Help on Using Your Lightbox

Lightbox Overview

Traditionally, a "lightbox" is a backlit surface photographers use for viewing transparencies. Your Photo Stock Source virtual Lightbox is a tool for assembling your order. It allows you to collect all of the photos you're interested in - from various galleries, lists, or searches - into a central viewing gallery for later review and comparison. This is made up of thumbnail sized photos and looks just like the regular galleries. You can see what one looks like in this Lightbox Demo

You add photos to your Lightbox by clicking on any of the buttons that are found under photos in the Galleries, Search Tool, and Large Photo View.

You access your Lightbox by pressing the Your Lightbox link found in header all pages.

You can buy single photos straight from the Lightbox, Galleries or Search Tool gallery by clicking on the button found under each thumbnail photo or large photo view.

If you want the contents of your Lightbox to be saved so they're available next time you visit, you'll have to 'Log In' to your Account if you have one or create a new one if you don't.

Each time you return to Photo Stock Source, the contents of your last Lightbox are made available to you as soon as you 'Sign in'. This allows you to work on an order for extended periods.

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Index

Using the Lightbox

The first line of the Lightbox is the Lightbox Header which contains several important tools and displays.

If you're not Signed In to your Account, the next line will display the warning: FYI: Your Lightbox won't be saved unless you

This just lets you know that if you want your Lightbox to be available next time you visit our site, you must 'Sign In' to your Account or 'Sign Up' if you don't already have one.

The next line and bottom lines contain the Page Selector which you use to navigate the various pages of your Lightbox.

The central Lightbox area contains the Thumbnail Photos in the same Gallery format that is used on Gallery and Search pages.

Under each photo you'll find the Photo Buttons which you use to assemble your order.

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Page Selector

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Thumbnail Photos

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Order Buttons

Gallery, Lightbox, History and Search Tool thumbnail photos and Large Photo Views have various Order Buttons underneath them for working with the photos:

The Info button is used to access the Product List> page which displays all of the available products for the current photograph. These include prints, royalty free and rights protected digital licenses, note cards, postcards and notecard collections and postcard collections.

The Order Details button appears in the Order History gallery. This gallery appears when you click on the 'Order History' link in the footer. You do need to be logged in to your account. The gallery displays all of the photos you have ever purchased from $compname. Clicking on the 'Order Details" will display the Order Detail page which shows all of the details for the order the photograph was part of.

The Enlarged View button displays a full screen, watermarked, version of the photo. Here, you can use the button to buy a photo, the button to add it to your lightbox, the to return to the last gallery, or you can right click on the image and download a Photo Comp. You can also obtain a Enlarged Photo View by clicking on the thumbnail photo in the gallery.

Clicking on the 'Lightbox' button will add the photo to your lightbox (in the first position) and change to the 'Your Lightbox' page.

If you are on the Lightbox page, you will see the 'Delete' button which allows you to remove photos from your Lightbox.

If you are on the Lightbox page, you will see the 'Sequence' input box which allows you to change the order sequence of the photos in your lightbox. To move the photo to the first postion - enter '0'.

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