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7/26 - When adding pictures to the animated dice, is there a way to keep good resolution in your picture? I tried this today, and my images were really fuzzy. - Kim O. 7/27 - The images I wanted to use are not actually pictures, but clip art from the internet. I thought the dice would be a nice option, but I decided to use a different technique, since the image quality was not good.
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 * Just wanted to say "Thanks, Barb and Ann for all of your help! You really brought it all together for me." Gretchen**
 * RESPONSE**: This could be a camera issue or a photo issue. Are the photos from the internet or pictures you have taken? Because the programs takes the picture and reformats it to fit into the small space for the dice we don't have control to change the pixels (which is what makes the pictures clear or fuzzy).

7/26 Is there a way to make sure that all of the text on a page is the same size and spaced correctly? I typed text line by line, but had to keep going back to make sure it was with the same font and font size. I overheard you say something about making sure of the size and margins, but didn't understand how to do this. --Gretchen


 * RESPONSE**: When working with text you can type as little or as much in a single text box. As you hit return/enter the text box will get bigger and grow as you add more text. You can set default text size and font by going into the properties (first click on the text tool). In properties choose the font and size you will be using. Then look at the bottom and click on "Save Tool Properties." Then click on your text tool bar again and you should see your newly set text size and font. Before you add your text box click on the new preferred text.

7/26 Could you review how to link to outside pages, like including videos from Discovery Ed? I am unsure how to do links. Thanks!--Gretchen
 * RESPONSE:** Adding a link and adding video are two different tasks. To add a video it will need to be downloaded and saved in your computer. Since Discovery Ed is a subscription your school/district subscribes to, it would be infringing on copyright to download a video and save it to your computer. My guess is that Discovery won't allow you to do this either. I'll explain this class. Creating a link is just a matter of having the URL (website address).