Submitting a Photo in Ultra

Modified on Thu, 30 Nov, 2023 at 11:11 AM

Ultra – Inserting an Image

 

Selecting the Image Icon in the Text Editor

 

 

First, click within the text box with your cursor. In the following example, we have a text box for a discussion response. 



Close up of the response box in a blackboard Ultra discussion

 

 

Next, select the photo icon, which will provide a pop-up with additional options.


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Uploading the Image



A screenshot of the prompt for uploading the image.

  • Once you select the photo icon, you will see a pop-up that will allow you to upload either JPEG or PNG files from your local device, which can either be done via “drag-and-drop” from your desktop or by selecting “upload file”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Description automatically generatedWhen you select “Upload Photo”, you will see your File Explorer which will show you your local files wherever they are located. Select the photo you wish to upload, and then select “Okay” in the File Explorer menu.

 









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Description automatically generatedWhen you select your image and upload, you’ll see options to change the aspect ratio, crop, and magnify to your liking. You can select several different aspect ratios in both portrait and landscape modes if your image needs to be adjusted here.

 

 

 

 

 

 



  • A screenshot of display name options and accessibility options for creating alternative text for an image. After cropping, the next window will give you Display Name options, where you can rename the file if you wish to.







  • Below this, you’ll see options for accessibility to add descriptive text. There is also a box to toggle whether it is decorative or not. 





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Description automatically generatedOnce you select “save”, you will see your image back in the original text box with text editor options. When you click on your image you can do some final resizing.

 

  • Click “respond” and your image will be posted.  

 

 




 

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Description automatically generatedYou may need to edit your image after posting.

    If so, you can click the ellipses shown here. 
    The “edit” option will appear.

 

 

 




To learn more about photo submissions in Ultra, here is a link to a Panopto instructional video. 

    

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