How do I...? and other questions

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Post here if you have any questions about using the site that are not covered in the 'how to' guide.

Sharing a filter

Submitted by markwilson on

Is it possible to share a filter that I have created. I am interested in plant galls, however as gall causers are from a wide range of taxonomic groups they are not easy to locate on iRecord. One possible way around this is to create a filter based on the genus of the gallers. Some non-gallers would be filtered but putting species in would be very time consuming. This is not an insignificant task and would only make sense if the filter could be shared with others. Any ideas?

Uploading photos

Submitted by JonathanWallace on

Is there a limit on the number of photos that can be uploaded with a record?  I recently posted a record of a dragonfly exuvium with four pictures but when subsequently exploring my records I noticed that only three of the photos are actually displayed.  I tried to edit the record and it seemingly accepted the re-posting of the missing photo but in record explorer mode the picture is still missing.  Is there a limit on the number of photos or is the limit on the amount of memory (I.e. can you upload more photos if the file sizes are smaller?).  TIA

Name change

Submitted by beccan.mcgowan… on

Hi,

I changed my name (legally, and on my iRecord account) a few years back, but I am still getting emails addressed to my old name.

Is there any way to fix this, or do I have to close my account and make a new one? 

Thanks.

Adding multiple recorder names to a record

Submitted by mattstrib on

Hi,

When I enter a record the recorder name field is populated with my name in this format.  Surname, First name.  

As I was recording with others, can anyone tell me the format required when adding additional recorders names?   I unable to find any guidance in the help documents?

Thanks

Matt

p.s. By trial and error a ; Seperator appears to work.  But is that the accepted way?  

 

Searching for sites when adding records to an activity

Submitted by kierandawkins on

I have created several site boundaries and included them in a single activity to collect records for them in a single place. If I submit a record to this activity myself I can search for the different sites by name on the record creation page. However, if other members of the group want to upload a record to the activity they are unable to search the sites by name, making entry much more difficult. Is there any way to make the sites I have created available to other members of my activity?