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…

  • Batch Deleting Images from the Library

      Advisers can delete multiple images at once from any section of the library using the batch delete feature. Navigate to the Library. Apply filters to narrow the library down to only the images you want to delete. Click Import/Export > Select Batch Delete. Verify the number of images to be deleted is correct >…

  • Favoriting Images in the Library

      Favorites help you and your staff flag the best shots and filter down to them quickly. Here’s how they work: Solid red heart: An image you have personally marked as a favorite. Outlined heart: An image another staff member has favorited. Mark a favorite: Hover over any thumbnail — the heart icon appears. Click…

  • 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…

  • Importing Images from Another Year’s Book

    ← All Video Tutorials eDesign lets you access photos from previous yearbooks and supplements. This is useful when you want to feature returning students or create continuity across multiple years. Importing Images Go to the Import/Export menu and select Import from Another Year. Choose the yearbook or supplement you want to pull images from. The…

  • 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…