A lot of students have been changing their theme this year only to discover that the meta widget (the little widget that helps you log in) has “disappeared!”  Well the good news is, it hasn’t actually disappeared and there is a way to get it back.

First, you need to know:
Each theme comes with it’s default widgets – that means all themes start off with certain widgets automatically when you switch to a different theme.  Sometimes the default widgets do NOT include a meta widget.

If your meta widget has “disappeared”:

• Type the url of your blog into the address bar:  (I’ll use my URL as an example) https://blogs.isb.ac.th/chrissyh
• Add /wp-admin to the end of the url so it now looks like this:
  https://blogs.isb.ac.th/chrissyh/wp-admin
• Click enter/return

You should now be able to log into the backend of your blog.

• Go to Appearance, then widgets
• Find the Meta widget and drag it back onto the sidebar
• Remember to click save

You should be able to see the Meta widget on the frontend of your blog again!  See? I told it was easy!

IMPORTANT NOTE:
These instructions are only if you need to download creative commons images to your desktop to use in another programme on your computer – such as KeyNote, PowerPoint, iMovie, Word, SMARTNotebook etc.
(These instructions refer specifically to PowerPoint, but can be applied to other programmes.)

If you are looking for Creative Commons images to use on your blog, (in a prezi or anything else that’s online and can take embed code) – check out this post with instructions instead.

1. Open Firefox.  Type this URL in the address – compfight.com

2. Type in your search word (keyword) and click search
3. VERY IMPORTANT! (see arrows for the settings)
   Make sure Creative Commons, Safe Search & Show originals are black (not blue)
   Don’t click on the Shutterstock images (on the right-hand side) they aren’t free!

   

4. Click on the image you like (a new tab will open).

Download Steps

1. Click on the Action button; scroll down to View all sizes.
2. Make sure the size is at least 600 x 600 (or bigger). Sometimes it’s called the Large or the Original size
   
3. Click on the Download link.



4. VERY IMPORTANT STEP
   This dialogue box will open:

   

   Make sure the dot is in the “Open with” circle.  Click OK.  WAIT for the photo to open.

5. Click File, scroll down to click on Save As …
6. Rename the file (what is the photo?). Make sure you keep the .jpg (file extension).
   Save to Desktop.  Click Save.

   Close the photo file & the download box but DO NOT close Firefox

7. Use the back button on Firefox.



8. Highlight and copy (command c) the URL of the image you have used.



9. Use the F3 key on the keyboard to find your PowerPoint.
   Paste the URL on the last slide. (Attribution Slide)
   Use the F3 key to go back to the flickr page.
   Find the name of the owner of the image. (top right hand side)



10. Write that name on the PowerPoint slide too. (see below)

Remember – proper Attribution (giving credit to the owner of a piece of work) means:

• Write down their Name (either Real Name or Online Name)
• Include a link (URL) to where you found their work

You can download a PDF version of these instructions here:  Using Compfight