Embed a URL sourced image into a label’s description

Compatible image formats

The compatible formats are:

• PNG.
• JPG/JPEG.
• GIF - regular/animated.
• SVG.

 

Create the label

To learn how, visit this link: Create a label - (Label Tool)

Copy the image’s URL

1. Find the web page displaying the image.

   Note: You can find many free-to-use images in the: Wikimedia Commons
   To learn about general licensing terms and requirements, visit this link:
   Commons:Reusing content outside Wikimedia

    
2. On the web page displaying the image, copy the URL.

   Copy by clicking to highlight the URL. Then use your keyboard to press:

   • Ctrl + C (for Windows).
   • Command + C (for Macs).

    

Paste the URL into the label

1. Open Scribble Maps.
    
2. Select the "Edit/Measure Tool" in the top toolbar.

   Or you can press the "Q" button on your keyboard.

    
3. In Map View, click on the label.
   The label editor window will appear.
    
4. Click on the Image Icon displaying the tooltip: "Add image to description".
    
5. Paste the URL into the "Image URL" field.

   Paste by clicking the field. Then use your keyboard to press:

   • Ctrl + V (for Windows).
   • Command + V (for Macs).

    

    
6. Click the "Insert" button.

View the image

1. In the label editor window, click "SAVE".
    
2. In Map View, you will see the image is displayed on the label.

See also

Edit the styling and formatting of the text in a label’s description