Girl from U.N.C.L.E. ornaments for the Section VII Christmas Tree

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

LINK TO THE TREE: http://section7mfu.livejournal.com/478880.html

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[avery11.livejournal.com]

These are so cute! How are you all doing this? jkkitty tried to explain once, but I just don't get how to add one image onto another.

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I'm working with google images. These are prmitive by all acounts as I'm just figuring out how to do it. Finally got how to add text to a pic too, and that's exciting!

I'm hangin in there, still the same physically. No physical therapy...long ridiculous story, though at this point it probably won't do much good as my problems are neurological.

[avery11.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear you're doing okay.

How do you put one image from google images on top of another? And how do you add text? What are the steps?

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Import an image from google images by dragging to your desktop. Go into google drive. Click create, click drawing, to create a project. Drag the image from your desktop to the file. You'll probably have to play with it to adjust the size of the image.

If you want to add text to the image 1. in your document toolbar click T and then bring your mouse onto the image. Then in your tool bar ( it should appear once you've placed the cursor on the image and a window should appear. Adjust the size of it by dragging it until it fits the area in which you want the text to appear) choose your text size, font and color. Go back to the image and begin typing your text.

It's basically the same process with images. Drag one image it, then drag the second image on top of it and click T to adjust the size of the second image to fit the first....done by dragging the window that appears.

I hope this makes sense? I may be using the wrong termininology to explain this and I'm afraid it may be a case of the blind leading the blind.

I haven't learned how to cut an image eliminating corners and such yet. Have to figure that one out yet....

[avery11.livejournal.com]

Okay, so far so good. Now, how do I get the created image from Google Create to Post to Section VII? Using the url doesn't work, nor does "Insert a pic/browse."

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Need to download as a JPEG. Then it downloads to your desktop. Then use whatever method to upload to LJ that you prefer. Wow, it actually made sense....cool! :D

Don't forget to give your image a title so you can find it again.

[avery11.livejournal.com]

Okay, total ignorance showing now. It doesn't respond to the way I usually do that. Can you please walk me through the steps for downloading the image to a JPEG? I have labeled it.

In case I haven't said it before, thanks for taking the time to help me get this right. I'd like to add an ornament or two to the tree.

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Okay in google docs you should click 'File' and a drop down window appears. Choose 'download as', another dropdown window appears (keep the cursor on dropdown as) and move down to and select JPEG image. The document should download to your desktop.

Open the image on your desktop once you;ve downloaded it and then go to LJ and upload the image as your normally would.

Hope that makes sense.

[avery11.livejournal.com]

Where do I find google docs?

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

You need a gmail account. It comes with that. I do all my writing and editing in it (I think it's called google drive now) Store all my stories there as it's free storage up to so many gigabytes, rather than storing documents on my desktop or in word. Saves lots of space on your hard drive.

Gmail is free. Documents can be shared with others for editing and beta purposes. Very handy.

[avery11.livejournal.com]

Boy, I'm getting dizzy now! I don't know how you managed to figure this stuff out!

I have gmail, but don't see google docs listed there.

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Depends on how your gmail account is set up. on the top right corner of my email page is something that looks like a checkerbaord. If you have it click on it and another dropdown window will appear. Choose the option that says 'Drive' That will take you to google documents. You should be able to manage from there....clicking 'create' etc. Good luck. You'll get there. If I can figure this out on my own, I know you can!

If you don't have that sort of setup not sure how you would find the Google Drive on your account...hmmm? Headscratcher.

[avery11.livejournal.com]

I found the checkerboard which took me to google drive. But I still do not know how to get the created image from there to the LJ posting screen. I clicked on files, which brought me to downloads, but there was no dropdown screen after that, so I'm just freakin' stuck, I guess.

I think I'll just let you guys do the artistic stuff, since I don't want to take up any more of your time. Thanks so much for trying!

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

OK once you're in google drive click the Red 'create' and choose "drawing' at the bottom of the drowdown list. That will open the document for you to 'drag' the image you've chosen into the document.

Once the image is there, click on it and a blue square will appear with little blue boxes at the sides and top. Those little squares are what you drag in order to enlarge you image. You'll have to play around with it until you get it large enough, but remember it must stay within the parameters of the page.

Once your image is sized, then click on the T in your task bar on the page. Another blue box will appear and size that one to add print to your image as I explained previuously.
You'll have to adjust your font size as well a choose a font and color....all in your task bar on the document page.

Just explore and play around with things until you get the hang of it.

Once your image is finished, Click outside the image so the blue boxes disappear and then you can download to a JPEG. Your finished document is stored in google docs under its title and you can go back and change it any time you want.

Just remember the previously downloaded image doesn't change, so you'll have to download the updated document each time you make a change to it.

Eeek, hope this helps?

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

I don't mind it at all. I figured it out all by myself just a few weeks ago and trust me, I'm not the best with computers at all. You'll get it, maybe not tonight...but you will.

[avery11.livejournal.com]

I did all of that successfully, and was feeling pretty good. Then I tried to transfer the finished image over to LJ for posting, and THAT's what I can't figure out how to do. Alas, Illya would be tearing out his lovely golden hair by now LOL!

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

OK you're doihg great then! Where is the JPEG, on your desktop and did you click on it to open it? Do you have a MAC? And NO IK is a very patient man.... And seriously, I don't mind. I'm paying it forward as Glenna gave me so much help with LJ it isn't funny....

[avery11.livejournal.com]

That's exactly the problem--I don't know what a JPEG is or how to find it.

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

A JPEG is a designation for an image. Do you have a Mac? If so I can tell you where to find the image on your desktop.

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

to put it more simply a jpeg is just a name for an image that you've downloaded to your desktop. You can search your desktop by the title you put on the jpeg in google docs when you downloaded on it.

Once you find the image you're looking for, just click on it. Then go to LJ and upload the image to your scrapbook. On a Mac a page will appear when you click on Browse on LJ. It'll open a page that lists the documents and images you've opened today. find the image on the list, highlight it and click open. That''ll upload it to your album and from there you can post it to your journal or where ever you want to post it.

[avery11.livejournal.com]

OMG I think I did it! Did I do it? I need a drink. Or three. Thanks, M!

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Cheers! Congratulations! Knew you'd get it!