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Add media to projects

To visualize and illustrate your points clearly, add mulitimedia files to your projects. You can interact with the added media on the canvas, and record those interactions to share them later as videos.

Media basics

  • You can add various media file types to the canvas: images, documents, spreadsheets, presentations, videos, audio, and web browsers.
  • You can move every media object on the canvas independently using the  Hand Tool.
  • You can access the media controls by selecting them once.
  • You can make annotations on media with the  Draw Tool and they will automatically group.

Note Once added, documents, spreadsheet, and presentation files can't be edited directly and will not import with animations and transitions (e.g. you won't be able to resolve a suggestion made in an imported Google Doc).

Add media to your projects

To add media to your project, select  Add Media from the toolbar and select a desired type of media you want to add.

When browsing for multiple file types select  File as it will allow you to add any of the supported file types from a source of your choice.

To add media to your project, select  Add Media from the toolbar and select a desired type of media you want to add.

When browsing for multiple file types select  Photo, Video, or File as it will allow you to add any of the supported file types from a source of your choice.

To add media to your project, select  Add Media from the toolbar and select a desired type of media you want to add.

When browsing for multiple file types select  File as it will allow you to add any of the supported file types from a source of your choice.

For more information on how to use specific media check out other articles that cover them in detail.

Drag and drop files to your project

For full flexibility in managing files you can add them to your project directly from other apps and sources via the drag and drop gesture.

  1. With Explain Everything opened, swipe up from the bottom of the screen to open the Dock.
  2. On the Dock, touch and hold the second app that you want to open, then drag it to the screen.
  3. Touch and hold a file (or files) that you'd like to add to your project.
  4. Drop them into Explain Everything.

Note Multitasking is only available on iPads running iOS 11 or higher.

Note While you can insert multiple files at once, only one document file will be added at a time. For the supported list of document file types see the Supported documents section in the File types that Explain Everything imports chapter of this article.

Tip You can use all sorts of apps that provide access to files. You can even use a web browser, navigate to an image file on a page, and drag and drop it the exact same way.

  1. With Explain Everything opened, open Files.
  2. Navigate to your file (or files).
  3. Drag and drop it into Explain Everything.

Note Drag and drop is currently available only on Chromebook devices.

Note While you can insert multiple files at once, only one document file will be added at a time. For the supported list of document file types see the Supported documents section in the File types that Explain Everything imports chapter of this article.

  1. With an Explain Everything project opened in your web browser, open your file manager (Finder, Windows Explorer etc.).
  2. Navigate to your file (or files) location.
  3. Drag and drop them into your Explain Everything project.

File types that Explain Everything imports

Here you can find types of files you can add to Explain Everything projects. Check back occasionally as this gets an update each time we add support for a new file type.

Note Files added to Explain Everything convert to a universal format. This way projects can be shared cross-platform regardless if they support a certain file type or not.

Supported images

.png

.jpg

.jpeg

.bmp

.gif

.tiff

.tif

.svg

Note .gif files will import as static images.

Supported documents

.pdf

.pages

.key

.txt

.xls

.xlsx

.htm

.html

.csv

.pptx

.ppt

.pps

.numbers

.doc

.docx

.rtf

.iwb

 

 

 

Supported videos

.mp4

.mov

.m4v

 

Supported audio

.mp3

.aac

.m4a

.wav

.aiff

.aif

.aifc

 

Additionally, on iOS Explain Everything supports project formats based on its legacy engine.

Supported projects

.xpl

.ipt

.vpt

.far

Here you can find types of files you can add to Explain Everything projects. Check back occasionally as this gets an update each time we add support for a new file type.

Note Files added to Explain Everything convert to a universal format. This way projects can be shared cross-platform regardless if they support a certain file type or not.

Supported images

.png

.jpg

.jpeg

.bmp

.svg

 

 

 

Supported documents

.pdf

.ppt

.pptx

.doc

.docx

.csv

.rtf

.txt

.xls

.xlsx

.odp

.ods

.odt

      

 

Supported videos

.mp4

.mov

.m4v

  

 

Supported audio

.mp3

.aac

.m4a

.wav

Here you can find types of files you can add to Explain Everything projects. Check back occasionally as this gets an update each time we add support for a new file type.

Note Files added to Explain Everything convert to a universal format. This way projects can be shared cross-platform regardless if they support a certain file type or not.

Supported images

.png

.jpg

.jpeg

.gif

.bmp

Supported documents

.pdf

Supported videos

.mp4

.m4v

Supported audio

.mp3

.aac

.m4a

.wav

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