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Overview

This page will go over some ways that you may need to submit assignments in this course.

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Submitting Assignments

When submitting assignments in this course, you will have the option to type in a text box, submit a link, or upload a file. Sometimes you will need to take a screenshot of your work and upload it within a word document. Below are instructions on how to do that.

Capture a Screenshot

Using Windows OS

The Alt + Print Screen keys on your keyboard will create a screen capture of what is displayed on your computer screen. The print screen button is usually located to the right of your standard keyboard above the delete and home keys. If you are using a laptop or a keyboard that does not have the ten key pad, your print screen option may be available via one of the function key combinations (for example: Ctrl-F8).

Using Mac OS X

Command+Shift+3 will take a screenshot of the screen and save it as a file to your desktop. And, Command+Shift+4 bring up a crosshair cursor that will allow you to take a screenshot of a selected area and save it as a file to your desktop.

Use Command+Shift+3 or Command+Shift+4
Open your word processing program (Microsoft Word or compatible is preferred).
Go to the Edit menu and choose Paste in order to paste the screen capture into your document file. Alternatively, you may choose to insert the image from your desktop.
Save the document file with your name and the assignment number in the title.
For more information on capturing a screenshot with Mac OS, please visit: WikiHow: How to Take a Screenshot on a Mac (Links to an external site.).

Why insert it into a Word file?

The reason I am asking you to insert your screen capture in a Word document is so that your assignment displays in the SpeedGrader. You may also add comments or annotations to your screen capture this way. Canvas uses a document preview tool called DocViewer to create auto previews of submitted assignment files. For those if you using Macs, please save your files as Word compatible documents or PDFs.

Other Screen Capture Options

Click on the name links to learn more about TechSmith Capture (Links to an external site.), Awesome Screenshot (Links to an external site.), or the Microsoft Snipping Tool (Links to an external site.). And please feel free to use your favorite method and share it with us.

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