00:07: How do I create an icon using the rich content editor icon maker as an instructor?

00:12: Open the rich content editor when creating or editing an announcement assignment

00:16: discussion page, quiz or syllabus

00:21: To add an icon from the toolbar, click the icon maker icon.

00:25: To create a new icon, click the create icon maker icon link.

00:30: To open a save icon. Click the save icon maker icons link.

00:36: In the name field. 1 enter a name for your icon.

00:40: To add descriptive text to your icon.

00:42: Enter the name in the alt text field.

00:45: To disable alt text for your icon.

00:47: Check the decorative icon checkbox.

00:51: In the icon shape drop-down menu, you can select the shape type.

00:54: You would like the icon to be You can select between square circle,

00:59: triangle Diamond, pentagon, hexagon octagon

01:03: and star shapes. If you would like to modify the size

01:07: of your icon, use the icon size, drop-down, menu.

01:11: To change the color of your icon. Click the icon color.

01:14: Drop down menu. To add an outline to the icon, click

01:18: the icon, outline, drop down menu.

01:21: If you would like to modify the size of your outline, use the icon outline size,

01:26: drop-down menu.

01:28: Type the text you would like to include on the icon in the text field.

01:32: If you would like to modify the size of your text, use the text size drop-down

01:36: menu. To change the color of your text, click the text

01:40: color drop-down menu.

01:42: To change the color of your text background color.

01:45: Click the text background color, drop-down menu.

01:49: If you would like to modify the position of your text, use the text position

01:53: drop-down menu,

01:55: To add an image to your icon, click the add image drop-down menu.

01:59: You can upload your own image, add an instructor, predefined, single color

02:03: image, add an instructor, predefined multicolored image, or

02:08: add an image from your course files.

02:11: You can select from instructure, predefined single color, or multicolored images.

02:17: To add a custom image to your icon drag and drop or browse for the file

02:21: on your computer and then click the submit button.

02:25: You can crop the image to fit. To change the shape.

02:28: Click the shape drop down menu.

02:31: To change the orientation, enter a number in the rotation field, or use

02:35: the rotation buttons.

02:38: To change the size, enter a number in the percent field or use the magnifying

02:42: glass buttons.

02:44: To reset the uploaded image, click the reset button to save

02:48: your icon, click the save button,

02:52: To upload a course, image. Click the preview of the previously uploaded file.

02:58: To apply and save your icon to the rich content editor, click the apply

03:02: button.

03:04: If you navigate away from the Icon maker before applying your icon, canvas

03:08: generates a message warning that you have unsaved icon on the page,

03:13: This guide covered how to create an icon using the rich content editor icon

03:17: maker as an instructor.