Image Detective

Club Ricco _ Read, Inquire, Create, Connect, Online

Created by Blaine Smith and Bridget Dalton, May, 2009

Gold and Rocky

Here’s my image riddle – What do you think it is?

By Ima D.

Ima D.

Gold sign on a rocky wall

Here’s how I created my image riddle!

Slide 1 – The ClueI inserted my close-up photo shot and then added my title, adjectives and my author line. Slide 2 – The Answer

I inserted my long shot photo and answered the riddle.

Ima D.

Step 1: Insert Your Picture

• Your first picture will be the close up and the second one will be the larger image

• Go to INSERT on the top menu bar and click PICTURE

• Next, find the folder with your name on it• Select your picture and click INSERT

Step 2: Position Your Picture• Move the position of your picture by clicking

on it once• Then you can use the mouse to put it in the

right place.

Your mouse should look like this

Option: Change the Size • Click on your picture• Go to the corner and find the double-sided

arrow• Now you can change the size and keep its

original shape– If it gets too fuzzy, make it smaller

Your mouse should like this

Option: Crop Your Picture• Cropping your picture allows you to focus in

on one part of it or cut other parts out– Click on your picture– Go to Picture Tools on the top of your screen and

pick CROP

You can move these black bars to crop your picture

like this

Last steps: Add Text and Design Background

• You will need to add a text box in order to include words over your picture– Go to INSERT and click on TEXT BOX– Position your text box and then type in it

• You can also change the background color of your slide (optional)– Go to DESIGN, then BACKGROUND STYLES, and

then FORMAT BACKGROUND

REMEMBER TO SAVE!!!

Creating your image detective slides

• Insert picture– Locate picture in folder (look on desktop for your name)

• Position picture• Click on picture and drag (arrow turns into cross)

• Size it (optional)• Click on picture, grab corner and make it smaller or bigger (two-sided arrow

will keep it proportional)

• Crop picture (optional)– Select picture, select crop tool from drawing tools– Crop side

• Insert text box, position it and add text (check text size)• Options – color background