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Uploading Photos to the i-Zone WebsiteThe i-Zone website provides a picture tutorial to teach kids how to upload photos to it, either from files on your computer containing a scanned ima

Uploading Photos to the i-Zone Website

The i-Zone website provides a picture tutorial to teach kids how to upload photos to

it, either from files on your computer containing a scanned image or directly from the Webster miniature scanning device A page from the Webster upload tutorial appears

in Figure 11-8 To upload a file containing a scanned image from your computer, all you need to do is click the large icon shown in Figure 11-9 This opens a browse dialog box from which you can select a photo

FIGURE 11-8 A tutorial for uploading photos to the Web from your Webster

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FIGURE 11-9 The i-Zone (www.i-zone.com) screen for uploading other scanned files

from your computer

Once you’ve uploaded your photos, the fun really starts Here are just a few of the activities you and your kids can enjoy:

Create a collage You can combine multiple i-Zone photos on the background of your choice, as shown in Figure 11-10 You can overlap them to create a collage

Click here to upload image file from computer

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FIGURE 11-10 Kids can use the simple i-Zone tools to create a collage.

The collage feature can be a little tricky to use in the beginning You have to remember to go first to your photo album and collect the photos you want to use by positioning and clicking the i-Zone guy icon over them, then access the collage screen from the play Zone menu.

Use simplified image-editing tools The i-Zone site contains simplified image-editing tools that are perfect for kids who aren’t ready to navigate PhotoSuite or PhotoDeluxe They can simply drop their photos in the image-editing box shown

in Figure 11-11, and access the tools (accompanied by illustrated icons) around the edge of the box Kids can cut, crop, straighten, and resize their images in

no time

Create a card The i-Zone offers special tools to allow kids to create and send cards they’ve made using their uploaded photos You can access these templates from the menu that appears when you click the play Zone icon on any page of the i-Zone website

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FIGURE 11-11 i-Zone offers simplified image-editing tools for kids.

Enter contests Ready for photo fame? Submit your pictures to the i-Zone website, as shown in Figure 11-12 If the judges like your child’s photo (or yours for that matter), they’ll post it on the website for the world to see This is really exciting for kids, and for the friends and family they direct to the website You can also vote for your favorite submissions by other i-Zone users Access this feature

by selecting the Photo Fame option from the play Zone menu

Image-editing tools

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FIGURE 11-12 It’s fun to compete in the i-Zone photo contests.

Create a private online scanning club You and your kids can create an i-Zone crew, which is like a private scanning club To log into the crew “lounge,” you must be a crew member who’s been invited to join Crew members can post uploaded scanned photos, messages, and announcements for the rest of the crew,

as shown in Figure 11-13 A special dialog box tells you which crew members are

on line

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