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Step by step instruction to contribute to my Photobucket story, The wedding of Kyla

and Michael Baker. The Photobucket story was designed for guest who attended the

wedding to contribute photos. ( As this is story is for the purpose of my Task 1 assignment in

my university unit, Living and Learning with Technology, please upload a photo of your

choice.

Step 1. Turn on your computer and let the home screen page load.

Step 2. Click on the internet connect icon on your screen. On my home screen I have both

Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox to load the internet

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Step 3. When the internet has loaded find your email account. My email account is hosted by

gmail, When in your email account you will need to email me at jodsgriffiths@gmail.com,

explain that you are wanting to add to my photo book, I will then send and invitation that will

allow you to contribute.

Step 4. When you receive your email invitation from me it will looks like this. Click on the

add to story icon. This will link you straight to my Photobucket story.

This is my

gmail sign in

page.

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Step 5. When you arrive at the Photobucket site, the open window explains that you can add

pictures, videos, text and comments. Click on the Get Started icon.

Step 6. After clicking on ‘Get Started’ you are asked to either sign into an existing account or

create a Photobucket account. Photobucket allows you to sign in with an existing Facebook,

Twitter or email account. Having you own account will allow you to upload photos and

videos to your own account, create your own stories and follow your friends and families

stories and picture accounts.

Click icon to

add photos

etc.

Easy sign up using

existing accounts.

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Step 7. Once you have your own account you will then be allowed to add photos, videos, text

and comment on my story, The Wedding of Kyla and Michael Baker. On the screen you have

an option to click the add photos or add text icons.

Step 8. If you click on the ‘add photo’ icon a window allowing you to upload photos by

browsing your computer files will open. This window will also allow you to upload photos

using phone apps and Facebook.

Add photos and text icons

Mobile app and Facebook uploads

Browse computer files

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Step 9. Clicking the ‘browse photos’ icon will open a window that allows you to choose and

upload photos from your computer. Select that photo you want to upload by clicking on it and

selecting the button open. This will upload the picture to my story, The wedding of Kyla and

Michael Baker.

Step 10. The uploaded picture will then appear in the story book.

Clicking on the photo

will highlight it.

Press the open button

when chosen photo

has been selected

Selected picture now

appears in the story

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Step 11. To add text to the story simple select the ‘add text’ button as shown in step 7. Once

you have selected this a window will open allowing you to type a message that will be added

to the story.

Step 12. Text appears in the story.

Type text in the

box, change colour

as desired.

Click save to add to story.

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Step 13. When you are in the story it is also possible for you to comment on other photos.

You do this by clicking on the comment icon which is represented by speech bubble. Once a

comment is submitted on a photo, as the creator of the story I will get a notification that

someone has made a comment and the person who uploaded the photo will also receive a

notification.

Step 14. When you have finished adding your photos, simply logout of Photobucket by

clicking on your ID icon and selecting Logout.

Add comment and

click submit button

ID icon

Logout

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Thank you for contributing to my Photobucket story. Hopefully by assisting me to create a

story you have been inspired to create your own using you new Photobucket account.