Category: Images & Media

Placing, cropping, swapping, and managing images in the library.

  • Using Advanced Filters in the Library

      Advanced Filters let you narrow down images in the Library using multiple criteria at once. Here’s how to use them: In the Library, you’ll see quick filters at the top for topics and unused images — these cover the most common daily filtering needs. For more control, click the Advanced Filter button to open…

  • Using Find My Image

      Find My Image locates any photo placed on a page within your image library. Select an image on the page. Go to Object menu > Find My Image, or right-click the image > Find My Image. The appropriate library section opens and isolates that image in the library panel. Click the Preview icon to…

  • Understanding the Image Resolution Warning

      Resolution warnings help you catch images that may not print at full quality. Here’s what the warning means and what to do: Digital images are made of pixels. As you scale an image larger, the pixels spread out — at some point, individual pixels become visible and print quality suffers. The warning appears as…

  • Layering Images

      You can layer images in eDesign to create effects where subjects appear to extend out of a photo or overlap other design elements. Here’s the technique: Place a image on the page and size it to fit as desired. Tip: temporarily reduce image opacity to help you size it in relation to other elements…

  • Swapping Images

      The Swap Images command moves images between frames — useful for rearranging photos without re-placing them. Here’s how: Select two or more image frames (click the first, then Shift+click others). Swap the images using any of these methods: Object menu > Swap Images Right-click > Swap Image Keyboard shortcut: Shift+S Works with a selection…

  • Cropping Images

      Cropping lets you reposition and resize an image within its frame. Enter crop mode by double-clicking the image, clicking the Crop button in the control panel, or right-clicking an image > Crop Image. In crop mode: Corner handles on the image itself let you resize the image inside the frame. The cyan border shows…

  • Placing and Removing Images

      Here’s how to place images into frames and remove them from Page Design: Place from the library panel: Open the Candids section and drag and drop any image onto a frame to place it. Place from the Preview panel: Click the expand icon on an image thumbnail to open the Preview panel. Drag and…