Hi Alistair
Thanks so much for this - I will try it out.
Sue
Alistair McNaught wrote:
> I use PowerPoint a lot for creating Xerte graphics but I have a well
> established system now that sounds clunky but is actually very quick and
> uses entirely free tools.
>
>
>
> Ingredients:
>
> · ScreenRuler – free and portable screen ruler tool
>
> · FS Capture - free and portable screen capture tool
>
> · PowerPoint to do the drawing.
>
> Recipe:
>
> Take PowerPoint and use the drawing tools to create an image.
>
> Once created, load screenruler and adjust to 300 x 450 (this is the size
> and orientation that should always work – you can get away with others
> too but it depends on whether it contains text as to whether you want to
> risk rescaling down).
>
> Use the mousewheel and CTRL to zoom PPT in and out until the image sites
> nicely under the semitransparent screenruler. Picture below.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Once you are happy it all fits in the ‘safe’ space then move screenruler
> out the way and use FS Capture (or Snippy or whatever your favourite
> tool is) to snip the important bit. Save this as a jpg and upload into
> Xerte.
>
>
>
> It takes less time to do it than it takes to explain it I’ve just
> recorded a JING (about 1 min long) showing it live – though it appears
> to have frozen so I may not be able to give a url for the demo after all!
>
>
>
> Alistair
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: A list to facilitate and support teachers using Xerte Online
> Toolkits [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Susan Parnell
> Sent: 26 September 2011 16:27
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Drawing with text in powerpoint putting into xerte
> image/text template
>
>
>
>
>
> Thanks Julian. Yes, the powerpoint way is like trying to make a silk
> purse out of a sow's ear!
>
>
>
> Sue
>
>
>
> Julian Tenney wrote:
>
> > Simplest way is to draw your image, screen capture it, paste it into
> some half decent graphics software like fireworks and crop and resize it
> to suit.
>
> >
>
> > -----Original Message-----
>
> > From: A list to facilitate and support teachers using Xerte Online
>
> > Toolkits [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Susan
>
> > Parnell
>
> > Sent: 26 September 2011 16:10
>
> > To: [log in to unmask]
>
> > Subject: Drawing with text in powerpoint putting into xerte image/text
>
> > template
>
> >
>
> > Hello,
>
> > I'm re-igniting the question about putting a drawn image from
> powerpoint into xerte (media with graphics template). I have had some
> success but not always.
>
> >
>
> > If using powerpoint to draw boxes (with text inside) and arrows - I
> know it's best to group the image. This text and media template takes a
> png (not a swf in this particular template) and it's best to be max 600
> px wide. Is this a case of saving each pieces of text as an image,
> grouping, shrinking the drawing in powerpoint, saving as png, and then
> checking it's pixels as a png?
>
> >
>
> > I have a feeling there may be a simpler way? I just thought I'd ask...
>
> >
>
> > Thanks
>
> > Sue
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > Alistair McNaught wrote:
>
> >> That's a good trick. Thanks!
>
> >>
>
> >> A
>
> >>
>
> >> -----Original Message-----
>
> >> From: A list to facilitate and support teachers using Xerte Online
>
> >> Toolkits [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ron
>
> >> Mitchell
>
> >> Sent: 15 February 2011 14:54
>
> >> To: [log in to unmask]
>
> >> Subject: Re: A table with added drawing in xerte hotspot template
>
> >>
>
> >> The trick with images that contain text is to resize the image to the
>
> >> size displayed in the particular page type being used before
>
> >> importing into XOT.
>
> >> Often no more than 600px wide if that!
>
> >>
>
> >> However an even better trick is to keep the text as vector by using a
>
> >> tool which exports to .swf format. Try opening or creating your table
>
> >> in Open Office Impress and then exporting as .swf
>
> >>
>
> >> Here's an example where you can see by right click zooming in that
>
> >> the text is still Vector
>
> >> http://mitchellmedia.co.uk/moodle/xertetoolkits/play_211
>
> >>
>
> >> If you do this and it works/helps please post the before and after to
>
> >> the list for others to learn from.
>
> >>
>
> >> HTH
>
> >> Ron
>
> >>
>
> >> -----Original Message-----
>
> >> From: A list to facilitate and support teachers using Xerte Online
>
> >> Toolkits [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Susan
>
> >> Parnell
>
> >> Sent: 15 February 2011 13:45
>
> >> To: [log in to unmask]
>
> >> Subject: A table with added drawing in xerte hotspot template
>
> >>
>
> >> Hello,
>
> >> Just to add to the search for displaying an image of a table in a
>
> >> hotspot template - when the table has added drawing then it 'save as'
>
> >> in
>
> >> powerpoint doesn't show the additional drawing. Print screen and
>
> >> saved as a png (clarity still compromised).
>
> >> Has anyone tried drawing in e.g. photoshop or another package? Maybe
>
> >> this is not wise when it's just a simple table (with extra drawn bits
>
> >> on it)?
>
> >>
>
> >> Thanks
>
> >> Sue
>
> >>
>
> >>
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