You can add images and photos to your Explain Everything projects to illustrate your point or discuss the image itself by annotating and highlighting on it.
Basics
- You can add an existing image right from your device, or take a picture and add it directly to the canvas.
- Move, rotate, and scale added images with the Hand Tool.
- With the Hand Tool active, select the image on the canvas twice to straighten it.
- You can annotate the image with the Draw Tool or the Highlighter. The annotations stick to the underlying images by default.
You can
- Add existing images to your canvas.
- Take a photo and add it to your canvas.
- Edit an image or a photo before adding it to your canvas.
Add existing images
- While in a project, select Add Media from the toolbar.
- From the menu, select File. You can also select Existing Image/Video if you'd like to quickly pick an image from your device.
- Find the location of the image you’d like to add to your canvas.
- Select an image (or images).
- Select Import.
- If you select a single image, you’ll be able to edit it with an Image Editor.
- Select Done when you're ready.
Tip: You can also add existing images to your canvas using the Drag and Drop feature.
Tip: Haven’t got images on your device at hand? Learn how to take a photo and add it to your canvas or add images from Unsplash to your canvas.
- While in a project, select Add Media from the toolbar.
- From the menu, select File. You can also select Existing Image/Video if you’d like to quickly pick an image from your device.
- Find the location of the image you’d like to add to your canvas.
- Select an image (or images).
- Select Import.
- If you select a single image, you’ll be able to edit it with an Image Editor.
- Select Done when you're ready.
Tip: You can also add existing images to your canvas using the Drag and Drop feature.
- While in a project, select Add Media from the toolbar.
- From the menu, select File. You can also select Existing Image/Video if you’d like to quickly pick an image from your device.
- Find the location of the image you’d like to add to your canvas.
- Select an image (or images).
- Select Open.
- If you select a single image, you’ll be able to edit it with an Image Editor.
- Select Done when you're ready.
Tip: You can also add existing images to your canvas using the Drag and Drop feature.
Take a photo and add it
- While in a project, select Add Media from the toolbar.
- From the Insert New menu at the top, select Picture.
- The camera will open so you can take a picture.
- Select Use Photo if you’re happy with the result or Retake to take another shot.
- Edit the image with the Image Editor if you like.
- Select Done when you're ready.
- While in a project, select Add Media from the toolbar.
- From the Insert New menu at the top, select Picture.
- The camera will open so you can take a picture.
- Select Use Photo if you’re happy with the result or Retake to take another shot.
- Edit the image with the Image Editor if you like.
- Select Done when you're ready.
- While in a project, select Add Media from the toolbar.
- From the Insert New menu at the top, select Picture.
- The camera will open so you can take a picture.
- Select Use Photo if you’re happy with the result or Retake to take another shot.
- Edit the image with the Image Editor if you like.
- Select Done when you're ready.
Edit an image or a photo
You can edit images and photos before adding them to your canvas with the Image Editor. The Image Editor opens every time you’d like to add a single image or a newly taken photo to your canvas.
You can
- Move, scale, and rotate an image or a photo just as you would with the Hand Tool. You can also rotate them precisely by 90 degrees with the Rotate button.
- Crop a selected area of an image or a photo.
- Remove areas of a certain color.
- Undo your changes one by one with the Undo button no matter how many of them you make.
Note: Once added to the project, the image can't be edited again with the Image Editor. However, you can use the Eraser or the Cutout Tool to achieve similar effects.
Crop a selected area
- In the Image Editor, select either Lasso or Rectangular Selection.
- Select the area of an image or a photo that you'd like to add to your canvas — in the Rectangular Selection mode, move the dots with your finger or stylus to adjust the area you’d like to remain; in the Lasso mode, mark the area you’d like to keep with your finger or stylus.
- When you’re happy with the result, select Apply.
- Select Done to add the cropped image or photo to your canvas.
- In the Image Editor, select either Lasso or Rectangular Selection.
- Select the area of an image or a photo that you'd like to add to your canvas — in the Rectangular Selection mode, move the dots with your finger, stylus or cursor to adjust the area you’d like to remain; in the Lasso mode, mark the area you’d like to keep with your finger, stylus or cursor.
- When you’re happy with the result, select Apply.
- Select Done to add the cropped image or photo to your canvas.
- In the Image Editor, select either Lasso or Rectangular Selection.
- Select the area of an image or a photo that you'd like to add to your canvas — in the Rectangular Selection mode, move the dots with your cursor to adjust the area you’d like to remain; in the Lasso mode, mark the area you’d like to keep with your cursor.
- When you’re happy with the result, select Apply.
- Select Done to add the cropped image or photo to your canvas.
Remove areas of a certain color
With the Instant Alpha option, you can select a color on the image and get rid of it, making it transparent. This way, you can quickly remove large portions of the image (like backgrounds) and add it to your canvas without them.
- In the Image Editor, select Instant Alpha.
- Drag across the selected area to adjust the color sensitivity.
- Select Apply when you're happy with the result.
This feature is not yet available in the Android version of Explain Everything.
This feature is not yet available in the web version of Explain Everything.