# How to Upload Gallery Images

Instructions for both methods can be found under the headings below.

## Method 1: Upload during iGUIDE Creation

Please follow the steps below.

1. On the [**+Create iGUIDE**](https://manage.youriguide.com/iguides/new) page scroll down to the **Upload Data** section.
2. The last section of the **Upload Data** is called **Upload Images**. Here there is a grey rectangle that indicates dragging and dropping gallery images.

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3. Click to select it. This will open up the computer’s file folder where the user can search for and upload images.

## Method 2: Upload after iGUIDE Creation

* If the iGUIDE URL has already been created and requires additional images follow the steps below:

1. Find the iGUIDE in the **My iGUIDEs** tab on the[ iGUIDE Portal](http://manage.youriguide.com/).
2. Click on the **Upload to iGUIDE Gallery** tab. Refer to Figure 2.

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This opens up the **Edit Gallery** page within the iGUIDE. There will be the ability to drag and drop images or click to select images. Refer to Figure 3

<figure><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/33090643607/original/zSLqGhr7HL1q1nn1X6j-_LDw0v3wCX-caw.png?1675002449" alt=""><figcaption><p>Figure 3 - Edit Gallery page</p></figcaption></figure>

3. Click to select images or drag and drop images. \
   Underneath the grey drag-and-drop images rectangle are options and notes.&#x20;

#### The options include:

* Appending uploaded images to galleries of all iGUIDE Views
* Append images only to the Default View Gallery
* Just upload the images to the iGUIDE gallery.&#x20;

#### Notes include:

* Maximum image size
* The maximum number of images in the gallery, etc.&#x20;

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4. Once all of the images have been successfully uploaded click on **Edit Default View**. While on the Default View page, the images can be viewed, reordered, and edited.&#x20;

## Technical Issues with Uploaded Images

The iGUIDE Portal and many browsers ignore auxiliary image information stored in EXIF headers and embedded color profiles.&#x20;

#### Common problems in such cases include:

* Images rotated 90 degrees (rotation information was stored in EXIF header)&#x20;
* Discoloration of images (color profile, sometimes incompatible with monitors such as printer CMYK, was embedded into the image).

#### To avoid these problems:

* Do not embed color profiles into images.
* Export them with sRGB color profile
* Strip EXIF headers
* Verify image orientation without the EXIF headers.
