Create and Manage Images

The Images feature allows you to upload site-specific Images of a facility that are critical to an effective response, annotate key points of interest, and provide supplemental information that can be shared with Plan collaborators and reviewers.

In this article, we will explain:

How to add an Image to your Plan
How to edit an Image
How to annotate an Image
How to delete an Image

ADD AN IMAGE TO YOUR PLAN

To add an Image to your Plan, navigate to your desired Plan and click the Master View menu near the upper-right corner of the screen to expand it, then click the Images menu item (Fig. 1) under the Resources section.

The Images screen will initially be empty (Fig. 2).

Figure 2. The Images screen with Images - Add button

Click the Images - Add button (Fig. 2, above) near the upper-right corner of the screen, and you will be prompted to either drag and drop a file or browse for asset and upload the image file from your computer (Fig. 3).

After an image has been chosen, click the + or - magnifying glass icon to adjust its size, or drag the border to adjust how much of the image will be visible (Fig. 4). Click the Ok button when done, then click the Save button on the next screen.

Figure 4. The Add Image screen with adjustment tools

EDIT AN IMAGE

After a Image has been added, it can be edited. To begin, click the name of the Image on the Images screen (Fig. 5).

Figure 5. The Images screen showing one Image

After clicking an Image, you will see the Edit Image screen (Fig. 6).

NOTE: You may need to scroll down past the image to see the editing options.

Figure 6. The lower portion of the Edit Image screen

On this screen, you can Replace the Image, add a Title and add Additional Information (which will be displayed in a Plan's PDF worksheet). Click the Save button when done.

ANNOTATE AN IMAGE

To Annotate an Image, first click its name on the Images screen (Fig. 5, above) and the Edit Image screen will be displayed. Using the Images Editor - Annotate menu (Fig. 7) toward the upper-right of the screen, you will be able to Annotate the Image using Labels, Text and other Images.

Figure 7. The expanded Images Editor - Annotate menu

To annotate with a Label — which will be connected to an arrow pointing to a point of interest on the Image — first click on Labels in the Images Editor - Annotate menu (Fig. 7, above), then click Create Label. A New Label will appear in the list (with edit options) and on the Image. Click the New Label on the Image to display its move handles (Fig. 8).

Figure 8. A section of an Image and the Images Editor - Annotate menu showing a New Label with move handles

To move the Label or its arrow, click and hold on either while the light blue move handles are displayed, then drag the label or arrow to the desired location and release. To resize the label, click on any of the light blue handles and move them.

To change the text that is displayed on the label, edit it in the field in the Images Editor - Annotate menu (Fig. 8, above). The alignment, size, formatting (bold, italic) and color of the text can also be edited, as well as the background color and border (stroke) of the label and arrow. Click the Remove Label button to delete it from the Image.

Click the name of the label in the Images Editor - Annotate menu to collapse the menu when done.

To annotate with Text, click on Texts in the Images Editor - Annotate menu (Fig. 7, above). New Text will appear in the list (with edit options) and on the Image. Click New Text on the Image to display its move handles (Fig. 9).

To move the Text, click and hold on it while the light blue move handles are displayed, then drag it to the desired location and release. To resize the text, click on any of the light blue move handles and adjust them.

To change the text that is displayed, edit it in the field in the Images Editor - Annotate menu (Fig. 9, above). The alignment, size, formatting (bold, italic) and color of the text can also be edited, as well as its background color and border (stroke). Click the Remove Text button to delete it from the Image.

Click the name of the text in the Images Editor - Annotate menu to collapse the menu when done.

To annotate with an Image, click on Images in the Images Editor - Annotate menu (Fig. 7, above). New Image will appear in the list. Click the Add Image button and you will be prompted to either drag and drop a file or browse for asset and upload the image file from your computer (Fig. 10).

The uploaded image will appear on the main Image (Fig. 11). To move the new Image, click and hold on it while the light blue move handles are displayed, then drag it to the desired location and release. To resize the new image, click on any of the light blue move handles and adjust them.

To change the new image that is displayed, click the Replace Image button in the Images Editor - Annotate menu (Fig. 10, above). The opacity of the new image can be adjusted using the slider. Click the Remove Image button to delete it from the main Image.

Click New Image in the Images Editor - Annotate menu to collapse the menu when done.

DELETE AN IMAGE

To Delete an Image, first click its name on the Images screen (Fig. 5, above).

After clicking an Image, you will see the Edit Image screen (Fig. 6, above).

NOTE: You may need to scroll down past the Image to see the editing options.

Click the Delete button near the lower-right corner of the screen and then confirm deletion.