How to insert images into PDFs

How to insert images into PDFs

How to insert images into PDFs

How to insert images into PDFs

How to insert images into PDFs

How to insert images into PDFs

How to insert images into PDFs

Sometimes adding annotations to your PDF documents isn't enough and you want to add images to your presentations, university assignments and work reports. With Drawboard PDF you can add additional context to your drawings by adding JPEG or PNG files.
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Sometimes adding annotations to your PDF documents isn't enough and you want to add images to your presentations, university assignments and work reports.

With Drawboard PDF you can add additional context to your drawings by adding JPEG or PNG files.

This guide will cover:

  • How to insert images into your PDFs
  • How to move images

Drawboard PDF allows you to insert images from:

  • Your device's file browser
  • Directly with the device camera
  • From the clipboard

Insert images from your local PC file browser

  1. Click Create New Tool ('+') at the bottom of the favorites menu
  2. Select the Insert category
  3. Click on the Image from File tool.
  4. A file explorer pop-up will appear. Select the image you want to insert
  5. Click Open and the image will appear on your PDF document


Insert from device camera

If your device has an inbuilt camera you can take a photo to insert in to your PDF documents.

  1. Select the Insert From Camera tool
  2. Navigate to the section of the document where you would like to insert the image
  3. Click on the document and a camera window will appear
  4. Press the camera button to take a photo and then crop the image until you're satisfied
  5. Press Done and the photo will appear on your PDF
  6. Resize and move as necessary.

Insert from clipboard

If you have an image on your clipboard, you can insert it directly into your PDFs.

  1. Copy the image to the device clipboard (for example from your web browser)
  2. Navigate to Drawboard PDF and use the keyboard shortcut CTRL+V to paste
  3. The image will now be on your PDF

Moving the image

If you want to move the image to a different location you can:

  1. Select the image using the Pan or Select tool
  2. Drag the image to the desired location

Sometimes adding annotations to your PDF documents isn't enough and you want to add images to your presentations, university assignments and work reports.

With Drawboard PDF you can add additional context to your drawings by adding JPEG or PNG files.

This guide will cover:

  • How to insert images into your PDFs
  • How to move images

Drawboard PDF allows you to insert images from:

  • Your device's file browser
  • Directly with the device camera
  • From the clipboard

Insert images from your local PC file browser

  1. Click Create New Tool ('+') at the bottom of the favorites menu
  2. Select the Insert category
  3. Click on the Image from File tool.
  4. A file explorer pop-up will appear. Select the image you want to insert
  5. Click Open and the image will appear on your PDF document


Insert from device camera

If your device has an inbuilt camera you can take a photo to insert in to your PDF documents.

  1. Select the Insert From Camera tool
  2. Navigate to the section of the document where you would like to insert the image
  3. Click on the document and a camera window will appear
  4. Press the camera button to take a photo and then crop the image until you're satisfied
  5. Press Done and the photo will appear on your PDF
  6. Resize and move as necessary.

Insert from clipboard

If you have an image on your clipboard, you can insert it directly into your PDFs.

  1. Copy the image to the device clipboard (for example from your web browser)
  2. Navigate to Drawboard PDF and use the keyboard shortcut CTRL+V to paste
  3. The image will now be on your PDF

Moving the image

If you want to move the image to a different location you can:

  1. Select the image using the Pan or Select tool
  2. Drag the image to the desired location
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About Drawboard

We are a PDF and collaboration company. We believe that creating more effective connections between people reduces waste.

Our best work has been overtaken by busywork. That’s why we’ve created ways to help people get back to working wonders without any paper in sight.

Drawboard PDF lets you mark up and share with ease, and Drawboard Projects brings collaborative design review to architecture and engineering teams.

At Drawboard, we work our magic so our customers can get back to working theirs.

About Drawboard

We are a PDF and collaboration company. We believe that creating more effective connections between people reduces waste.

Our best work has been overtaken by busywork. That’s why we’ve created ways to help people get back to working wonders without any paper in sight.

Drawboard PDF lets you mark up and share with ease, and Drawboard Projects brings collaborative design review to architecture and engineering teams.

At Drawboard, we work our magic so our customers can get back to working theirs.

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