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| Images to show creating an image using Screenshot<br> | | Images to show creating an image using Screenshot<br> |
− | [[File:Screenshot from 2017-02-23 12-01-36.png|450px]] | + | [[File:COL - Screen shot of a drawing using Tux Paint.png|450px]] |
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| You can create an image using Screenshot of an image from your computer or the web. You can try to select a smaller part of the image as is relevant to your OER. | | You can create an image using Screenshot of an image from your computer or the web. You can try to select a smaller part of the image as is relevant to your OER. |
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| Open the image you want to edit. | | Open the image you want to edit. |
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− | <nowiki>***</nowiki> Images to show opening a file using GIMP
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| + | [[File:File:COL - Opening an image file using GIMP.png|450px]] |
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| Short videos on GIMP are available on <nowiki>http://spoken-tutorial.org/tutorial-search/?search_foss=GIMP&search_language=English</nowiki> . Each video is less than 10 minutes and focuses on select features of the application. | | Short videos on GIMP are available on <nowiki>http://spoken-tutorial.org/tutorial-search/?search_foss=GIMP&search_language=English</nowiki> . Each video is less than 10 minutes and focuses on select features of the application. |
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| You can move your cursor on the image to outline the area you want to crop, this is free hand, not necessarily in the form of a rectangle. Then crop the image to your selection through Image → Crop to Selection. You can export this cropped image using File → Export as and export to an image format like .png or .jpeg. | | You can move your cursor on the image to outline the area you want to crop, this is free hand, not necessarily in the form of a rectangle. Then crop the image to your selection through Image → Crop to Selection. You can export this cropped image using File → Export as and export to an image format like .png or .jpeg. |
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− | <nowiki>***</nowiki> Images to show cropping an image using GIMP (free selection)
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| === Adding text to an image === | | === Adding text to an image === |
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| In our image, we have added the text ‘Digital Storytelling, Health centre’ | | In our image, we have added the text ‘Digital Storytelling, Health centre’ |
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− | <nowiki>***</nowiki> Images to show text entered on an image using GIMP
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| + | [[File:Entering text on an image using GIMP.png|450px]] |
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| You too should enter captions on a few image resources which you have created for your OER, in this section. | | You too should enter captions on a few image resources which you have created for your OER, in this section. |
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| We reduced the size of a file from 10.7MB to 1.2 MB using above approach. | | We reduced the size of a file from 10.7MB to 1.2 MB using above approach. |
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− | <nowiki>***</nowiki> Images to show cropping an image using GIMP (free selection)
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| + | [[File:COL - Scaling an image using GIMP.png|450px]] |
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| == Inserting images in a text document to create a picture story == | | == Inserting images in a text document to create a picture story == |
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| Create a section ‘Concept map’. Move the cursor below and select Insert → Image. LibreOffice Writer will open the file browser. Use file browser to select the image file of your concept map. The image will be inserted in your text document. | | Create a section ‘Concept map’. Move the cursor below and select Insert → Image. LibreOffice Writer will open the file browser. Use file browser to select the image file of your concept map. The image will be inserted in your text document. |
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− | <nowiki>**</nowiki> Image showing insertion of image of a concept map in LibreOffice Writer
| + | Image showing insertion of image of a concept map in LibreOffice Writer<br> |
| + | [[File:COL - Inserting image of concept map in text document.png|450px]] |
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| You can increase or reduce the size of this image by moving your cursor to one of the vertices of the image and drag-dropping your cursor. | | You can increase or reduce the size of this image by moving your cursor to one of the vertices of the image and drag-dropping your cursor. |