Hi Jason, easiest is if you go to the post that announced the previous challenge. 1) Then you just copy that message in a new thread, adjusting the details such as the dates and the tag. I think there is not usually a theme for the abstract challenge, but if you want to give an optional one as inspiration you can do that. 2) When it gets near the time of the closing date, you can post a reminder for the challenge. 3) And after the closing date, you decide on about 5 or 6 entries, post them in a new thread and give a date of when voting will be closed. 4) Count the votes and announce the winner :). You can also look around under the Themes & Competitions at the various other challenges running, then you get a better idea of how things normally work. Let me know if you need more info! So, first step is just to get the ball rolling with setting up the new challenge regarding dates.
@lmsa Hi Louise I don’t know how to create a voting page with peoples images so they can vote, please can you help there seems to be no advice on how too. Abstract 45 ends tomorrow Thank you or point me in the right direction thank you once again
Hi Jason, once you have decided on your finalists (about 6 and there should not be more than one of the same person), the easiest way is to get everything together, is if you create a Word (or something similar) document, and when you are done, copy from the Word doc to a new thread under Themes & Competitions, see if there is anything that did not come through correctly in the copy, edit it to your satisfaction, and then post it. In the Word doc you can type everything you want to say, add the code that refers to each image (it will 'translate' to the actual image once you post), and also add each persons @ name so that they get a notification. To get the code for the images, click on the image (that you find under your abstract tag, it will take you to the original post). Then next to the star that indicates favs on the image, there is a square with an arrow in it. Click on it, and you will find 'Embed code'. Select the whole piece of Embed code, and copy it to the Word doc. If something goes wrong, and the post does not look like it should, you can easily delete it and start again. If you do not manage at all with the copy from a Word doc, then it is easier if you open two instances of 365. In the one you type your post, and you use the other one to get the Embed code of the relevant images, and copy it to your post. (I cannot remember if there was something about numbering the images in the Word doc, that then did not translate well into the post, as I see I did the numbering only in the post and not in the Word doc already. 'Numbering' meaning adding a number for each image that people can use to vote.) Hope this helps, let me know if you struggle or anything is unclear!
Hi Jason, I see you managed, sorry if I was not too clear about just doing a text copy out of the Word doc & not uploading the doc itself! Usually you also specify a date until when people can vote (about a week, or even just a couple of days, it depends on you). If you want to add that to your post, you can just edit it and add a date.
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