Image Library
This article describes the Image Library, its components and functionality
Introduced in 1.18, the Image Library automatically collates all images used in projects or imported from external project files.
Accessing the Image Library
Via the Start Page
Open the Squirrel application or navigate to the Start page from within the Designer
Select 'Image Library' on the left panel
Via the Image component
Open Squirrel and place an Image component on the canvas
Select 'My Library' in the properties panel
Uploading an Image to the Library
An Image can be uploaded to the library in a few ways:
Through the Start Page library
Open the Squirrel application or navigate to the Start page from within the Designer
Select 'Image Library' on the left panel
Click 'Upload Image' at the top right of the window
Select the image to upload from the File Explorer and click 'Open'
Through the Image component library
Open Squirrel and place an Image component on the canvas
Select 'My Library' in the properties panel
Click 'Upload Image' in the properties panel
Select the image to upload from the File Explorer and click 'Open'
Opening an external project
If you are opening a project that you did not originally create, such as a project from a client or a template, then you will be prompted to add any images used in the project to your library.
If from a project...
Open Squirrel
Navigate to 'Open a Local File'
Select the project from the 'File Explorer' and click Open
If from a template
Open Squirrel
Navigate to the 'Templates' menu on the Start page
Select a template and click 'Use template'
Once a project has been opened that contains images not already in your 'Image Library', you will be prompted to add them.
Deleting an Image from the Library
To delete an image from the Image Library:
Navigate to the Squirrel Start page
Open the 'Image Library' on the left side panel
Hover over the image and select the "..." More Options button
Click Delete and confirm
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