Teaching IT in SE England for those of us too big for school
Back in 2020 I made a short video about removing a background from an image in Word and published it. Have a look here to see the video.
I thought that it would be nice to update this and use PowerPoint for those that find it more convenient. Here is the effort. Enjoy.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12zk67oHk7ad9MQd2qOzcv-nvWBRITQKv/view?usp=sharing
Lockdown meant that there was a hive of online activity to keep people busy. The wordies project has been a great success with lots of positive feedback. Another possible avenue will be for PowerPresenters later in the year.
Thank goodness the days of covid isolation are behind us now and, unless monkey pox takes over the UK, most of us are getting outdoors with friends and relatives. Looking at the blog it seems to have had a holiday of its own. I have been inviting people to contribute topics that they would like to follow.
Spring and summer is the time for collecting life experiences and joining in. It will be autumn, with nights drawing in, all too quickly. It is nice to focus on building memories and promoting clubs. For this reason our focus is on productivity so that you can spend more time out enjoying spring and summer. Go get video and photos to turn into blogs, photo albums, podcasts or memory jars. Record your own memories as the new generations are hungry for belonging and relevance.
We are reviewing some simple techniques over the coming weeks of recording, filing, editing and presentation to help out starting with pictures and organising them. Your computers and the online world of google, icloud and amazon may seem to do a great job by themselves but finding things often seems just as awkward as is what to save.
Adding a background to a
page in word1. Add text
to a new document.
2. If you
want random text, try =rand() (enter) or =lorem()
3. Enter
everything and then use the spell checker to correct those words that the word
thinks you were wrong....
4. Add your
background picture from the internet using insert picture.
5. OR! Open
chrome
6. Select images
from top right
7. In search
bar type in what you would like to see
8. Look for
tools under search bar
9. Select creative
commons
10.Look for
size under search bar
11.Select large
12.Select
your picture so that the preview appears
13.Right click
and select copy picture from menu ( command click mac)
14.Go back to word
15.Paste in picture
16.Select picture tools from menu
17.Look for word wrap options and select
in front of text
18.Resize your image using handles
19.Use recolor option from color options
20. Finally select behind text in word
wrap menu.
Its a happy day for all of us today at Sedlescombe. The weather has confounded the weather people once more and it is a lovely day. Download the image below for our Pixlr session today.
As a reminder there will be no sessions during August 2021 enjoy the sunshine!
Tony
