Image Editor


All images in The Edge, including item images and customer photos, have a context menu of available actions.  This includes places where there is only an image placeholder.  

NOTE:  More than one image can be associated with the record.

Item Image:

   

Image Placeholder:

 

The camera icon () contains the photo menu to capture an image of the item.  Depending on the record type, options can include:

Acquire

Obtain a photograph using your TWAIN device.

Retake Image

Allows you replaces the image currently displayed.  It is only available when an image already exists using your TWAIN device.

Copy File

Allows you to browse for a photo file and copy it into The Edge photo folder.  It also associates the file with the record.

Use File

Associate an existing file with this record.  It can be an image, but it can also be anything you want to associate with a customer or item record: for example, a pdf of an invoice or an appraisal document, or even a fax.  Use the Windows file window and change the file type filter to All Files to see all your options.

 

If the target is outside the photo folder, you will be prompted to copy the file to the photo folder.  If you opt not to copy the image, it will not be shown.

View Image

Opens the image in the Windows photo gallery.

Edit Image

Allows you to work with the image in an image editor.  See the section below about editing images.

Print Image

Prints the image to your report printer.

Image Properties

Opens the Windows File Properties window.

Copy Image to Clipboard

Puts the image in the clipboard to paste elsewhere.

Copy File Name to Clipboard

Puts the file name in the clipboard to paste elsewhere.

Make Default Image

Makes this the default image.

Remove Image

Removes this image from this record.

Remove All Images

Removes all images from this record.

Select Source

Choose the twain device or camera to obtain a photo.

Cancel

Cancel the photo menu.

 

To work with an image using the Image Editor:

  1. Select the desired image within the desired record.
  2. Select Edit Image from the image control context menu.  The Edit Image window will open.


    Functions available in the Image Editor:

    Transform

     

     

     

    Resize

    Resizes the image in pixels or in percentage of the current size. 

     

     

    Canvas Resize

    Resizes the canvas.  The canvas is the space in which the editor works. In the example above, the canvas is the same size as the image. If you make the canvas larger, you will see a background.  If you make it smaller, the image will cover the canvas or even be cropped to fit on it.  You can change where on the canvas the image falls and the color of the canvas. 

     

     

    Rotate 90

    Rotates the image 90 degrees clockwise. 

     

     

    Rotate 180

    Rotates the image 180 degrees clockwise; this is in addition to previous rotations.

     

     

    Rotate 270

    Rotates the image 270 degrees clockwise; this is in addition to previous rotations.

     

     

    Round Corners

    Rounds the images corners.  Use Radius to set how much rounding to use. Use border to add a border to the image.  Notice that rounding won’t show on a white background unless you add a border.

     

     

     

    Flip Horizontal

    Reverses the image left to right.

     

     

    Flip Vertical

    Reverse the image top to bottom.

     

     

    Crop

    Creates a window to frame out and crop the image.

     

     

    Draw Text

    Allows you to add and place text on the image.  You can change the size, color, location, and rotation of the text over the image.

     

     

     

    Draw

    Allows you to draw illustrations on the image.

     

     

    Adjust

     

     

     

    Hue Shift

    Allows you to change the hues/colors of the image by shifting through the color wheel.

     

    Saturation

    Allows you to reduce or increase the depth of existing colors.

     

    Contrast

    Allows you to reduce or increase the contrast between existing colors.

     

    Invert Colors

    Reverses the image like a negative.  Dark colors become light and light colors become dark.

    Effects

     

     

     

    Sharpen

    Allows you to sharpen the lines in the image.

     

     

    Blur

    Allows you to soften the lines in the image.

  3. Use the image commands to make changes to the image.
  4. Select a Save option.
  • Save As New creates a new file from the edited image. 
  • Save and Close saves the open image with the changes.
  • Reset, where available, removes any changes made since the last time you saved.
  • Commit Changes will exit any editing functions and save the results.  If you hit Enter from any of the control boxes, your changes will be committed. 
  • Zoom lets you view the image larger or smaller.  It does not change the image size, just the view.

 

Updated on Thu, 05 Aug 2021 by Angela Chiaravalle

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