Q3 Graphics & Copyrights
Introduction
You have learned about Google Drive, how to use formatting tools in a document, and how to upload and download a file. In this Quest you will learn how to insert a picture and a horizontal line to separate sections of your reports or documents. You will also learn about copyright and computer ethics, to help prevent criminal behavior. Drive in!
You have learned about Google Drive, how to use formatting tools in a document, and how to upload and download a file. In this Quest you will learn how to insert a picture and a horizontal line to separate sections of your reports or documents. You will also learn about copyright and computer ethics, to help prevent criminal behavior. Drive in!
Steps:
1. In Google Drive, Open the RAIN of LEAVES poem you created in Quest 1
2. Open your Word document with the Bruce Lansky poem. Copy and paste the poem by Bruce Lansky (that you previously copied and saved) into this document. In Google Drive, to cut, you must use Ctrl+C, and to paste, Ctrl+V. Don't forget to include the title and the author of the poem at the top of the poem. If you have trouble with the format you may try copying just the poem and pasting it.
3. Under the bruce lansky poem, you need to cite it properly: This means give credit to the Author.
1. Go to the website you copied the poem from and copy the URL (website address).
2. Highlight the words in your citation that you want to link to the
website then click on the icon in the menu bar that looks like a chain. hyperlinkchain
3. Paste the address you copied into the URL box and click on OK.
4. Now we need to insert a picture that relates to our poem.
5. How to insert an Image
A. To insert your image into a Google Document, look on the menu bar for a picture of a mountain, click on it and then CHOOSE AN IMAGE TO UPLOAD
B. Browse your computer's file space or flash drive and find the picture you saved earlier, then select insert.
C. Resizing the image - If the picture is too big when it appears in your document, click on it to "select it" and use the handles on the corners to resize it by dragging them in toward the center or outward to make it larger.
COMPLETING THIS QUEST
WHEN YOU HAVE INSERTED THE IMAGE YOU HAVE COMPLETED THIS QUEST- YOU DO NOT NEED TO TURN THIS IN YET. YOU CAN CONTINUE ON TO QUEST 4
1. In Google Drive, Open the RAIN of LEAVES poem you created in Quest 1
- At the end of the poem, space down 2 times and insert a horizontal line (check the Insert menu)
- Space down 2 more lines. Double check that you are aligned to the left.
- To insert a horizontal line go to INSERT on the menu bar and scroll down to HORIZONTAL LINE.
2. Open your Word document with the Bruce Lansky poem. Copy and paste the poem by Bruce Lansky (that you previously copied and saved) into this document. In Google Drive, to cut, you must use Ctrl+C, and to paste, Ctrl+V. Don't forget to include the title and the author of the poem at the top of the poem. If you have trouble with the format you may try copying just the poem and pasting it.
3. Under the bruce lansky poem, you need to cite it properly: This means give credit to the Author.
- Click the link to the right to cite the document http://www.calvin.edu/library/knightcite/index.php
- Fill in all the information you can find about the poem from the website.
- When finished copy and paste the citation from knightcite to your document below the poem
- Hint A: To create the copyright symbol use these keys: ALT+ 0169
- Hint B: To create a link in your Google Drive document follow the steps below
1. Go to the website you copied the poem from and copy the URL (website address).
2. Highlight the words in your citation that you want to link to the
website then click on the icon in the menu bar that looks like a chain. hyperlinkchain
3. Paste the address you copied into the URL box and click on OK.
4. Now we need to insert a picture that relates to our poem.
- A. First we need to find a picture that you want to insert. Go to http://www.pics4learning.com/ and search for a photo that goes with your favorite poem. you can also search for free images in google Click the link to learn how
- B. After you find a photo, double click on it to make it large then right click (or Control-click) on it and select SAVE IMAGE AS, then save it.
- HINT 1: You will want to save it to a location that you can find easily, possibly a flash drive.
- HINT 2: When you name the image include the photographer's name and then save the file. You will want to copy the website location as well.
- C. A special note for agents that already wondered about copyright. The images on the pics4learning website are free to use for educational purposes, however you should always give credit to the photographer.
- D. You should cite your picture in paint before you insert it to your document.
5. How to insert an Image
A. To insert your image into a Google Document, look on the menu bar for a picture of a mountain, click on it and then CHOOSE AN IMAGE TO UPLOAD
B. Browse your computer's file space or flash drive and find the picture you saved earlier, then select insert.
C. Resizing the image - If the picture is too big when it appears in your document, click on it to "select it" and use the handles on the corners to resize it by dragging them in toward the center or outward to make it larger.
COMPLETING THIS QUEST
WHEN YOU HAVE INSERTED THE IMAGE YOU HAVE COMPLETED THIS QUEST- YOU DO NOT NEED TO TURN THIS IN YET. YOU CAN CONTINUE ON TO QUEST 4