Difference between revisions of "Tools: Screen Shots"

Revision as of 13:00, 30 April 2014

Show a picture of a diagram or process and add it to Word, PowerPoint or Sakai
Provide a roadmap to a part of your course for your students
Show your students how to make screen shots, so they can show instead of tell you about a problem

There's many places you can add an image, such as in Lessons, the Syllabus or your course Home page
In Lessons, click on the Add Text button
In the "Text Editor" displayed, click where you want the picture to display, then click on the image tool on the tool bar
In the Image Properties box, Click on Browse Server
On the bottom, click on the Browse button, find your picture, click open
- On the right, click on the Upload button
- Your picture name will show up in the middle of the screen, click on the picture name
You'll now return to the Image Properties box:
- In alternative text: type in what is important about the image
- If needed, change the width and/or add a border of 1; Click OK.

To draw straight arrows and boxes, and add numbers or text: try out the free tool Jing
Download Jing free at home, or ask IT to install it at work
How to Create and Share screenshots with Jing

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 ====How do you add a screen shot to Sakai?====
-* There's many places you can add an image, such as the Lessons, Syllabus or Home page
+* There's many places you can add an image, such as in Lessons, the Syllabus or your course Home page
 * In Lessons, click on the Add Text button
 * In the "Text Editor" displayed, click where you want the picture to display, then click on the image tool on the tool bar