Images
YouDesign Models lets you drop images straight onto a board — screenshots, photos, icons, diagrams — and crop them in place. Images are first-class canvas elements: you can resize, delete, layer, and lock them like any other shape.
Adding Images
Three ways to add an image:
Upload from File
Click the Upload icon in the editor toolbar.
Pick a file from the system file browser.
The image appears on the canvas where you can drag it into position.
Paste from Clipboard
Copy an image anywhere (screenshot, web page, email) and press Ctrl+V / Cmd+V while focused on the canvas. The image is pasted immediately.
Drag & Drop from Finder / Explorer
Drag an image file from your operating system's file browser (macOS Finder, Windows Explorer) directly onto the canvas and drop it where you want it placed.
Supported Formats
PNG
JPG / JPEG
SVG
Other formats aren't supported in v26. Your administrator may further restrict the allowed types via a ServiceNow system property.
Resizing
Images resize like any other shape:
Select the image.
Hover near its edge or corner for the resize indicator.
Drag to resize — corners resize proportionally, edges resize along one axis.
Cropping
Cropping is done in place — no round-trip to an external editor:
Select the image.
Click the Crop image icon on the toolbar.
A cropping overlay appears with handles around the image. Visual guides help you align the crop.
Drag the handles to set the area you want to keep.
Click outside the image (or click elsewhere on the canvas) to finalize.
Tip: Cropping produces a new version of the image. The original dimensions can't be recovered once you commit the crop — make a duplicate first if you think you'll want the uncropped version later.
Replacing an Image
To change an image while keeping its canvas position, size, and links:
Crop to re-upload — the cropping tool writes a new image URL into the existing shape. You can effectively swap content by cropping onto a fresh upload.
Manual swap — delete the old image and paste or upload the new one in the same spot.
Note: A single-click "Replace" button isn't available in v26 — replacement goes through upload + delete.
Deleting an Image
Images are deleted the same way as any shape:
Select and press Delete or Backspace
Or use the Delete option from the toolbar menu
Locking & Stacking
Images support the same lock and stacking controls as other shapes:
Lock to prevent accidental moves or edits (toolbar → Lock).
Bring to Front / Send to Back to control which elements cover which.
See Shapes for the full lock and stacking behavior.
Limits & Gotchas
No URL import — you can't link to an external image URL. The image has to be uploaded, pasted, or dragged from disk.
No ServiceNow attachment picker — images aren't pulled from attachment tables; they're stored with the board.
No rotation / filters / effects beyond crop — images are cropped and resized, but not color-adjusted or rotated from the image toolbar.
Large images can slow scrolling — consider cropping before upload if the source is very large (e.g., a high-DPI screenshot of a full-screen design).
Related
Shapes — the base behavior images inherit (resize, lock, stack)
Export — board exports include images at the current size
AI Assistant: Attaching Images — use an image as AI input
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