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04/04 190 Patrons
Patron picture format requirements
Picture Property Valid specifications
Windows file formats JPEG File Interchange Format (*.jpg), Windows Bitmap (*.bmp), Tagged
Image File Format (*.tif), and PC Paintbrush (*.pcx).
Mac file formats Windows (.bmp), Graphics Interchange (.gif), JPEG/JFIF compliant (.jif,
.jpg, .jpeg), MacPaint painting (.mac), Photoshop (R) file (.psd), PICT
(.pct), Portable Network Graphics (.png), QuickDraw GX image, Quick
Time image file (.qti), Silicon graphics image (.sgi), TIFF, Targa (.tga).
Colors Only 8-bit (256 color) or 24-bit pictures are allowed (no 1bit or 4bit).
Size No greater than 100K. We do not support LZW compression.
2. To replace an existing patron picture, open the patron's record from the Add
or Edit Patron dialog and follow the instructions in step 1. To remove the
patron's picture from the database, open the patron's record from the Add or
Edit Patron dialog and click Clear.
How to delete individual patron records
Use any search method to locate the desired patron. The patron list appears in the
Patron Maintenance window:
Highlight the patron
you want to delete.
Click Delete. A warning
message appears, asking
you to verify that you've
selected the correct pa
tron. Click Yes to pro
ceed.
Warning: Once you
confirm the deletion,
you cannot stop or
undo the process.
Highlight the patron, and click Delete. A confirmation message appears. If
overdues, holds, fines, or checkouts still exist for the patron, the message displays
the totals for the checkouts, fines, and refunds. To continue with the deletion,
click Yes. The patron's record is then completely deleted from the database.
Important:
The copy status of any copy currently checked out to the deleted
patron is changed from Checked Out to Lost. Any holds placed on
lost copies are deleted during the next morning's daily startup.