The following are guidelines for submitting documents to be added the Patterns pages for use by other CP Teachers.  

17:13:01General Guidelines for Submitting Projects and Articles to

The Creative Possibilities Website

 

Please note that these instructions are currently mostly an aid for PC users.

 

  1. All submissions need to be done digitally.
  2. Use a ‘Word’ compatible package i.e. has a ‘.doc’ extension.
    1. Use a single common plain font such as Times New Roman. Use same font size throughout, including the title and headers.
    2. Leave out all special layout features such as indentations, bold, italics or underlining, unless completely necessary for the meaning of the text.
    3. Save with a file name that has no spaces in it and with no special characters e.g. :/?
  3. Pictures need to be JPG format and not inserted into the text.
  4. Templates also need to be JPG format and not inserted into the text.
  5. Contributions can be sent via email or disc to the co-ordinating website person who will pass it to the editor.
    1. If using email any instructions concerning the contents should be put in the main text of the email and the actually contribution as separate attachments, one for the writing, one for the project picture and one for the template.
    2. If sending via disc, in the post, then a separate file called ‘notes’ can be put on it with any instructions and contact phone number etc.
  6. The editor will acknowledge receipt either via email or by text/phone

 

Notes on How to Achieve the Guidelines

Writing Text

Use a word processing package such as WORD or a package that uses filenames with extensions that are WORD compatible, for instance creates filenames with the extension of ‘.doc’.

Start by selecting from the options on the stop toolbar:

FILE <enter>

NEW <enter>

 

Type in your words using the above guidelines.

 

Save by selecting the option from the top toolbar:

FILE <enter>

SAVE AS <enter>

SAVE IN <folder name> (If you need to create a new folder choose the icon to the right showing a folder with a ‘star’ on it, and type in a name of you choice).

Filename <use meaningful filename with no spaces or special character>

Document TYPE <WORD DOCUMENT *.doc> (N.B. Those people with VISTA as their operating systems will not see the ‘.doc’)

 

You will now have created, written and saved the text for your project, now for the harder bit, getting your pictures and templates ready. Try and remember where you have saved it, as this will make life a lot easier, later on.

 

Pictures of Your Project

Digital Camera

If you have a digital camera, read the instructions on how to take a picture of your project. When using a digital camera work out how to change the quality of the picture taken. Your first reaction may be to take the best resolution (quality) that you can, however, although that will be great for printing larger pictures on your printer, when you are doing this to put on the web, you need to use a normal resolution or even lower resolution, sometimes called ‘web resolution’. This keeps the file size down and helps to have a smaller picture on the website without losing too much clarity.

 

You will then need to download the pictures onto your PC for inclusion onto either a disc or an email. Down loading usually happens by one of two possible ways, either by plugging the actual camera via a supplied lead straight into your USB port on your PC. For this to work, you will have to previously installed the ‘driver’ which will have been supplied with your camera. Another way to download your pictures is by taking out the memory card and inserting into a card reader which you can get from places such as PC World. They fix into your USB port. Some printer/scanners have card readers in them. You have to have a card reader to sort your type of memory card. When using these readers, as soon as the card is inserted, Windows or Vista usually run a ‘wizard’ automatically which prompt you pictorially and guide you through the download onto your PC.

 

Film Camera

Should you be using a film camera, take and picture of your project, get it developed and then scan it on a scanner bed using instructions below.

 

Template and Colour Worksheets            

After you have drawn and painted the colour worksheets and templates. You will need to scan them into a file for inclusion onto the disc or email. Lay the paper, face down, on the glass bed and ensure the lid to the scanner is firmly closed. By turning the scanner on, a ‘wizard’ will automatically run on the PC and guide you through, if the scanner was already on, then the ‘wizard’ can be invoked by clicking on the scanner icon which should be on your desktop screen.

 

You will be asked to tick various option i.e. black and white or colour etc. Most wizards will give you an option to preview your scanned image. This is a good option as you can then adjust the area to be scanned in final copy. This can be done either by adjusting the dotted line around you image to fit your desired are (this can help cut off any unwanted edges) or by using an icon to allow you to select the area. If you are not sure which icon to use, you can just run your mouse cursor slowly over all of given icons and it will display the assigned action. You will need to do a copy of the finished project, one for the line pattern template and one for any colour worksheets. Remember to save the files with a JPEG extension (.JPEG).

 

Kindly written and donated by Sheila Casey.