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Course images

Summary

The Course Image is a customisable site banner image.

Relevant VLE site design principles

  • 2.3 Essential: Design and images adhere to the UoY brand.

The Course Image is a site banner image. It appears in two locations:

  • Course List: appears in the tile view of the module site
  • Within the site: a banner across the main 'Content' view of the site.

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You can change the Course Image supplied with your site template to a decorative image related to your module.

Add or update the course image

Tip

Course banners must be decorative only, and also resize to fit screen size. Because of this, avoid including text in your Course Image.

To add or update the Course Image:

  1. In the Details & Actions menu, click Course Image, or if you already have a Course Image you can click the edit/pencil icon on the banner.
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  2. On the Display Settings panel, click the image icon.
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  3. On the Insert image panel, there are two ways to add an image:
    • Upload from Device: drag and drop an image file or click Upload file and select an image (must be at least 1200x2400 pixels).
    • Under Image Source, select Stock images from Unsplash and choose an image.
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  4. Preview the image and click Next.
  5. Position and zoom the image as required. Consider how the image will be resized to fit screen sizes; the central portion of the grid will always be shown. Click Save.
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  6. Check that the Course Image toggle is set to On.
  7. By default, the banner image is marked as decorative; leave this ticked.
    Alternative text section, with decorative label box ticked. Note: This image provides no additional value and is only decorative. It will be hidden for people using assistive technologies.
  8. Click Save.

Remove the course image

Tip

An image will always be shown in the thumbnail view in the Courses list. If there is no Course Image in your site, a default image will be used.

To hide the course image in the site but keep it in the Courses list thumbnail:

  1. In the Details & Actions menu, click Course Image, or click the edit/pencil icon on the banner.
  2. Set the Course Banner toggle to Off.

Course Banner panel. The course banner is displayed at the top of the course page using the Course Image. You can turn the banner on or off using the control below.

To completely delete the course image and use a default image in the Courses list thumbnail:

  1. In the Details & Actions menu, click Course Image, or click the edit/pencil icon on the banner.
  2. Click the bin icon and Delete when prompted.

Warning message: Are you sure you want to delete this image? By deleting this image the course banner will not be displayed and a default image will be used for the course thumbnail.

Sourcing images

Warning

You must not use copyrighted material for site images.

Images should be high quality: use the University’s photo library or Unsplash.com to source copyright-free images.

Download images at a resolution that meets the minimum requirements for Ultra. The Web Image gallery size on the University's photo library meets these requirements.

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