Just want to put images into Research Binder

As the title says, I just want to add images to my research binder but I have tried every thing from what is in the tutorial to several videos and guides - all give the same result. Just a gray screen with tiny rectangle. Am I doing something wrong or following the wrong tutorial?

Hi.

Have you tried to insert the image in a blank document? (Simple drag and drop.)
Images don’t require to be neither imported or in the Research folder.

[EDIT] I just did, however, drag an image to the research folder directly and it worked. Please describe what you mean by “import”.

And I just now tested File / import / Files... and that worked too.
What format is your image?

Hi.

I have tried

  • inserting image in blank document [drop/drag - nothing shows up or changes]
  • Insert/Image from file
  • directly into the research folder [drag/drop] and get the gray screen
  • file/import/files

I have tried and changed the image to jpeg, jpg, and png

edit. is there a size/dimension limit?

Good question.
Perhaps the resolution is problematic

You should try with an image that is both small in size and low resolution. A partial screenshot, for example.
Or perhaps try this here image:
image
(Right click it : save image as.) It is 4kb on disk.
image

If this one works, you’ll know the problem is with your image, not with your system / Scrivener.

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It was the size/dimensions. I reduced the size of the images I needed and they finally took. Thanks for the brain power.

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If you’d like to include images in your project and keep the overall size of the project to a minimum, use Insert → Image Linked to File. The project will only grow by the characters that make up the link, i.e. a few KB at the most. However, the image will still be included.
The same applies when you add them through the Bookmarks feature.

I like in the research folder use File > Import > File as Shortcut. the Image will import and you have a lot of right click options for it. This also limits the impact on project size of any pictures or pdf’s imported this way.

Yes, in the latest version a size limit exist, due to the platform’s limitations.

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Or just maybe you were only seeing an up-close corner of the image? On my platform, when you drop an image in, it generally appears way zoomed in so you only see a fraction of the image. Double-clicking the image brings up the dialog to adjust its presentation to something visible in the panel frame.

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If imported as a shortcut at bottom of file in editor footer it will say the level of zoom.
When you right click on the image, there is the choice to fit to window.