Images/Photos in the CMS

Generally, images need to be edited (resized or cropped) before they are uploaded to your site in the CMS and inserted into a web page. 

Manually Resizing Images

These notes pertain to Office 2003 or 2007 on Windows XP.

  1. Open Microsoft Office Picture Manager. It is located in Start->Programs->Microsoft Office->Office Tools->Picture Manager.
  2. Keep in mind that 300 pixels wide is near the limit for an appropriate photo on a page, you can refer to other images and their size as you browse the Union site as examples by right-clicking on the image in your browser and choosing Properties.
  3. Follow the steps here to resize or crop an image
Photoshop CS4

Resize an image and add to a page in less than 3 minutes while maintaining image quality.

Additional Software

For users interested in another photo solution see here.

Automatic Image Resizing

Resize Images Automatically
The CMS can resize images automatically however quality is reduced.

Browsing for Images in the CMS (Thumbnail View)

An easy way to review images stored in your site.

Adding Images to a Page

Once an image is uploaded to the CMS it can be inserted into a page.