SEEKQUOTE 2.0
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Everything you need to get running. Takes about two minutes.


INSTALLING (first time)
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  STEP 1: PUT THIS FOLDER SOMEWHERE PERMANENT
  1. Move the "SeekQuote 2.0" folder somewhere you will not clean out
     later (NOT your Downloads folder). Chrome loads the extension from
     this folder, so it has to stay where you put it.
     Suggested: your home folder or Documents.

  STEP 2: LOAD IT INTO CHROME
  1. Open Chrome and go to:  chrome://extensions
  2. Turn ON "Developer mode" (the toggle in the top right).
  3. Click "Load unpacked" and pick this  SeekQuote 2.0  folder.
  4. Click the puzzle-piece icon in Chrome's toolbar and pin
     SeekQuote 2.0.

  STEP 3: ADD YOUR BRANDING
  1. Click the SeekQuote icon, then open Settings (the gear).
  2. Upload your logo and set your brand color. Both are stored on
     your computer only. No account, no API key, nothing to sign up for.

  STEP 4: MAKE YOUR FIRST GRAPHIC
  1. Right-click any image on any webpage and choose
     "Create Social Graphic with SeekQuote 2.0".
  2. Click "Add Text", then click or double-click the text to type
     your own. Drag it anywhere. Corners make the text bigger or
     smaller; the side handles reshape the text box. Add as many text
     blocks as you like.
  3. "Add Picture" drops a photo on top of the background. Drag it, and
     the corners resize it. Use the layer buttons to put it behind or in
     front of your text.
  4. Your logo sits bottom center. Drag it anywhere, resize it from a
     corner, or use Remove Logo to leave it off this image.
  5. Click Download.

  MAKING CAROUSELS AND VIDEOS
  1. Click the + button under the preview to add a slide. It copies
     your image and styling so you just change the text.
  2. With two or more slides, the Download button asks what you want:
     all slides as images (a ZIP of PNGs), or one MP4 movie with your
     choice of seconds per slide.
  3. Keep the tab visible while a movie records. It happens in real
     time and pauses if you switch away.


KEEPING VERSION 1 AS WELL
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  Version 2 works differently: you add text boxes on the image instead
  of typing in a side panel, and you place the logo yourself. If you
  want to keep the old one while you get used to this, you can run
  both.

  1. Leave your old SeekQuote folder exactly where it is.
  2. Install this one from its own "SeekQuote 2.0" folder using the
     steps above.
  3. Chrome will list both. This one is named SeekQuote 2.0
     everywhere, including the right-click menu, so you always know
     which you are using.

  One thing to expect: Chrome treats them as two separate extensions,
  so version 2 starts with empty Settings. Upload your logo and set
  your brand color again in SeekQuote 2.0.


UPDATING (replacing an older version)
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  If you would rather just move up and not keep version 1:

  1. Replace the CONTENTS of your existing SeekQuote folder with the
     contents of this one. Keep the folder itself in the same place,
     with the same name. Chrome ties your saved logo and settings to
     the folder's location, so moving it means setting them up again.
  2. Back at chrome://extensions, click the reload arrow on SeekQuote.


NEED HELP?
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  Email: ben@serialprogressseeker.com
