--- title: How to Use Inventory Photo Overlays description: A Guide to Enhancing Your Vehicle Inventory with Professional Image Overlays --- [Skip to content](https://help.carpages.ca/knowledge/how-to-use-inventory-photo-overlays#main-content) English Show submenu for translations ![logo-1.svg\]](https://help.carpages.ca/hubfs/logo-1.svg) - [Tickets](https://help.carpages.ca/tickets) - [Go to Knowledge Base](https://help.carpages.ca/knowledge) - [Sign out](https://help.carpages.ca/_hcms/mem/logout) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Tickets](https://help.carpages.ca/tickets) - [Go to Knowledge Base](https://help.carpages.ca/knowledge) - [Sign out](https://help.carpages.ca/_hcms/mem/logout) - English Show submenu for translations - [Other Services](https://dealers.carpages.ca/) [Other Services](https://dealers.carpages.ca/?hsLang=en) How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Help Center](https://help.carpages.ca/knowledge?hsLang=en) 2. [Managing Inventory](https://help.carpages.ca/knowledge/managing-inventory?hsLang=en) # How to Use Inventory Photo Overlays ## A Guide to Enhancing Your Vehicle Inventory with Professional Image Overlays   ### Video Guide and Steps Below On the left Menu of the **Dashboard**, select **Photo Overlays:** **![](https://help.carpages.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Nov-27-2024-03-27-22-8199-PM.png?width=262&height=150&name=image-png-Nov-27-2024-03-27-22-8199-PM.png)** Under your active overlays you will see an Add New area. This is where you will upload your overlay graphic. **![photo-overlays-03-add-new](https://help.carpages.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Guide%20Assets/photo-overlays-03-add-new.png?width=670&height=292&name=photo-overlays-03-add-new.png)** --- ### Photo Overlay Graphic Best Practices - The minimum recommended image size **1280x960** pixels. - Save your overlay as a **Transparent PNG** file format. --- Choose your image file, give it a name, and click Upload. Emojis are supported in the name. In this example, we will name it **🔥Sample Overlay.** ![](https://help.carpages.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Nov-27-2024-04-19-36-5777-PM.png?width=496&height=112&name=image-png-Nov-27-2024-04-19-36-5777-PM.png) You will now see all of your uploaded **Overlay Graphics.** ![](https://help.carpages.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Nov-27-2024-04-22-05-8404-PM.png?width=670&height=521&name=image-png-Nov-27-2024-04-22-05-8404-PM.png) ### Setting Default Overlays Under Default Overlays, choose a Primary Photo overlay and a Secondary Photos overlay for New and Used vehicles, then click Save Defaults. --- ### Adding Overlay to a Vehicle Listing - To add your overlay to many existing listings at once, go to Inventory \> Vehicles and click Bulk Edit. Tick the listings you want, then click Edit. Under Photo Overlays, choose an overlay for the First Photo and the Remaining Photos, then click Submit Updates. This is the quickest method for your existing listings. ![](https://help.carpages.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Nov-05-2025-03-54-17-8683-PM.png?width=670&height=545&name=image-png-Nov-05-2025-03-54-17-8683-PM.png) - If you wish to add your overlay to individual listings, you can always go to **Inventory** and select the vehicle listing you would like to add the overlay on. - Scroll to the very bottom to the **Photos** section. You will see drop-down options to **apply your overlay.** You can choose to have the overlay on the first photo, or all photos. ![](https://help.carpages.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Nov-27-2024-04-39-11-9561-PM.png?width=340&height=87&name=image-png-Nov-27-2024-04-39-11-9561-PM.png) - Choose an overlay from the list (or No overlay) in each dropdown. ![photo-overlays-09-listing-options](https://help.carpages.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Guide%20Assets/photo-overlays-09-listing-options.png?width=670&height=383&name=photo-overlays-09-listing-options.png) - You will now see your overlays on the photos. - Be sure to **Save** your listing. - If you wish to remove the overlays from a listing, click Remove Overlays under Overlay Settings, then Save the listing. ![photo-overlays-10-remove](https://help.carpages.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Guide%20Assets/photo-overlays-10-remove.png?width=670&height=277&name=photo-overlays-10-remove.png) --- ### Deleting an Overlay - To delete an Overlay press **Delete.** **![](https://help.carpages.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Nov-27-2024-07-47-45-5714-PM.png?width=538&height=106&name=image-png-Nov-27-2024-07-47-45-5714-PM.png)** - Once the overlay is deleted, it will be moved to the **Recently Deleted** section. - Deleted overlays can be **Restored within 30 days.** ![](https://help.carpages.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Nov-27-2024-07-50-19-6692-PM.png?width=540&height=517&name=image-png-Nov-27-2024-07-50-19-6692-PM.png) ### **Important Notes:** - Deleting an overlay from the **Photo Overlays** section will **NOT** remove it from any inventory you've applied it to. - The overlays will stay in place until you remove them from the listing. - To remove an overlay from a listing, select No overlay from the dropdown, or click Remove Overlays, then Save the listing. 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