TIPS:

• Remember to be specific! Finding what you want takes time.

• Look for clear/clean images. 

• File types...    .jpg    or    .gif    or    .png    work best!

• Remember that they MUST be relevant to your app!

• Find at least ONE different image per screen (minimum 3 screens but try to find 10!)

• Note: The Home Screen will probably have more images!

JPEG is the most common format used by digital cameras and images living on the World Wide Web. This file format is based on lossy compression, meaning that it keeps information that is visible to the viewer and gets rid of data that the human eye can’t perceive. The popularity of the JPEG file stems from the fact that it is lightweight, while still being good enough quality for digital use. Due to its size, it will not only load faster, but it can be uploaded to any platform regardless of size limitations. This format can also be viewed on any device without the need to download a special image viewer. However, it’s important to be aware that every time you save a file as a JPEG, hence compressing it over and over again, it causes the image to lose quality and possibly become pixelated or grainy.

You’ve probably heard of this file type based on its most popular feature that’s taken the Internet by storm: animation! The GIF file is a form of bitmap images, meaning the graphic is composed of many tiny parts called pixels, just like the JPEG and PNG file formats. This file type is based on LZW (Lempel-Ziv-Welch), a special form of the lossless data compression algorithm. A GIF is most suitable for storing graphics with a few colors, such as simple diagrams, shapes, and logos, rather than gradients. For example, your business’ icons that contain three colors or less look great in this file format – plus, the small file size will be suitable to use anywhere. However, a beautiful sunset picture would not only be too heavy of a file size but also will look distorted because of the color limitations. One benefit of this file type is that it supports a transparent background, like a PNG file.

PNG is a high-quality file format used for images. This file type is based on the lossless compression, which means that it supports high-quality images for online use while retaining the original image colors and sharpness. Unlike JPEG files, PNGs also support images with transparent backgrounds. So, if you want to have an image without a background, like a logo or product, you can save it as a PNG file and use it with different backgrounds. However, this file is not as lightweight as a JPEG. Therefore, it’s not recommended to upload hundreds of large PNG’s to your website or portfolio as it will take up a lot of storage and ultimately increase the loading time of your site. And nobody has time for that.

Click ONCE on the image you want!

Now RIGHT click on the image on the right (it should be larger)!

Select SAVE IMAGE AS!

Sometimes the file name is complicated!

You CAN change the file name...name it what it is but remember you can only use a file name one time as all files must have DIFFERENT names or it will over write the file!

Make sure the file type is JPG, GIF or PNG!!! (see "Save as type")

CLICK SAVE!

Using that same Magnifying Glass Search tool...Type "Snipping"

The SNIPPING TOOL should show up!