Working with SmartDoc Images
Adding a new Image
There are two ways to add images to your SmartDoc, the slash-command menu and by drag-and-drop.
Adding and image from the slash-command menu:
Type a
/character at the start of a new line or after a spaceType all or part of the word image or scroll to the item with your mouse (it's in the Advanced section)
Click Insert Image
This will open the Select Files to Upload dialog:
This dialog lets you choose image files from six (yes - 6 - really!) different locations:
Add Option #1 - My Device
Upload an image from your local device by either dragging one or more images into the Select Files... window, or clicking on the + icon to open your operating system's file selector.
Add Option #2 - Dropbox
To add images from Dropbox, you will first have to log in to your Dropbox account. The following screen is displayed initially:
Click Connect Dropbox and a new tab will open:
Log into your account and you will be able to navigate your Dropbox files and select one or more images to attach.
Add Option #3 - Google Drive
To add images from Google Drive, you will first have to log in to your Google account. You will see this screen:
Click Sign in with Google and a new tab will open. Log in with your Google account and you will be able to navigate your Google Drive files and select one or more images to attach.
Add Option #4 - Facebook
To add images from Facebook, you also have to log in to your account. You will see this login screen:
Click Connect Facebook and a new tab will open. Log in with your Facebook credentials in the new tab that opens. Once authenticated you will be able to navigate your Facebook photos and select one or more images to attach.
Add Option #5 - Instagram
To add images from Instagram, log in to your Dropbox account by clicking Connect Instagram on this screen:
When a new tab appears, log in with your Instagram account. From there you will be able to navigate your Instagram photos and select one or more images to attach.
Add Option #6 - Unsplash
To add free high resolution images from Unsplash, click the last icon to display a search interface:
Enter a search term do display images that match. Select one or more to attach them to your SmartDoc!
Resizing and Positioning Images
SmartDoc images can be resized after adding them to the page by grabbing and dragging their left of right edge, like this:
Notice the toolbar that pops up in that video - it also contains image position controls.
You can pick from the following alignment options:
Align Left - Aligns the image to the left of the SmartDoc and does not allow text to wrap around the image
Align Center (default) - Aligns the image to the center of the SmartDoc and does not allow text to wrap around the image
Align Right - Aligns the image to the right of the SmartDoc and does not allow text to wrap around the image
Wrap Left - Aligns the image to the left of the SmartDoc and allows text to wrap around the right side of the image
Wrap Right - Aligns the image to the left of the SmartDoc and allows text to wrap around the left side of the image - it looks like this:
Adding an image caption
You'll see in the image above that there is a caption directly under the image. You can add one easily in two different ways:
Hover the image, click on the "write a caption" text and start typing
Hover the image, click on the "T" icon and start typing
View Images Full Size
The images displayed directly within your SmartDoc can be resized, and they represent a scaled-down version of the original. To see the image(s) that you've attached full size, just click on the expand icon in the image toolbar:
A dialog will open that displays all of the images in your SmartDoc will open, which looks like this:
This view also allows you to do a few other things:
Download the image file - Click on the 3-dot (...) menu to find a link to download the image
See image properties - Click on the expand icon in the upper-right corner to see all of a file's details, like this:
Deleting an Image
If you don't need an image anymore (or have found a better one!) you can easily remove it from your SmartDoc:
Click on the image to display the image toolbar
Click the Trash Can icon (a "Delete" tooltip will show on hover)
The Image is instantly deleted. Decide you want it back? Just click Control-Z on your keyboard to undo the delete and get the whole Image back - intact!