Book Creator provides a built-in image search that returns over 2 million high-quality and copyright free images using Pixabay and Google SafeSearch to keep students engaged in creating their best work.

Here's how to add images from the search:

You can enter your search in search box either by typing it or by clicking the microphone icon and speaking your search term. Speak clearly and wait a moment for the search results to appear.

This will work in multiple languages, depending on what language your browser is set to. Please note that voice search is not enabled in the web version of Book Creator on iPads.

When you have chosen the picture you want, click on it to highlight it - a blue border will show it's selected (note that when an image is highlighted, the source is shown at the bottom - this is useful if you want to cite the image). You can select multiple images if you wish.

When you're ready, click the Add button and the image(s) will be placed on your page.

Pixabay is the main SafeSearch engine we use for images and photos in Book Creator. It is a platform of users that share their HD photos and stock images copyright free for others to download. Pixabay uses a mix of automated tools and human moderators to ensure that their content meets the safety requirements outlined in their Terms of Service. Any images flagged by an automated tool or user on Pixabay, are then reviewed by humans, meaning there is a high likelihood that images are safe to use for all ages.

If you can't find what you're looking for on Pixabay, you'll get results from our Google SafeSearch which indexes Unsplash, Pexels, Flickr, and Wikimedia, and offers the same image safety used within Google's own educational products, as outlined in their Terms of Service. As always, these images are totally copyright free to use in your projects.

Despite these safety features in place, when offering a wide range of images from third party vendors, there may be rare occasions when an unsuitable image is returned.

Admins and teachers have the ability to flag and block unsuitable images from appearing for all users on their license. They also can restrict image search options within the library settings.

It's possible you don't want to give students access to the public Image Search or to Google images. You can restrict this in your Library settings.

Teachers can choose to turn off Google's image search and just have Pixabay results, or turn off image search altogether. The settings are library specific, meaning the teacher can make some libraries more or less restrictive depending on the students and content needed.

Learn about our Canva and Adobe AI Image Generator apps, or learn more about Working with images.