How to create a banner

A banner can simply be an image uploaded, or a creation in Word, Paint, Photoshop, etc., as long as the image extension is valid (PNG, JPEG, etc.). This image will appear on the top of every page of your e-Portfolio. Your image will be re-sized to 779 pixels wide or less.

An example of creating an image in Word:

1. Drag or upload an image into Word.

2. Click on the image and select "Format." 

3. It is possible to:

• Crop
• Adjust the color (saturation, color tone, recolor)
• Change the artistic effect
• Change the correction (sharpen/soften or brightness/contrast)
• Shadow, reflection, glow, soft edges, 3-D format, 3-D rotation

4. You can add a text box by going to the Insert tab and selecting Text Box.

5. To put the text box "on top" of the image, right click the image and select "Wrap Text" and "Through." If your image is blocking the text box, right click on the image and select "Send to Back."

6. When you are finished editing your banner, take a selective screen capture. 

• For Mac users: the command is "COMMAND SHIFT 4."
• For Windows users: Search for "Snipping Tool" in the "Start" search bar.

Mac Users: Your screen capture is saved to your desktop under the title "Capture." Please skip over the next two directions. 

Windows Users: Continue Reading the following steps

7. Select "New" and select a rectangular amount to snip.

8. Click "File" and "Save As" and save your capture.

NOTE: If the image you used was NOT an image that YOU OWNED, cite the source.

Visit the page where the image exists and copy the URL and cite the source in a section called "Works Cited" or elswhere.

9. Upload the banner to your ePortfolio! See the instructions here.