How to Use the CC Image Search Firefox Extension

Install the CC Image Search Firefox Extension; , Enter the desired search term in the Search Image box on your toolbar and press enter. , Your browser will pop open five new tabs for websites that may contain appropriately licensed photographs that...

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Install the CC Image Search Firefox Extension;

    Easily close any unwanted tabs by clicking the orange X button on the right of the tab toolbar. , The three pages opened from the website Flickr will only contain photos that are allowed, so use these without a second thought. ,, Look for Creative Commons licenses with out the term Non-commercial or NC in the description. , Save it to your local hard drive and then upload it to LifeGuide Hub. , GFDL or CC-BY-2.0) and a mention of the original photographers name if provided in the photo source.
  2. Step 2: Enter the desired search term in the Search Image box on your toolbar and press enter.

  3. Step 3: Your browser will pop open five new tabs for websites that may contain appropriately licensed photographs that you can put in a LifeGuide Hub article.

  4. Step 4: Review each tab for appropriate photographs.

  5. Step 5: Look closely at the license on the photographs.

  6. Step 6: Recognize that photos found on the WikiMedia Commons website can be used on LifeGuide Hub with the proper photo credit associated with the photos.

  7. Step 7: Understand that photos found on the YotoPhoto website could be under a variety of copyright licenses

  8. Step 8: and your ability to use will depend on which license is associated with the photo.

  9. Step 9: Chose the photo you want.

  10. Step 10: Provide proper credit on the photo by writing the into the comments field the following information; a hyperlink back to the source photo (on Flickr or Wikimedia Commons) and a listing of the license terms used (e.g.

Detailed Guide

Easily close any unwanted tabs by clicking the orange X button on the right of the tab toolbar. , The three pages opened from the website Flickr will only contain photos that are allowed, so use these without a second thought. ,, Look for Creative Commons licenses with out the term Non-commercial or NC in the description. , Save it to your local hard drive and then upload it to LifeGuide Hub. , GFDL or CC-BY-2.0) and a mention of the original photographers name if provided in the photo source.

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