Help:Wiki University Wikitext--Snipping Tool & Paint

Snipping Tool
Many times when looking for images for our articles, you mighty find what you are looking for, but it is only part of a larger image. To be able to grab a portion of an image, there is a free program that comes with Windows called "Snipping Tool." This frequently used program allows us to box in a part of an image and then save that part you have snipped rather than the whole image.
 * To access the snipping tool, go to the Windows menu and look and for "Snipping Tool."
 * Depending on what Window version you have, you may see an icon that looks like this at the bottom of your monitor: Snipping tool.PNG


 * Click on the Snipping Tool or your icon and the screen below appears. (There may additional options)
 * Click on "New."
 * When you click on New, we will see the entire monitor enveloped with transparent white covering.
 * In addition, you will see a white cross that is attached to your mouse.
 * With your mouse, move this white cross to the place on the subject image that will be one of the corners of the image you want to save.
 * Then press on the left button on the mouse and drag the white cross to the opposite corner to the opposite corner of the image you want. As you do so a red box appears showing you the area you will be saving.  Then let up on the left mouse button.
 * Next click on "File"
 * Click "Save as"
 * Give it a descriptive title so you can find it in your files.
 * Finally click "Save" and the portion of the image you wanted is now saved in your computer and ready to be uploaded into Wiki.

Paint procedure
Paint is a program we use to change the extension of a image from say a JEPG to a PNG. JEPG images sometime give us problems when trying to create image maps. To eliminate that problem, it is a good idea to convert JEPGs to PNGs if you plan to create a image map with them. Paint is a free program and part of Windows.
 * Bring up your Windows menu and click on "Paint"
 * Click on File.
 * On the drop down menu, click on "Open."
 * Double click on the image you want to change the extension that is in your computer files.
 * Click on Open again
 * Click on Save As
 * A drop down menu appears. At the upper right hand corner of the menu is PNG picture.  Click on that.
 * Your image is now save with a PNG extension in your computer.