How to create a lightbox in the Online Collections Catalogue

Step 1

After accepting the User Agreement and logging in to the Online Collections Catalogue, click the user icon located in the top right corner on your screen.

Select Lightbox from the drop-down menu to go to your lightbox dashboard.

Step 2

Once in the lightbox dashboard, click on the small cog icon and select New Lightbox. 

A pop-up window will appear where you can enter your lightbox Name and a Short description.
Once you have clicked Save, an empty lightbox will appear in your in your dashboard. 

Step 3

After viewing the relevant artwork in the Online Collections Catalogue, hover your mouse over the work to display a small bar of icons on the top left corner of the artwork. 

Click the suitcase icon to add the artwork to your lightbox. A pop-up window will appear called Add item to lightbox.

Step 4

When the Add item to lightbox window pops up, in the Select a lightbox drop-down, choose the lightbox you have created. 

A message of success will pop-up once you have clicked Save.

Alternatively, you can Create a new lightbox for your selected works within this window.
Simply enter a Name for your lightbox and its Description and click Save.

This new lightbox will appear in the same dashboard as the one created previously. 
(Top right corner, User Icon > Lightbox)

Step 5

Back in the lightbox dashboard (Top right corner, User Icon > Lightbox), you can now view your new lightbox with selected works. 

To display your selected works, click on your lightbox. To organise and manage your lightbox, click on the small cog icon to apply filters.

Step 7

If you need to delete a lightbox, visit the lightbox dashboard (Top right corner, User Icon > Lightbox) and hover over the lightbox you wish to delete.

In the bottom right corner, a small trash can icon should appear. 
Click this icon to bring up the confirmation screen, and click Delete.

Please note this action cannot be undone.