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Specify, once installed on your computer needs a couple of 'tweaks' before it's really ready for full use. 

First, look at the top of the window- you'll see 4 menu headers: File, Edit, Data, System Tabs and Help. 

We don't really have much use right now for the menus under the File header, so we'll skip that one. 

 

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AttachmentServerSetup
First, lets concentrate on setting up the web server for the Attachments. This option should be checked from time to time, as some updates reset this option back to the default. 

  1. First, click on the Edit header and select the Preferences option. 
  2. Next, select the Attachments icon from the task bar. 
  3. Finally, click the 'Use Attachment Web Service" option.
  4. Copy and paste the following into the URL and Key fields:

URL: http://specify-was.tacc.utexas.edu/web_asset_store.xml

Key: A97CRe5H6JEd

 

The default setting lets you attach images, but only people looking at them from the workstation you were on when you attached the image (or document) will be able to see it.