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**Alternate Media Module: Shadowbox**
For some reason I've been trying to get the Views Slideshow and Colorbox module to work, but after several tries it was hopeless. I found a new media module that is actually easier to use. Below are the steps to downloading the modules and getting it to work.

Downloading Modules Step 1:
In order to make shadowbox function you will be installing three different modules.

1. Go to [|www.drupal.org], click on modules in the search bar, and now type Shadowbox or just click here []. Download version 7.x-3.0-beta8 and save it your desktop, or in the folder were all your files are being stored.

2. Thats the first module... now you will need to install the shadowbox library from here: []. In here where it asks "choose adapter", select JQuery. In "select players for the types of content you want to display" select all of them (total of 8). And just like step one, download the .zip file and save it in your folder/desktop.



3. The last step you will download the Longtail JWPlayer from here []. This is an optional step, but it is highly recommended since you will be replacing the player.swf from your shadowbox-3.0.3 folder. (Don't worry about that now... just focus on downloading all files)

= Downloading Modules Step 2:  =

4. Now that you have downloaded all .zip files.. the next step is unzipping them. To do this you just need to double-click the file and a new folder will appear for each. Once you have a folder for each, you can delete the .zip files.

5. Open the JWPlayer file and locate its player.swf. Once you have located it open your shadowbox-3.0.3 folder and literally drag the player.swf from the JWPlayer folder to the Shadowbox-3.0.3 folder. You most likely will get a pop-up window saying if you want to replace the current file - Hit "YES." Once you have replaced it, you can delete the JWPlayer folder - which means that now you should only have two folders in total.

= Uploading files to your FTP Step 3: =

6. Open your FTP (I use Filezilla) and navigate to **/sites/all/modules folder**. Once you are here you will copy your shadowbox folder to Modules. 7. The same process applies to shadowbox-3.0.3, but instead of placing it in modules, you have to place it in libraries. Make sure to check that you are uploading this folder to //**/sites/all/libraries.**//

8. Exit Filezilla

= Enabling Modules through DRUPAL Step 4:  =

9. Go to your Drupal site and log in. After you have done that, click on Modules and make sure that "Shadowbox" is enabled.

10. Click on the "Configure" link that appear to the far right of the Shadowbox Module. In Shadowbox Location make sure you change it to: **sites/all/libraries/shadowbox-3.0.3.** After making this change, don't forget to click on "Save Configuration." //You can click on "Test Shadowbox with current settings" to make sure that it is working.//



= Creating Content Types Step 4:  =

11. Navigate to Structure>Content Types> Add Content Type. In Name you can type "ShadowBox Gallery." In Publishing Option make sure to check off "Promote to Front Page," in Display Settings check off "Display author and date information." In comment settings put it to "Hidden." And the rest just leave it as it and hit "Save Content Type." 12. Now you navigate to "Manage Fields." Create a new field and make sure to label it (I labeled mine "Shadowbox gallery"In Field select Image and in Edit make sure to select in "Number of Values" Unlimited. Then Save Configuration.

13. Now navigate to "Manage Displays." In image label select "Hidden."

14. Click on the far right button (I believe it is settings). And copy the setting that I have posted below. And Save.



= Adding Content Step 5:  = 15. Navigate to Content> Add Content> Shadow Box Gallery. Fill in everything and begin to upload images. Remember you can upload as many as you want and Save.