As the old saying goes, "A picture is worth a thousand words." Photos and videos can give greater depth to your journal entries.

What you’ll need

Lifecraft Premium allows unlimited photos and videos to be added to journal entries. In the regular version of Lifecraft, one photo can be added per journal entry.

Add photos & videos

1. Click the More button (···) above the journal entry.
2. Click the Insert button in the More view and choose Photo or Video.
3. A media browser will appear so you can select photos/videos stored on your device.

If the inserted photo/video was created on a different date or location than the entry, Lifecraft will ask if you want to change the journal entry date/location to match the photo/video.

Choose a destination

When you add a photo to a journal entry, Lifecraft will ask where you want to insert the photo. There are two options:

1. In the entry text

When you insert a photo in the entry text, the uncropped photo becomes part of the text. This is useful if you want text to appear next to the related photo.

2. In the Media Gallery at the top of the entry

When a photo is added to the Media Gallery, a square thumbnail will appear in a scrolling view at the top of the entry. This is useful if you want the entry text and photos to be separated.

Photo options

There are options available for photos that are inserted in the entry text, including the ability to resize the photo.

On your iPhone, iPad

1. Touch and hold the photo in the entry text.
2. A preview and menu will appear.
3. Choose an option.

On your Mac

1. Click the photo in the entry text.
2. A contextual menu will appear.
3. Choose an option.

View photos

On your iPhone, iPad

1. View a photo: tap a photo to open the Photo Viewer.
2. Navigate to other photos: swipe left/right.
3. Draw on a photo: if the photo is in the entry text, you'll see a Draw button . Tap it to open the Drawing tools so you can draw on top of the photo.
4. Delete a photo: tap the Delete button .
5. Close the Photo Viewer: swipe down or tap the X button.

On your Mac

1. View a photo in the Media Gallery: click a photo to open the Photo Viewer.
2. View a photo in the entry text: click a photo to open the contextual menu (see Photo Options above), then choose View to open the Photo Viewer.
3. Navigate to other photos: click the left/right arrows to view other photos in the journal entry.
4. Download a photo: to save the photo as a file on your hard drive, click the Download button .
5. Delete a photo: click the Delete button .

Learn more

Entry View

More Button

Drawings