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Creating a Directory

Creating a directory of student names to photos in the back of the book

Written by ECS Creative

Updated at January 7th, 2026

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Table of Contents

Important Notes Tag your Photos Tagging Method 1: Tag Photos in Manage Photos Tagging Method 2: Tag Photos in the Page Designer Generating the Directory Placing The Directory

Important Notes

  • People data must be uploaded prior to make tagging streamlined
  • Creating the physical directory should be one of the last things done in the project in order to keep the information on the directory accurate.

Tag your Photos

Tagging Method 1: Tag Photos in Manage Photos

  1. Access your photo categories in either the Manage tab > Manage Photos

       2. Then click on the center of the photo you would like to tag 

 

 

3. In the details window, click the red "Add New Tag" button

4. Then click on the Photo to add a tag to the face of the Person pictured.

4. Begin typing the student's name - the system will auto-populate suggestions if the index has been uploaded 

  1. If a person has not been added that matches in the people data then they can type in the name and press the paragraph below. They will then be able to enter in a first name and last name and add them to the directory

5. Select the correct student from the suggestions or Enter in the name and click “Tag New person”

Tagging Method 2: Tag Photos in the Page Designer

  1. When in the page designer, access your photo categories by clicking on the images Icon in the Left hand Toolbar.

 

 

 

2. Open the quick menu and click the "info" button

3. In the details window, click the red "Add New Tag" button

4. Then click on the Photo to add a tag to the face of the Person pictured.

4. Begin typing the student's name - the system will auto-populate suggestions if the index has been uploaded 

  1. If a person has not been added that matches in the people data then they can type in the name and press the paragraph below. They will then be able to enter in a first name and last name and add them to the directory

5. Select the correct student from the suggestions or Enter in the name and click “Tag New person”

Generating the Directory

It is suggested as mentioned prior, to do this step as one of the final things in the book project to maintain the accuracy of the index. If Photos or pages are moved the directory will not auto update so it may need to be regenerated and replaced or the information may be incorrect.

  1. Once all photos are tagged to your liking and your book is almost complete to the "Create" tab in the top toolbar and then select “EDOnline - Create Directory”

 

2. From here it will list some directions as well as the Results of the index statistics which show based on your people data how many people still need to be tagged.

Then you can Launch your book checker. Once that is complete click the blue “Generate” button to create the physical directory. Then it will take you to the next screen where you can customize the layout of your directory and once you are satisfied with the settings click “Generate Index”

Once the Index is done there will be an updated preview in the section to the right of the directory customization box. Then your directory is ready to place!

Placing The Directory

Go into the Designer and go to the page you would like to place the directory on. Then click the Layouts button

Then go to the Navy Blue “My templates" button. Then click templates so the category opens and scroll to the bottom. Then you can click the indexes and drop them on the page. 

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