Lagniappe

Adobe Acrobat http://courses.utmem.edu/acrobat.pdf  
Adobe Acrobat provides an easy way to create Web documents from files that have already been created in another program. All users have to have to read a PDF file is the Acrobat Reader, which is a free download from http://www.adobe.com.

To create PDF files, you must have the Adobe Acrobat software, which is available from General Stores for approximately $100. This software can also be used to create PDF files from scanned documents.

Want a cool course banner on your Announcements Page? 
www.cooltext.com allows you to pick the font and style that you want your banner to be. Once you have generated the "logo" and downloaded it, simply go to Course Images and upload the banner to your site.

Image mapping Image mapping allows you to "hot spot" places in images to link to a website or to provide a javascipt message to users. To do this, you will utilize a map editing program. Click on the link below to view an example.

/~vmurrell/BEAR2/

HotPotatoes
http://web.uvic.ca/hrd/halfbaked/

HotPotatoes is freeware, available for both Mac and PC, that allows you to easily create puzzles, case studies, and more.

Thumbnail Generator http://www.dominativ.com/thotor/index.html
Creates thumbnail images of digital images. For examples, please see /~vmurrell/photos/

Sneaking in code Here’s some basic HTML code that you can use in your announcements or Blackboard documents:
 

Bold	<B> </B>
Italics	<I> </I>
Blinking	<BLINK> </BLINK>
Underline	<U> </U>
Strike through	<S> </S>
Big print	<BIG> </BIG>
Small print	<SMALL> </SMALL>
Subscript: H20	<SUB> </SUB>
Superscript: NetscapeTM	<SUP> </SUP>

 

Including a graphic in a doc created in Blackboard  
When you are adding or modifying docs in Blackboard, you can sneak some graphics. Here’s how:

1. Ensure that the image is located on an accessible volume (hard drive, zip drive, CD)
2. Key in your document contents.
3. In the place where you want the image, type in:
<img src=”image_name.gif”> (This should be the name of the graphic that you will use. You may also use .jpg images.)
4. Leave the Smart Text radio button selected.
5. Upon Submit, you will be asked to locate the graphic. Browse to find the graphic and select it. Click Open. You will need to do this for each of the <img src> codes that you entered.