This document provides instructions for turning a portrait photo into text using online image manipulation tools. It is a 3 step process: 1) Manipulating the photo into high-contrast black and white using Microsoft Office tools. 2) Uploading the manipulated photo to Tagxedo.com and using text from a worksheet to transform the photo into text. 3) Assembling the text image and student name into a Publisher document to create a finished draft for sharing.

1. Turning Your Portrait into Text
Full LP at http://tinyurl.com/aaatextportrait
Big Step 1: Manipulating Your Photo into a Black and White Contrast Portrait
**Sometimes, I do this step for students. It depends on the ability and efficacy of the group. **
1. Go to “My Computer”
2. Click open the folder “Handouts”
3. Find your picture
4. Right click on your picture
5. Roll down to “open with”
6. Select “Microsoft Office 2010”
7. At the top bar go to “picture”
8. Scroll to “Color”
9. In the box that appears on the right, turn the saturation down to -100%
10. You should have a black and white photo
11. At the top bar go to “picture”
12. Scroll to “Brightness/Contrast”
13. In the box that appears on the right, play to make your picture have contrast (less gray)
14. Go to “File”
15. Go to “Save As”
16. Save ON YOUR DRIVE as something you will remember
Big Step 2: Manipulating Your Contrast Portrait into Text
1. Go to www.tagxedo.com
2. Click on “Create”
3. Click on triangle next to “Shape”
4. Click on “Add Image”
5. Go to your drive, find the picture you just save from big step 1
6. Click “open”
7. Play with “Threshold” and “Blur” until you like the image
8. Click “Accept”
9. Click on “Load”
10. In the “Enter Text” field: type in all 55 word from your “55 Words About Me and My World Worksheet”
11. Click on “Submit”
12. Wait –it takes a second for your words to upload
13. Click on the “X” to get rid of the “Words” pop up
14. Under the “Respins” area: click around and play and customize your image until you are satisfied
15. Click on “Save”
16. Click on “4 MP JPG”
17. In the box that appears: choose your drive and make up a filename that you will remember
18. Click “Save”
Big Step 3: Assembling All Your Work into a Finished Draft
1. Open Microsoft Office Publisher
2. Choose “Blank 8.5” x 11”
3. Click on “Insert”
4. Scroll to “Picture”
5. Choose your picture from Big Step 2
6. Center your picture, and leave a small bit of space at the bottom (you will put your name here)
7. Click on “Insert”
8. Choose “Text Box”
9. Create a text box at the bottom of your page and type in your name
10. Save and upload to our Edmodo!