Add a photo or video to a Freeform board on Mac

1. Go to the Freeform app on your Mac.

2. Open a board or create a new one.

3. Click , select Choose Photo or Video, select the photo or video from your photo library, then click Add to place it on your board.

   Tip: You can also drag a photo or video into your board from Photos, the Finder, or another app.

On your board, you can double-click a photo or video to preview it.

To insert a photo from your iPhone or iPad camera, see Insert a new photo.

1. Go to the Freeform app on your Mac.

2. Open a board with a photo or video.

3. Select the photo or video to do any of the following:

   • Add a shadow: Control-click the photo or video, then choose Shadow.

   • Round an image’s corners: Control-click the photo or video, then choose Round Corners.

   • Use a mask: Choose Format > Image > Mask with Shape, then select an option.

   • Focus on the subject of the photo: If the background of a still image consists of areas that are mainly the same color, you can remove it. Click , then choose Remove Background.

   • Change the size, cropping, and more: Use the formatting tools in the table below.

   

   Tool	Description
   Image Inspector button	Reset a photo to the source media’s original size, replace it with a different photo, or remove the photo background.
   Movie button	Reset a video to the source media’s original size or replace it with a different video.
   Crop Mask button	Mask (crop) a photo to frame just the parts of the photo you want to be visible.
   Preview button	Preview the full-size photo or video in a Quick Look window.

1. Go to the Freeform app on your Mac.

2. Open a board with a photo or video.

3. To open a Quick Look window with multiple images, select them, then press the Space bar.

4. To scroll through the items, click the arrows near the top left of the window or press the Left Arrow or Right Arrow key.

5. To view the items as a slideshow, click , then click . Press the Esc (Escape) key to exit the slideshow.