Click Browse, locate your image and open.

Pixlr is free, can be used online or a Firefox/Chrome add-on can be installed for quick editing.įor detailed information visit the Pixlr website Reduce physical dimensions of an image using Pixlr online Often personal images are taken and uploaded to the LMS without a thought of editing and/or downsizing these images can be very large in dimension and file size! If having large, high resolution images is not important for your students then you should consider reducing files.įree software is available that will enable you to take large, high resolution images and convert them to smaller, low resolution versions, ensuring files are accessible and that your students will be able to download the material much more quickly. Use a low resolution and/or smaller version of the image Not only will this reduce unnecessary duplication of files, but also if the online version is updated, you will get access to it.

Compress images within Word or PowerPoint documentsĪnd finally, ask yourself “Is a legitimate version of this file already available on the Internet”? If the answer is yes, you may want to link to it.

Use low resolution versions of your images where possible.

There are a few simple things you can do to help keep file sizes down:

With the range and volume of material available online it is easy to get blasé about uploading documents and not checking to ensure that they are as lean and accessible as they can possibly be for students to download.

Ppt file size reducer