1. INTRO to PIXLR.com

2. GO TO GOOGLE CLASSROOM AND OPEN LINK TO PIXLR

3. Click on the Blue Button that says “Launch Web App”
OPENING PIXLR WEB APP
Click on the Blue Button that says “Launch Web App”
(see photo)

4. CREATE NEW IMAGE

8. “OPEN IMAGE FROM COMPUTER”
OPEN AN IMAGE
CLICK
“OPEN IMAGE FROM COMPUTER”

9. LIBRARIES - PICTURES
Choose “Libraries” and then select “Pictures” underneath it or in the main area
Double Click on the “Sample Pictures” folder

10. LIBRARIES - PICTURES
Choose 1 of the pictures and click open (or just double click on the picture).

11. SELECT THE TEXT TOOL
From the tools palette on the left hand side, select the “A” text tool

12. ADD TEXT Click on any area of the photo
Type your first and last name in the text box that pops up
Change the Font, Size, and Color (box)

13. MOVE TEXT
Use the “Move Tool” to change where your text is on the picture
Then click the white button (circled below) to change the “Opacity” & “Mode”

14. SAVING When finished with moving and editing your text, click on File
Then click “Save”
When finished with moving and editing your text, click on File

15. NAME THE FILE When you click “Save” a box will pop up
Under “Name:” change it to your first and last name, class period, and type Pixlr Text after that
Then click the
blue “OK” button

16. ***If your P Drive isn’t there, just save to the desktop***
SAVE THE FILE
When the “Save As” box pops up, pull the scroll bar down until you see your P Drive
***If your P Drive isn’t there, just save to the desktop***

17. To get a grade, your photo MUST be saved to your Google Drive!
SAVE IT TO GOOGLE DRIVE!
To get a grade, your photo MUST be saved to your Google Drive!

18. SAVING TO GOOGLE DRIVE
Click the empty tab at the top of your screen to open a new tab
Type “drive.google.com” in the address bar

19. SAVING TO GOOGLE DRIVE
You should see a gray button or file folder that says “Classroom”, and click it then click it again when it says our class name (“Graphics…”)
CLICK THAT BUTTON! I don’t have a screenshot of it because my Google Drive is different than yours.
After you open that, you should be able to click the “NEW” button in blue

20. SAVING TO GOOGLE DRIVE
Then click “File Upload” from the menu options and choose the file we just saved!

21. TURNING IN THE ASSIGNMENT
Go to our Google Classroom STREAM and click “Pixlr Text Assignment”

22. TURNING IN THE ASSIGNMENT
Click on the button that says “ADD” and choose Google Drive
Choose the file you just saved and add it
Then click TURN IN

23. OPEN PIXLR.COM

24. CREATE NEW IMAGE

25. Name it your first and last name
SPECIFICATIONS
Name it your first and last name
Make it 800 width and 800 height
Check Box for Transparent
Click OK button

26. Filling a layer with 1 color
Select the Paint Bucket (“Fill” tool)
Click on the color box at the bottom of tools palette

27. Filling a layer with 1 color
When this box pops up, move the two circles around to pick a color and shade.
Click OK button when done

28. Filling a layer with 1 color
Put the paint bucket ANYWHERE in your checkerboard (transparent) canvas.
Click to fill with the paint color you chose.

29. ADDING A NEW BLANK LAYER
In the “Layers” palette (on the right), click the icon that looks like a sheet of paper w/folded corner to add a new blank layer.
It will appear above Layer 0 as Layer 1.

30. FILLING A LAYER WITH A GRADIENT
1. Click the Gradient tool (looks like a blue rainbow box) in the Tools palette
2. Then click the Gradient box at the top of the screen

31. FILLING A LAYER WITH A GRADIENT
Now, you have 3 choices to make:
Choose a gradient box
Choose either “Linear” OR Radial
Then choose between “Pad”, “Reflect”, or “Repeat”

32. FILLING A LAYER WITH A GRADIENT
Put your mouse over your canvas until the “Cross Hairs” are where you want the center of your Gradient to start
Drag the mouse and you will see a line. Let go to see the effects of your gradient.
NOTE: If you don’t like how the gradient looks, hit “Ctrl Z” to undo the effect OR make a new blank layer and repeat the steps.

33. ADD TEXT
Use the “Text Tool” to add your first and last name in whatever color and style that you want. ONLY REQUIREMENT: I must be able to read it easily.
***If you don’t know how to add text, then scroll thru the previous slides (11-13) for those instructions.***

34. SAVE & TURN IN
Save this file (Filename must have your name, class period, Pixlr Text 2) to your P-Drive and then Save it to your Google Drive. THAT MEANS YOU’RE SAVING IT TWICE 
Then, turn it in to our Google Classroom Stream to the assignment called “Pixlr Text Assignment #2”
***If you don’t know how to SAVE or TURN IN, then scroll thru the previous slides (17-22) for those instructions.***