Adding images to an item

NOTE: The accepted image file types are BMP, GIF, JPEG, SVG, and PNG.

You can add images to items in Item Authoring. Images can be embedded on the page or opened as a popup when delivered to candidates in a test.

TIP: Images can also be added to question stems and answer options. This is done via the formatting toolbar. For more information, read ‘Adding images’ in Using the formatting toolbar.

This article explains how to add images to items, including how to import images into the media library.

1. Go to your item’s Edit screen

Select an item in your subject to open it and go to the Edit screen.

2. Open the Select Media dialog

Select Select Media on the Edit screen to open the Select Media dialog. The Select Media dialog is populated with media from your subject’s media library. For more information about the media library, read About the Surpass media library.

TIP: You can also add audio as source material and as assistive media.

3. Choose your image

WARNING: Media filenames must not contain apostrophes.

NOTE: You can add up to 30 media files to an item. If the dimensions of the image are larger than 945 x 614 pixels, the image is automatically resized.

Choose an image from the media library and select Add media.

NOTE: Select Import to upload your image to the media library. Select Import Shared Resource to upload an image that can be shared across multiple items. For more information, read Importing files to the media library.

In the Edit screen, select Expand to enlarge your image.

Select Collapse to revert the image back to a thumbnail.

TIP: Hover over an image to view its thumbnail. When viewing an enlarged image, use Left and Right to navigate multiple enlarged images.

Select Add media item to add another image (or other media) to your item.

To remove an image, select Remove media from this item .

4. Choose your layout

NOTE: If you add more than one image to an item, you cannot choose your layout.

You can determine the media’s layout by selecting a Choose Layout option.

Icon	Setting	Description
	Auto	Media is automatically laid out based on its dimensions.
	Left of the Answer	Media is displayed to the left of the answer block.
	Right of the Answer	Media is displayed to the right of the answer block.
	Above the Question Text	Media is displayed above the question stem.
	Above the Answer	Media is displayed between the question stem and the answer block.
	Below the Answer	Media is displayed below the answer block.

Adding images as pop-ups

Select Allow image to be opened as popup to let candidates open images in an image viewer in a pop-up screen.

For information on how candidates can interact with the image viewer, read Viewing images in the test driver.

5. Preview your item

To see your item from a candidate’s perspective, select Preview .

You can preview your item with the image added.

6. Saving and closing your item

Select Save to save your item to your subject.

To see additional saving options, use the Save arrow to open the Save Options menu. Select Save & Close to save the item and return to the Subjects screen. Select Save & New to save the item and create another item.

WARNING: Saving changes to live items included in scheduled tests might affect candidate delivery.

Select Close to leave the Edit screen. If you have unsaved changes, you are prompted to either save or discard them.