# Add images, videos, PDFs, and other content to a room > Click Add asset in the toolbar (or press 1) to upload from your computer, Google Drive, or Adobe Frame.io; you can also drag files onto the canvas, paste them, paste links, or create a Pactto doc or a table. Category: Adding content Web page: https://www.pactto.com/help/add-assets All guides: https://www.pactto.com/help.md ## Ways to add content to a room Anything you add goes onto the room's canvas, and everyone in the room sees it. Images, videos, and PDFs are called assets. To add content you need **Can edit** access or to be the room owner. People with **Can review** or **Can view** access do not see **Add asset**. If they drop or paste a file, they see "Only editors can add assets to this room." ### 1. The Add asset button (or press 1) 1. In the toolbar at the bottom of the room, click **Add asset**, or press **1**. In a narrow window, Add asset, Doc, Table, and Board are grouped under the **Insert** (**...**) button. 2. The **Add assets** dialog opens with **Local drive** selected in the sidebar. 3. Drag files into the dialog, or click **Select files from your device** and choose one or more files. 4. The dialog closes and each file starts uploading to the canvas. The dialog accepts videos, images, and PDFs. If none of the files you pick are supported, you see "Supported types: Videos, images, PDFs". The same dialog also opens from: - **Add asset** in the canvas right-click menu (on a computer or tablet; it is not in the menu on phone-sized screens). - **Add asset** in the room menu next to the room title. - **Add asset** in the right-click menu of the cameras-only view. Pactto switches back to the canvas first. ### 2. Drag files onto the canvas Drag one or more images, videos, or PDFs from your computer and drop them on the canvas. They land where you drop them. If you drop them on a board, they are added to that board. ### 3. Paste from the clipboard Copy an image or a file, click the canvas, and press **Cmd+V** (Mac) or **Ctrl+V** (Windows). The pasted files are placed near your cursor, and are added to a board if your cursor is over one. Pasted plain text becomes a text item with its line breaks kept. ### 4. Google Drive (Pro plan) In the **Add assets** dialog, connect Google Drive once from **Add new source**, then click **Open Google Drive** to choose files. See [Import files from Google Drive](https://www.pactto.com/help/import-from-google-drive.md). ### 5. Adobe Frame.io (Pro plan) In the **Add assets** dialog, connect **Adobe Frame.io** from **Add new source**, browse your projects, select files, and click **Add**. See [Import files from Adobe Frame.io](https://www.pactto.com/help/import-from-frame-io.md). ### 6. Links Paste a web address on the canvas to add it as a clickable link. See [Add a web link to the canvas](https://www.pactto.com/help/add-web-link.md). ### 7. Pactto doc Click **Doc** in the toolbar, or press **D**, to add a shared document. See [Create a Pactto doc](https://www.pactto.com/help/create-pactto-doc.md). ### 8. Table Click **Table** in the toolbar, or press **Y**, to add a table. See [Add a table to the canvas](https://www.pactto.com/help/create-table.md). ### 9. The upload card in an empty room When the canvas is empty (on a tablet or computer), a card titled **Start your first review** appears. Drop files on it or click **Upload asset**. The card also has a **Create doc** button. ## Where new items appear - Files you drop go where you drop them. - Files added from the dialog are placed in a free spot, so they do not cover existing items. - When you add several files at once, they are laid out in a grid. - When you import two or more files from Google Drive or Frame.io, they are laid out in a grid and selected, so you can move them together. ## Good to know - Everyone in the room sees new items right away. While a file is uploading, other people see a "Loading" indicator on it. See [What happens while a file uploads](https://www.pactto.com/help/upload-progress.md). - Each file can be up to 5 GB, or less if your plan sets a lower limit. See [Which file types can I upload](https://www.pactto.com/help/supported-file-types.md). - Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive, and Box appear in **Add new source** marked "(soon)". They cannot be connected yet. - To download files from the canvas, see [Download files from the canvas](https://www.pactto.com/help/download-assets.md). ## Related guides - [Which file types can I upload, and how large can they be?](https://www.pactto.com/help/supported-file-types.md): You can upload videos, images, and PDFs; each file can be up to 5 GB, or less if your plan sets a lower per-file limit. - [Import files from Google Drive](https://www.pactto.com/help/import-from-google-drive.md): On the Pro plan, open Add asset, connect Google Drive from Add new source, then click Open Google Drive and choose videos, images, or PDFs to add them to the canvas. - [Import files from Adobe Frame.io](https://www.pactto.com/help/import-from-frame-io.md): On the Pro plan, open Add asset, connect Adobe Frame.io from Add new source, browse to your files, select them, and click Add. - [What happens while a file uploads, and how do I cancel it?](https://www.pactto.com/help/upload-progress.md): Each new file appears on the canvas right away with a Loading indicator and percentage; hover over the indicator and click Cancel to stop the upload. - [Fix an upload that failed or a file that will not load](https://www.pactto.com/help/fix-failed-uploads.md): If an item says "Upload didn't finish", the person who uploaded it can click Re-upload; if it says "Couldn't load file", click Retry. - [Add a web link to the canvas](https://www.pactto.com/help/add-web-link.md): Copy a web address and paste it on the canvas with Cmd+V or Ctrl+V; it becomes a clickable link that opens in a new tab. - [Create a Pactto doc for shared notes](https://www.pactto.com/help/create-pactto-doc.md): Click Doc in the toolbar or press D to add a document to the canvas that everyone in the room can write in at the same time. - [Add a table to the canvas](https://www.pactto.com/help/create-table.md): Click Table in the toolbar or press Y to add a table with Description, Status, Assignee, Due date, Priority, and Notes columns that you can edit, extend, reorder, and download as a spreadsheet. - [Replace an image on the canvas](https://www.pactto.com/help/replace-image.md): Select the image, click Replace image in its title bar, and choose a new image from your computer, Google Drive, or Frame.io; the frame keeps its size and position.