There are several ways to add photos to your connect app. Consider the following before choosing a method:

Do you have a photo file you want to upload?
Do you have any photo hosting services?
Do you need your app to update photos automatically?

Method 1: Choose from the library

Select the Photos widget from the left menu. Type into the search box to browse through a large variety of royalty free photos from pixabay. Keep in mind that the term you use to search will give you the best results. For example a search for “Cereal” will have different results than “ Cereal bowl”. Once you have found the right photo, click and drag the photo into position on your app.

Method 2: Direct Upload

Select the photos component from the left menu and click on the Upload Photo Button at the top. A window will appear where you can choose your photo source.

My Device will upload a photo from your computer file system. Select the files you want to upload then click the Open button.

Camera will take a picture using the camera on the device you are using to edit the app. (You will have to allow access to the camera on first use)

Link will present a field for you to enter a link where your photo is available online.

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After you have chosen to upload a photo, you will be directed to the upload manager screen. You can choose to upload the photo or photos.

Click on add more in the top right corner to add more photos from the same or a different source. If you add more you will return to the upload manager, where you can choose to upload the selection of photos.

Once you click upload the photo or photos will be placed in the canvas.

You can see the images you uploaded by clicking on Photos in the left menu. The saved images will be visible for everyone who has access to your account.

Click on the edit button to remove images from saved images.

Click on view more below the images to see more of your uploaded images.

Method 3: Photo Links in a connected Spreadsheet

Photos can be added to a repeater widget from a connected spreadsheet. The advantage of this method is that photos can be replaced by simply changing the link in the spreadsheet.

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This method requires a spreadsheet, either google sheets, excel or csv, filled with links to hosted photos. Once the repeater widget is added to the app canvas and connected to the spreadsheet data you can drag photos into place. Click to learn more about the repeater widget.