In this article
When it comes to the participant To-Do area, Collage activities behave just like the other types of Forsta Plus Digital Diaries activities.
1: Accessing Collage Activities
Collage activities appear in the participant's To-Do list in order of launch time. Clicking a collage activity opens it.
1.1: Overview
The Collage Editor is where you will create your collage.
1. Instructions: The welcome message and general instructions participants see when they log into this activity.
2. ADD IMAGES: Click to view the images available for your collage. See 2. ADD IMAGES: Click to view the images available for your collage. See 2.1: Adding Images..
3. ADD TEXT: Click to add text to your collage. See 3. ADD TEXT: Click to add text to your collage. See 2.2: Adding Text..
4. Undo: Undo the last action.
5. Redo: Redo the last action that was undone.
6. SUBMIT COLLAGE: Submit the collage. Once you have submitted the collage, you cannot change it.
7. X: Close the collage. All changes will be saved and you can return to it later to continue editing.
8. Zoom: At the bottom of the page, zoom into or out of the collage. Use the "refresh" icon to reset the collage size.
2: Completing Activities
2.1: Adding Images
The Add images tab allows you to add images to the collage.
1. Click an image in the left panel to add it to the collage.
Click and drag the image to move it to a different position on the collage.
2. If permitted, search stock images to add to the collage. A pop-up modal will display to allow you to search, select, and add selected images.
3. If permitted, you can upload images to use in the collage. Images must be less than 5MB each. You can only upload up to 30 images. Drag images into the provided space, or click BROWSE. Once you have chosen your images, select START UPLOAD. You must stay on this page until your images are uploaded.
4. Images with a pin were added by your moderator. You cannot remove those images.
5. Images you add have a trashcan icon when hovering. Click the trash can to remove the image.
6. Click an image in the collage and use the sqaure image handles to resize the image.
7. Use the circular rotation handle to rotate the image.
8. Right click the image to open the image options menu. Use the menu to bring the image up or down relative to other images/texts in the collage or delete the image from the collage.
2.2: Adding Text
The Add text tab allows you to add images to the collage.
1. Click ADD TEXT to add a text box to the collage.
2. Type to add words. There is a maximum of 150 characters per text box.
If you click out of the text box, you can double-click the text box add more words.
Click and drag the text box to move it to a different position on the collage.
3. Use the square image handles to resize the text box.
5. Use the circular rotation handle to rotate the text box.
5. Right click the text box to open the text box options menu. Use the menu to edit or delete the text from the collage.
3: Submitting Activities
Click SUBMIT COLLAGE in the upper-right corner to submit your collage.
Once you submit your Collage activity, you are returned to the To-Do area. There will now be a tile representing your entry and the activity will be gone from their To-Do list. Collages cannot be edited once submitted.