Images Needed for Adobe Connect Events

1. Images Needed for Adobe Connect Events Note the image sizes you will need for the email and web page presentation of your event.

2. STEP 1: Paint - Create image template at pixel level Why Start Here? Since it is can be a hassle to get and tweak pixel sizes in any Office product, we start with Paint to create, command and control the exact pixel sizes we need for each image. Open Paint Using Start in Windows on the Windows menu and searching under Accessories (or type in “Paint” under Programs search in Windows 7 and beyond. Use this arrow to display the menu for the Properties command. Note the default image size indicated on the status bar when you open the Paint program.

3. Step 2: Define the needed pixel size For each image that you need at a precise pixel size, you will need to do this step. From slide one, the Large Event Banner size was 740x300. Indicate the template size you need in pixels. Click OK. Select Pixels and enter the size values needed for your image.

4. Step 3: Make it easy to work with Choose a color from the palette and then the bucket to fill your image background. Use the Save command to save it as a *.png file. Use the Text tool to add a size note to your template.

5. Step 4: Do the same for all the templates you need Note the Color 1 selected and the background & text; this is solely for easy reference when we close out of here. Note how the pixel sizes match the image templates changes. Note the pixel size changes.

6. Step 5: Paste your new templates into PowerPoint Save yourself the first five steps and just use mine here:

7. Step 6: Use Shapes and Text boxes to build Brown Bag Learning Session Topic: Photo Editing Tips Just lay your images, shapes and text on top of the templates for sizing purposes BYO 12pm CST 4-24-13 Brown Bag Learning Session Topic: Photo Editing Tips BYO 12pm CST April 24, 2013 Brown Bag Learning Session Topic: Photo Editing Tips BYO 12pm CST April 24, 2013

8. Step 7: Add Logos and Branding ALA Staff Brown Bag Learning Session Topic: How Not to be a Press Release Use the Insert/Picture from file to add and resize logos. Use the Group command to join it all together. ALA Staff Brownbag 12pm CST 3-27-13 ALA Staff Brown Bag Learning Session Topic: How Not to be a Press Release ALA Staff Brownbag 12pm CST March 27, 2013 ALA Staff Brown Bag Learning Session Topic: How Not to be a Press Release ALA Staff Brownbag 12pm CST March 27, 2013

9. Step 8: Group your created images Use the Groupcommand to join all the elements of your new banner images together.

10. Save and Upload Right click to Save As Picture, so you can Uploadit into Adobe Connect or Drupal or ALA Connect or wherever

11. Add to Adobe Connect Event Grab a screenshot (using Print Screen keyboard button) of your preview and paste back in PowerPoint to add notes for committee approval if needed This title would change each time This date would change each time This blurb is what I would look for from each presenter— please feel free to edit for ours

12. Speaker Info

13. Speaker Info Presented by Getting To Know ALA Maureen Sullivan Keith Michael Fiels Audra Caplan Maureen Sullivan Keith Michael Fiels Audra Caplan