Clipping of Image in Class Card

[RayDon]

At my wits end!   Am an instructor and after using various resizing websites, powerpoint, and lastly photoshop, despite using dimensions of 262 W x 146 H pixels for jpg, the result is always the same:  a clipping of the image.  Is there some toggle or box I failed to check somewhere in Canvas?

[gnoack]

There aren not any other toggle or boxes to check. The only issue I can think of is perhaps you have the dimensions flipped. A very long shot might bethat your Canvas admin has set a CSS style that is interfering with the image. 

I use Canva.com and create an image with those exact dimensions from the start, no resizing or what not. If you are a k-12 educator you can use Canva.com for free.  If not, you can still create one but just with their limited images. 

[RayDon]

gnoack, thank you for kindly replying and the link. I didn't see your message until now after I posted a work-around. I don't know why photoshop didn't work for me originally but now the option I came up with doesn't need photoshop (if using a mac) 

[RayDon · Accepted solution]

FOR MAC USERS: I found a successful way.  The tools I used successfully were, screen shot and MS Word. First, make the correct size 262 W x 146 H pixels by using screen shot in mac.

1  When you size a shot of your screen there's a small window at the corner of the shot giving you the size. So move the screen shot frame so the measurement is 262 W x 146 H pixels. Take a shot of your screen so as to make 262 W x 146 H size automatic after that.   2  Insert your previously existing thumbnail image into a Word page and use the zoom glider at the bottom of the window to enlarge or decrease the image according to your screen shot frame size.  Take a screen shot for a new image.    3  Adjust size if needed by putting the image into Word, then right click image for pop-up menu, then clicking "size and position." A window "Advanced Layout" appears in which you can change the image size by unlocking Scale and then within the Scale section, adjust size percentage (100%) for height and width accordingly. So for example I guessed my image had too much height by 40% and so set height to 60% while keeping width 100% (already determined image had W of 262px, required by Canvas). 

I'm afraid my instructions are not exactly step-by-step but close recollection of the tools I used. Good luck.