{"id":1890,"date":"2020-04-06T09:17:13","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T08:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/?page_id=1890"},"modified":"2023-02-24T15:11:16","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T15:11:16","slug":"capturing-and-inserting-images-into-a-document-for-online-submission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/capturing-and-inserting-images-into-a-document-for-online-submission\/","title":{"rendered":"Capturing and inserting images into a document for online submission"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>We strongly recommend using Microsoft Office Word to author documents. This tool is freely available to all UoR students via the university web-page &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/office365.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Office 365<\/a>&#8216;.<\/h4>\n<h1>1.Capturing images<\/h1>\n<p>If working on a laptop\/desktop\/tablet &#8211; the simplest method would be to take a photograph using your phone\/tablet camera app, then email the file to yourself.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Take the image in a <strong>well-lit environment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Check that the <strong>image is clear<\/strong>, and any <strong>handwriting is legible<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Email to yourself or share to your preferred cloud storage e.g. O365<\/p>\n<p>However, if you feel the photograph does not show a <strong>clear, readable image,<\/strong> we recommend using a scanning app \u2013 such as Microsoft Office Lens\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/microsoft-lens-for-android-ec124207-0049-4201-afaf-b5874a8e6f2b\">Android<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/microsoft-office-lens-for-ios-fbdca5f4-1b1b-4391-a931-dc1c2582397b?ui=en-us&amp;rs=en-us&amp;ad=us\">iOS<\/a>, or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/HT210336\">Apple\u00a0iOS Notes Scanner<\/a>, to capture your images.<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"1891\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/capturing-and-inserting-images-into-a-document-for-online-submission\/lens-document-mode\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2020\/04\/LENS-document-mode.png?fit=720%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"LENS &#8211; 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Select <strong>document <\/strong>mode before taking the scan<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"1892\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/capturing-and-inserting-images-into-a-document-for-online-submission\/lens-saving-options\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2020\/04\/LENS-saving-options.png?fit=720%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"LENS &#8211; saving options\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2020\/04\/LENS-saving-options.png?fit=720%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2020\/04\/LENS-saving-options.png?fit=720%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1892 alignleft\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2020\/04\/LENS-saving-options.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2020\/04\/LENS-saving-options.png?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2020\/04\/LENS-saving-options.png?resize=84%2C150&amp;ssl=1 84w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2020\/04\/LENS-saving-options.png?resize=366%2C651&amp;ssl=1 366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Save the scans to \u2018Gallery\u2019 <\/strong>for access via your device camera roll or save to your preferred listed cloud storage (e.g. OneDrive)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0<strong>Do not save as Word (OCR document) <\/strong>\u2013 this may result in an inaccurate image file.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>2. Inserting images into a document<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>If you are unsure how to insert images into a document, see the Microsoft Support site article: <a href=\"https:\/\/support.office.com\/en-gb\/article\/insert-pictures-3c51edf4-22e1-460a-b372-9329a8724344\">Insert pictures<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Take care when resizing images<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; Are they still legible when enlarged\/reduced?<br \/>\n<strong>Tip:<\/strong> holding shift whilst resizing will constrain the proportions. If you are unsure how to resize an image in Word, see the Microsoft Support article: <a href=\"https:\/\/support.office.com\/en-gb\/article\/change-the-size-of-a-picture-shape-text-box-or-wordart-98929cf6-8eab-4d20-87e9-95f2d33c1dde\">Change the size of a picture, shape, text box, or WordArt<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ensure your images do not overlap text within the document or break up the spacing<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2013 Is the document text clearly visible and displaying in your intended reading order?<br \/>\n<strong>Tip:<\/strong> try setting the text wrapping to \u2018Tight\u2019 to give more control over image positioning. If you are unsure how to set the text wrapping for an image, see the Microsoft Support article: <a href=\"https:\/\/support.office.com\/en-gb\/article\/wrap-text-around-a-picture-in-word-bdbbe1fe-c089-4b5c-b85c-43997da64a12\">Wrap Text around a picture in Word<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Compressing file size for online submission to Turnitin<\/h2>\n<p>When uploading to a Turnitin submission point, you may need to compress your file to enable upload.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Turnitin <strong>max<\/strong> file size limit is <strong>100mb<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>If compressing a file, chose 220ppi <\/strong>and avoid 96ppi compression (to prevent the images being poor quality when being displayed on screen. This will make if difficult for your tutors to mark.)<\/li>\n<li>You can export your Word file including images, as a .pdf document which will compress the file size, and allow you to upload to <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/gradescope\/\">Gradescope<\/a> exams too.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2021\/04\/Export-Word-to-pdf-1.png\" rel=\"prettyphoto[1890]\"><img data-attachment-id=\"2903\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/capturing-and-inserting-images-into-a-document-for-online-submission\/export-word-to-pdf-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2021\/04\/Export-Word-to-pdf-1.png?fit=1325%2C786&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1325,786\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Export Word to pdf\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2021\/04\/Export-Word-to-pdf-1.png?fit=1325%2C786&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2021\/04\/Export-Word-to-pdf-1.png?fit=980%2C581&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2903\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2021\/04\/Export-Word-to-pdf-1.png\" alt=\"Showing the Export menu item in a Word Document to save as pdf\" width=\"506\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2021\/04\/Export-Word-to-pdf-1.png?w=1325&amp;ssl=1 1325w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2021\/04\/Export-Word-to-pdf-1.png?resize=768%2C456&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2021\/04\/Export-Word-to-pdf-1.png?resize=150%2C89&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2021\/04\/Export-Word-to-pdf-1.png?resize=366%2C217&amp;ssl=1 366w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2021\/04\/Export-Word-to-pdf-1.png?resize=770%2C457&amp;ssl=1 770w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>See our guide: <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/2018\/12\/04\/reducing-file-size-for-online-submission\/\">Reducing file size for online submission.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We strongly recommend using Microsoft Office Word to author documents. This tool is freely available to all UoR students via the university web-page &#8216;Office 365&#8216;. 1.Capturing images If working on a laptop\/desktop\/tablet &#8211; the simplest method would be to take a photograph using your phone\/tablet camera app, then email the file to yourself. &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Take the image in a well-lit environment &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Check that the image is clear, and any handwriting is legible. &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Email to yourself or share to your preferred cloud storage e.g. O365 However, if you feel the photograph does not show a clear, readable image, we recommend using a scanning app \u2013 such as Microsoft Office Lens\u00a0Android\u00a0|\u00a0iOS, or\u00a0Apple\u00a0iOS Notes Scanner, to capture your images. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &#8211; Select document mode before taking the scan &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &#8211; Save the scans to \u2018Gallery\u2019 for access via your device camera roll or save to your preferred listed cloud storage (e.g. OneDrive) &nbsp; &#8211;\u00a0Do not save as Word (OCR document) \u2013 this may result in an inaccurate image file. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2. Inserting images into a document If you are unsure how to insert images into a document, see the Microsoft Support site article: Insert pictures Take care when resizing images &#8211; Are they still legible when enlarged\/reduced? Tip: holding shift whilst resizing will constrain the proportions. If you are unsure how to resize an image in Word, see the Microsoft Support article: Change the size of a picture, shape, text box, or WordArt Ensure your images do not overlap text within the document or break up the spacing \u2013 Is the document text clearly visible and displaying in your intended reading order? Tip: try setting the text wrapping to \u2018Tight\u2019 to give more control over image positioning. If you are unsure how to set the text wrapping for an image, see the Microsoft Support article: Wrap Text around a picture in Word &nbsp; 3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Compressing file size for online submission to Turnitin When uploading to a Turnitin submission point, you may need to compress your file to enable upload. Turnitin max file size limit is 100mb. If compressing a file, chose 220ppi and avoid 96ppi compression (to prevent the images being poor quality when being displayed on screen. This will make if difficult for your tutors to mark.) You can export your Word file including images, as a .pdf document which will compress the file size, and allow you to upload to Gradescope exams too. 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This tool is freely available to all UoR students via the university web-page &#8216;Office 365&#8216;. 1.Capturing images If working on a laptop\/desktop\/tablet &#8211; the simplest method would be to take a photograph using your phone\/tablet camera app, then email the file to yourself. &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Take the image in a well-lit environment &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Check that the image is clear, and any handwriting is legible. &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Email to yourself or share to your preferred cloud storage e.g. O365 However, if you feel the photograph does not show a clear, readable image, we recommend using a scanning app \u2013 such as Microsoft Office Lens\u00a0Android\u00a0|\u00a0iOS, or\u00a0Apple\u00a0iOS Notes Scanner, to capture your images. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &#8211; Select document mode before taking the scan &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &#8211; Save the scans to \u2018Gallery\u2019 for access via your device camera roll or save to your preferred listed cloud storage (e.g. OneDrive) &nbsp; &#8211;\u00a0Do not save as Word (OCR document) \u2013 this may result in an inaccurate image file. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2. 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