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Images and media

Aha! Whiteboards

Whiteboards are great for creating user flows and diagrams to show processes and relationships. But sometimes the information you are visualizing on your whiteboard could use some extra context to support engagement and collaboration. Add images to your whiteboard to convey complex concepts, demonstrate workflows, and showcase user experiences.

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Add images or media

Click the image icon on your whiteboard's toolbar to add an image, gif, or video. Then select the media file you would like to add. There are three ways to insert media into your whiteboard.

  • Upload an image using the Image tool on your whiteboard's toolbar.

  • Drag and drop an image file onto your whiteboard.

  • Use copy and paste to insert an image on your whiteboard.

Supported image file types include .png and .jpg. Supported video file types include .mp4, .gif, .png, and .jpg. Files should be smaller than 300MB.

Once you have added media to your whiteboard, anyone with View access to the whiteboard will be able to see it. Gifs and video files will populate with a play button. People with Edit access to the whiteboard will be able to play media by clicking the play button.

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Edit images

Use the image's toolbar to edit it.

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Name

Function

Fill color

Adjust an image's opacity and the background color behind it.

Border color

Edit an image's border color.

Line type

Choose a line type for an image's border.

Size

Resize an image. Choose from Original, 50%, or 25%.

Recolor image

Apply advanced color filters to your image, including Overlay, Multiply, Darken, Lighten, Hue, and Saturation.

Mask and crop

Mask or crop an image image into Square, Rounded corners, or Circle shapes.

Clip

Clip parts of an image.

Download image

Download an image to your computer.

Comment

Add a comment to an image.

Lock

Lock an image in place on your whiteboard.

More options

  • Cut, copy, paste, or export an image

  • Group, ungroup, and reorder images

  • Lock an image

  • Convert an image to an Aha! record

  • Delete an image

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Export images

Save any image added to a whiteboard for later use. You can export any image added to whiteboards that you have permission to edit. Click an image and select the Export icon on the image's toolbar to export the image to your computer as a .png file.

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