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Post Photos or Videos

Omar
posted this on August 22, 2012 01:21 pm

Patch makes it easy to show off photos and videos of people, places, events and everything that make your town great with a post.  To post a photo or video, please follow these steps:

  1. Click on the green "Post" button on the top left of the page.
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  2. Select "Photos or Videos" from the pop-up menu that appears.
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  3. On the next page, click "Pick a Group" to select the group that will show your photo or video in its feed.
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  4. After you have selected the group, you may enter an optional description in the "Description" field.
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  5. To attach the photo or video to your post, click the "Choose File" link below the Description field to locate the files on your computer to attach to the post.  You can also repeat this process to add multiple photos or videos to one post. (Read more about "Uploading Media" by clicking here.)
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  6. You can also add an optional caption to each photo in the "Write a caption here" field.

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  7. When you are finished, you can click the "Post Now" button to publish.
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Advanced Options

If you wish to post your photo or video at a later time or save it as a draft, Patch offers you several options:

  • To finish your post later, click the down arrow on the "Post Now" button to save your post as a draft. (Read more about "Managing Your Drafts" by clicking here.)
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  • To publish your photo or video at a later time, click the "Advanced Options" link on the Note page and select your desired Date and Time of publication in the fields that appear.
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Post To Multiple Groups

You may also share the post with several groups at once as long as you have contributor or manager access in the other groups.  To post to multiple groups, just follow these steps:

  1. After you have already selected one group to post in, click the "Add another group" that appears below the first group's name.
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  2. Choose the next group in which to post from the list that appears.
  3. Repeat this process for each additional group you wish to post in.
 
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