Inserting, Resizing and Moving Images within an Ultra Document

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Inserting an Image

Resizing an Image

Moving an Image

Inserting an Image

1. Access your Ultra document and then click "Edit content".

Red arrow pointing to an edit content button in a Blackboard document page.

2. Hover over the dotted lines and then select the plus sign.

Red arrow pointing to a dotted line in a Blackboard document.

Red arrow pointing to a plus sign in a Blackboard document. Plus sign is for adding new content to the page.

3. Click "Image".

Red arrow pointing to the image icon.

4. Click the down arrow.

Red arrow pointing to a dropdown menu option to add an image to your file. Below is an option to drag the files into the box or to click on a button that says upload file inside.

5. Select on of the below options:

Upload from Device 

Stock images from Upsplash (royalty-free images)

Generate images (AI to generate a new image)

Box that shows the image source. There is a drop down menu with the options to upload from device being chosen. This is highlighted in black.

6. Enter in your search text and then click "Search" or "Generate".

Insert image box with a red arrow pointing to a search term that says The Space Shuttle Program. There is another red arrow to the right pointing to a search button.   Insert image box with a red arrow pointing to a search term that says The Space Shuttle Program. There is another red arrow to the right pointing to a button that says generate. This is for generating an image using Blackboard's AI feature.

7. Select the image and then click "Next". (Note: If you don't like these images, you can click the right arrow to move through the list of images.)

9 images on a page with a red arrow with a number 1 next to it pointing to one of those images. There is another red arrow with a number 2 next to it pointing to the next button.

8. (Optional) You can use the slider to crop out part of the image. When you are done click the "next" button.

Imiage of a space shuttle with a red arrow pointing to a purple circle on a straight line, which is the option to resize the image.  .

 

9. Make any changes you see fit to the "Edit File Options" and then click "Save".

Edit file options page. Under File Options there is a green dot next to an option that says view only. Below this is a red arrow pointing to a button that says save.

Resizing an Image

10. Hover over the image and place your pointer over the right resize bar and drag it over to the left under you reach the desired size.

Image of a space shuttle with a arrow pointing to a purple resize line to the right of the image.

Space shuttle image being resized with a arrow depicting the purple line being dragged left to make the image smaller.

Moving an image

1. Let's say you have a second image and you want to place it to the right of the first image. Hover over the image and then place your pointer on the 6 dots.

Two images in a box with a red arrow pointng to 6 dots in a purple box.

2. Drag the image to the right of the first image.

Picture of a space shuttle being move up to the right of another image of a space shuttle on a Blackboard document page.

 

3. Once the image is in the correct position, let go of your mouse and the image has been moved to the new location.

Two images of space shuttles next to each other.

4. Select "Save" to save your changes to your Ultra document.

A red arrow pointing to a save button at the bottom next to a cancel button.

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