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Insert and edit images

Add images to your project to illustrate your point or discuss the image itself by annotating and highlighting on it.

  • You can add an existing image 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. Annotations stick to the underlying images by default.

Add existing images

  1. Select  Add Media from the toolbar.
  2. From the menu, select  File (or you can select Existing Image/Video if you want to quickly pick an image from your device).
  3. Find the location of the image you want to add to your canvas.
  4. Select an image (or images) and select Import.
  5. If you selected a single image you will be able to edit it with an Image Editor.
  6. Select Done when you're ready.

Tip You can also add existing images to your canvas using the Drag and Drop feature.

  1. Select  Add Media from the toolbar.
  2. From the menu, select  File (or you can select Existing Image/Video if you want to quickly pick an image from your device).
  3. Find the location of the image you want to add to your canvas.
  4. Select an image (or images) and select Import.
  5. If you selected a single image you will be able to edit it with an Image Editor.
  6. Select Done when you're ready.

Tip You can also add existing images to your canvas using the Drag and Drop feature.

  1. Select  Add Media from the toolbar.
  2. From the menu, select  File (or you can select Existing Image/Video if you want to quickly pick an image from your device).
  3. Find the location of the image you want to add to your canvas.
  4. Select an image (or images) and select Open.
  5. If you selected a single image you will be able to edit it with an Image Editor.
  6. 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

  1. Select  Add Media from the toolbar.
  2. From the Insert New menu select  Picture.
  3. The camera will open so you can take a picture.
  4. Select Use Photo if you like it or Retake to take another shot. 
  5. Edit the image with the Image Editor if you'd like.
  6. Select Done when you're ready. 
  1. Select  Add Media from the toolbar.
  2. From the Insert New menu select  Picture.
  3. The camera will open so you can take a picture.
  4. Select Use Photo if you like it or Retake to take another shot. 
  5. Edit the image with the Image Editor if you'd like.
  6. Select Done when you're ready. 
  1. Select  Add Media from the toolbar.
  2. From the Insert New menu select  Picture.
  3. The camera will open so you can take a picture.
  4. Select Use Photo if you like it or Retake to take another shot. 
  5. Edit the image with the Image Editor if you'd like.
  6. Select Done when you're ready. 

Edit an image or a photo

You can edit images before adding them to the project. The Image Editor opens when you add a single image or a newly taken photo. You can move, scale, and rotate the image just as you would with the  Hand Tool. You can rotate it precisely by 90 degrees with Rotate. No matter how many changes you make you can undo them one by one with Undo.

NoteOnce 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

  1. In the Image Editor select either Lasso or Rectangular Selection.
  2. Select the area of the image that you'd like to remain.
  3. Move the dots to adjust it in the Rectangular Selection mode.
  4. Select Apply to finish cropping.
  5. Select Done to finish adding the image to your canvas.
  1. In the Image Editor select either Lasso or Rectangular Selection.
  2. Select the area of the image that you'd like to remain.
  3. Move the dots to adjust it in the Rectangular Selection mode.
  4. Select Apply to finish cropping.
  5. Select Done to finish adding the image to your canvas.
  1. In the Image Editor select either Lasso or Rectangular Selection.
  2. Select the area of the image that you'd like to remain.
  3. Move the dots to adjust it in the Rectangular Selection mode.
  4. Select Apply to finish cropping.
  5. Select Done to finish adding the image 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.

  1. In the Image Editor select Instant Alpha.
  2. Drag across a color to adjust the color sensitivity.
  3. Select Apply when you're happy with the result.

This feature is not yet available on Android devices. 

This feature is not yet available in the Web Editor version.