to reveal the subcategories
Click on a word to initiate a search showing all images within the selected category.
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 unique image reference number is displayed along with the title. In addition you will find the following icons;
Click on 
to go to image preview
Click on 
to add the image to the lightbox
Click on 
add the image to the basket
Click the lightbox or basket icon to add a image - the colour change indicates the status change. To remove an image from the lightbox or basket you will need to enter the Lightbox or Basket.
Preview
Click on the enlarge icon or the image itself to go to the image preview and see the enlarged image of the file and image details. Also listed here are the keywords attached to the image.
Use these to broaden the search using one or more of the keywords, or to narrow the search (search within a search) by checking the appropriate option above the keywords and clicking on Search after ticking the selected keyword(s).
Also displayed are the pixel dimensions of any image files selected, the image size in MB uncompressed and the size at which the image will reproduce at 300dpi.
The classification and any media license information is also shown.
Click PREVIOUS or NEXT to preview the previous or next images in the search results or lightbox you were viewing.
You can add images to the lightbox or basket from the preview screen by clicking the respective icons, or click RETURN to return to the search results screen.
Lightbox
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 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 lightbox select 'view' from the lightbox pull-down menu or click on
the lightbox name in the top strip.
To create a new lightbox, change the name of a lightbox or delete a lightbox, select the appropriate option from the pull-down lightbox menu. Alternatively, if you are already in View Lightbox you can select the required option from the header strip.
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 add notes to each image in the Lightbox click view image notes and enter notes in the text field beside each image. Click save.
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. You can add all images to the basket from within the lightbox by clicking the 'Add images to basket' link in the lightbox header.
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 drop-down menus beside that image and select the individual usage details.
Click 'UPDATE' to calculate the price for the edited image only.
'UPDATE ALL' will apply these choices to all the images in the basket. Tick the box under the thumbnail of each remaining image to be updated before clicking 'UPDATE ALL.'
'REMOVE' will remove the image from the download 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 order.
In review order, a thumbnail of all priced images will display along with the usage details entered and the price. At the bottom of the image window is the total cost calculated along with the VAT due. You must agree to the terms & conditions to proceed to purchase.
The purchase screen deals with the credit card payment. Enter card details here and click 'SUBMIT PAYMENT'. Once you click 'SUBMIT 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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