How to Use our Learning Space (aka Help with Moodle)

It's easy to add photographs (images) to your forum posts as long as the images aren't too big for others to view. Here's how to make your images as small as possible so others can see them too.

Resize and compress

Images are sized in 'pixels' (width and height). Select a width of around 500 pixels wide. Most apps or programs automatically adjust the height through 'proportionate resizing.

Resize and compress your image by:

• Using a photo editing app on your smartphone or iPad.
  
• Uploading your image to a free web-service like TinyPNG or TinyJPG Follow the instructions on the site and you'll be surprised at how small it will be afterwards.
  
• Use a program already installed on your desktop. 
  
• Ask a trainer for help.
  

To add your compressed image into a forum post:

1. Place your cursor where you want the image to appear.
   
2. Look for the image icon (Insert or edit image) in your toolbar. If you don't see the editing toolbar, click on 'Advanced.'  Click on the image icon and then click on "Browse repositories" to locate the image on your device.
   
3. When your image is selected, add a brief description to make it more accessible. You can modify the size and chose different alignment options.
   
4. Click 'Save image' and 'Post to forum.'