Direction for creating a image file in the Library Techlab:

Image files, either in JPEG or GIF format, are another great way to save documents that need to be scanned in to Chalk and Wire. Here is some information on how to create image files and put them into your Chalk and Wire account.

Advantages of Image files:

• Images have the highest quality graphics, useful if you have large color photographs or charts in your document.
• Images are the most universally accepted format, easily opening in a web browser without any additional software.
• Images are scanned natively, making them very quick and easy to create.

Disadvantages of PDF’s:

• Each image only represents one page, so documents with more than one page require multiple image files.
• Images can be large if not resized properly.

Creating an image file from a scanned document:

• In the Techlab, place your image facedown on the scanner and press the scanning button (second from the left on the front of the scanner).
• Wait for the scanner to warm up. It will do a preview scan of your document. If the scan looks like what you want press accept, if not reposition your document on the scanner glass and press preview again until you get an acceptable preview.
• After pressing accept, your image will be scanned and the HP Photo and Imaging gallery will open. Select your image from the thumbnails displayed and click the “Image Editor” button in the upper left.
• Your image will now be displayed in the Image Editor. You can rotate it by clicking the rotate button on the right. Then click the rotate buttons on the left until the image appears correctly in the preview, and press OK.
• If you are displaying this image in Chalk & Wire, you will want to resize it.
• Click the resize button on the right.
• In the left column, change “units” to “pixels.”
• Make sure width is no more than 800.
• Make sure “Keep original proportion” is checked.
• Press OK
• When you are done, select “Save As” from the file menu.
• If your document is fairly simple (few colors, only simple pictures) change “Save as Type” to “GIF File”
• If your document is fairly complex (many colors, detailed pictures) change “Save as Type” to “JPEG File.” Move the compression slider to a point between halfway and ¾ to the right.
• Choose a folder to save the file to and click “Save.”

Directions for putting an image file into Chalk and Wire:

· Go to the Artifact library in your Chalk and Wire account.

· Under deposit file press browse and find your image. Once you have, deposit it into the Library.

· On the next screen choose a name for the file and under file type choose “image”, and finish depositing the file into your account.

· Go to the point in your ePortfolio where you want the file, and select it from the dropdown menu.