Educa uses a blank canvas story editor where images can be any size, and in any position. There are many ways to get creative with your story layout and design; background colours, a wide variety of fonts, and emojis. And our drag or click to move feature makes it easy to try new layouts.
This video explains the main options.
Moving Images
Click to move your photos into position around your text. Photos in a row or column will auto-resize to match and text will automatically wrap around your images.
Images in a Row. To create a new size for an image row, move an image to a new row, then add an image to the left or right. You can add as many as you'd like to a row.
Images in a Column. If you insert an image above or below an image on one side of your page, that image will auto-resize to match that image size.
To move images, simply hover over the image to see the orange Click or Drag button.
Once clicked, you'll see a number of blue lines around your story, showing you where the photo can be positioned. As you hover over target places to put your image, the lines or boxes will turn orange.
Click on the orange line where you want to place your image and the formatting will adjust itself automatically.
Changing Image Size and Edit Image Options
Images are auto-resized to fit within the default layout when uploaded (at 50%), but manual adjustments can help achieve the desired look.
Once you have the image where you want it, simply choose one of the pre-set image sizes (33% - 50% -100%) or click the edit image icon in the toolbar if you want to to access advanced resizing options. More on the editing options here.
Story Titles - Great for Printing
Educa has added dozens of new fonts that could be used for story titles - in any colour you like. This is particularly helpful if you are printing stories. You can add a fancy title to your story, then in print use the "No Header" option to make that title the story title in the printed version.
Writing Great Learning Stories
Here is a two-page cheat sheet to keep nearby for inspiration. Ideas for your stories, ideas for framework links, tips on writing stories, and 100 positive adjectives.