Creating a News ArticleThumbnail

tableofcontents ElementaryvsSecondarySiteThumbnails CreatingNewsArticleThumbnails
InPowerPoint InCanva

DifferencesinThumbnails

Elementary schools:
Size: 800x450pixels (16x9 inches)
Stack vertically on page, to the right of the article title Rectangle shape with pointed corners

Secondary schools:
Size: 600x400pixels (12x8 inches) Lay out horizontally on page, above article title
Rectangle shape with rounded corners

Creatinga Thumbnail

CreatingYourThumbnail Tworecommendedwaystocreateathumbnail:

PowerPoint	Canva

PowerpointThumbnailCreation Usethetemplatewecreatedintheappropriateaspectratio.

ClickheretodownloadtheElementaryTemplate. ClickheretodownloadtheSecondaryTemplate.
ChangeyourownPowerPointratio:

ClickDesign	SlideSize	CustomSlideSize Matchthesettingstotheright:      Elementary	Secondary ClickOkay
Click"EnsureFit"

CanvaThumbnailCreation UsethetemplatescreatedbySarahBurress,Clovis

EastHighActivitiesDirector. ClickheretoaccesstheElementarytemplate. ClickheretoaccesstheSecondarytemplate.
Afterclickingonthelink,click"Use Template" Youwillbetakentothedesigntemplatein thecorrectdimensions. Designyourthumbnail!

Usethetabs ontheleft-handsideto explore different design components

Nocrown= FREEtouse

Crown=Paid	Templates	Elements	Uploads	Text

CanvaPro

feature

Findalayout/design

youlike

Insertshapesand

graphics

Addschoollogosand

yourownphotos

Findfontsand

customizetext

SavingYourThumbnail Savingyourthumbnail:

Click"Download"inthetoprightcorner ChoosetheJPEGfiletype Choosethepagesyouwanttosave Click"Download".Yourfilewillappear inthebottomleft. ClickthearrownexttotheFile,then click"Open". SavetheFilewhereyou'dlike.

UploadingyourThumbnail

FollowtheinstructionsintheNewsArticleTutorial foruploadingthumbnailimages.

KendraBurt DigitalMediaSpecialist

KendraBurt@cusd.com x79030