Pic and Paint-- Where and How?
1. Right click or control click the image to "Copy Link Location" On a PC, you will need to right click to "Properties," then copy from the info the URL.
2. Go to your page.
3. Click "edit"
4. Place your cursor where you want the image.
5. In the right side bar (see picture at left), click the "images and files" tab and scroll to the bottom to the link "Insert image from URL." Click the link and paste (apple-v or control-v) the URL into the link space; click OK.
6. You should see your image.
7. To set properties for your image, control-click on the image and choose "image properties." The image at right will appear.
8. To adjust size, just enter the width and the height will automatically adjust.
9. For a border, enter a number: these images have a "5" border.
10. To create a margin or white space around the image, set the H(horizontal) Space and the V(vertical)Space. These images have a "15" HSPace and "10" VSpace.
11. Align the image to fit IN-line with your text, either right or left, as these are.
12. Add "Alternative Text" for computers without graphics.
13. Click OK.
Where can I obtain pictures for projects?
Check out these sites; refer to copyright information at the site.
Springfield Township High School Links to Images
Torley's Flickr collection of textures
don't need to sign in or sign up
Draw. Stamp. Take a screenshot to save. (Mac = Command Shift 3)(PC = )
To control screen area -- (Mac = Command Shift 4)(PC = )
Presentation Tool with Draw, Symbols, Clip Art
(Need a google or yahoo account)
Page of drawing links.
Draw a shape, let the SCRIBBLER shade/color/redraw. Fun.
http://redstudio.moma.org/interactives/remix/index_f.html For older kids
http://www.moma.org/destination/ For the younger set
http://artpad.art.com/artpad/painter/
Can you get this to work?
Click here to learn how to make and design effective displays:
http://www.ncsu.edu/project/posters/ Use the links at left for your need.
For instance, Layout shows how to graphically present your information:
http://www.ncsu.edu/project/posters/NewSite/CreatePosterLayout.html
More detailed information
http://www.lib.uct.ac.za/infolit/comm.htm Start Page
http://www.lib.uct.ac.za/infolit/poster.htm Design -- click layout
http://www.lib.uct.ac.za/infolit/brochure.htm Brochure
http://www.soe.uoguelph.ca/webfiles/agalvez/poster/
http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~cainproj/designing.html