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border: 1px solid var(--pharos-alert-color-border-success); border-radius: var(--pharos-radius-base-standard); padding: var(--pharos-spacing-1-x);"> <strong>Tip:</strong> Use the <strong>Hide item details</strong> button to quiz your knowledge of items, for example, saved in your <a href="/hc/en-us/articles/360007226454">Workspace</a>.</div> <p>There are two ways to use compare mode:</p> <ul> <li>While viewing an image item page, use the <strong>Compare</strong> button in the image viewer.<br><img src="/hc/article_attachments/25864668003863" alt="Compare button in image viewer"> </li> <li>While presenting an image in full screen, use the <strong>More items</strong> button.<br><img src="/hc/article_attachments/25864689967255" alt="More items button in full screen presentation mode"> </li> </ul> <p>Depending on where you're presenting an image from, an item drawer will open to allow you to choose additional items to present or compare with the current item:</p> <ul> <li> <strong>Search Results - </strong>If you're presenting an image from search results, you'll be shown additional images matching your search term(s). You can also search for additional images or other items on JSTOR by providing your own term(s).</li> <li> <strong>Workspace - </strong>If you're presenting an image from your Workspace, you'll be shown items from the same folder. See <a href="/hc/en-us/articles/360007226454" target="_self">Workspace: Introduction to Workspace</a> for more information.</li> </ul> <p><img src="/hc/article_attachments/25864689981591" alt="Selecting images in Compare mode"></p> <p>Click on any item thumbnail to switch out the current image you're presenting for a new one. Or select the checkbox next to an item to compare it to the current image. You can compare up to four items at a time.</p> <p>Once you've chosen your desired item(s), click the <strong>Close</strong> button to close the thumbnail drawer.</p> <p><img src="/hc/article_attachments/25864689986583" alt="Compare mode Save, Zoom, Fit to width, Close item, and Exit full screen buttons"></p> <ul> <li>To save an item to your Workspace, use the <strong>Save</strong> button.</li> <li>To zoom in on an item, you can use your mouse or trackpad’s built-in zoom functionality or use the <strong>Zoom in</strong> or <strong>Zoom out</strong> buttons.</li> <li>To set an item to fit the width or height of the viewer, click the <strong>Fit to width/height </strong>button.</li> <li>To remove any individual item from the screen, use the the <strong>Close this item</strong> (X) button.</li> <li>To leave compare mode, use the <strong>Exit full screen</strong> (Exit) button.</li> </ul></div> </div> </section> <footer> <div class="article-votes"> <span class="article-votes-question">Was this article helpful?</span> <div class="article-votes-controls" role='radiogroup'> <a class="button article-vote article-vote-up" data-helper="vote" data-item="article" data-type="up" data-id="1500000835181" data-upvote-count="16" data-vote-count="20" data-vote-sum="12" data-vote-url="/hc/en-us/articles/1500000835181/vote" data-value="null" data-label="16 out of 20 found this helpful" data-selected-class="null" aria-selected="false" role="radio" rel="nofollow" title="Yes" href="#"></a> <a class="button article-vote article-vote-down" data-helper="vote" data-item="article" data-type="down" data-id="1500000835181" data-upvote-count="16" data-vote-count="20" data-vote-sum="12" data-vote-url="/hc/en-us/articles/1500000835181/vote" data-value="null" data-label="16 out of 20 found this helpful" data-selected-class="null" aria-selected="false" role="radio" rel="nofollow" title="No" href="#"></a> </div> <class="article-votes-count"> <span class="article-vote-label" data-helper="vote" data-item="article" data-type="label" data-id="1500000835181" data-upvote-count="16" data-vote-count="20" data-vote-sum="12" data-vote-url="/hc/en-us/articles/1500000835181/vote" data-value="null" data-label="16 out of 20 found this helpful">16 out of 20 found this helpful</span> </div>  <div class="article-more-questions" data-sc="track-contact-submission"> Have more questions? <a href="/hc/en-us/requests/new">Submit a request</a> </div> <div class="article-return-to-top"> <a href="#article-container">Return to top<span class="icon-arrow-up"></span></a> </div> </footer> </article> <section class="article-sidebar" data-sc="track-related-articles">  <h3 class="sidenav-title">Articles in this section</h3> <ul> <li> <a href="/hc/en-us/articles/4410046169751-Images-on-JSTOR-Getting-Started" class="sidenav-item ">Images on JSTOR: Getting Started</a> </li> <li> <a href="/hc/en-us/articles/1500000835181-Using-Compare-Mode-for-JSTOR-Images" class="sidenav-item current-article">Using Compare Mode for JSTOR Images</a> </li> <li> <a href="/hc/en-us/articles/25001658364823-Your-Artstor-Image-Groups-on-JSTOR" class="sidenav-item ">Your Artstor Image Groups on JSTOR</a> </li> <li> <a href="/hc/en-us/articles/25057428095639-Your-Artstor-Personal-Collections-on-JSTOR" class="sidenav-item ">Your Artstor Personal Collections on JSTOR</a> </li> </ul> </section> </div> </div> </main> <footer id="htmlfooter" class="footer"> </footer> <script> $("#htmlfooter").load("/hc/theming_assets/01J47PGBWJQ813R9H02WAE3WYP"); </script>  <script src="//static.zdassets.com/hc/assets/en-us.1981210d3b7b1cbdd0fd.js"></script> <script src="https://ithakasupport.zendesk.com/auth/v2/host/without_iframe.js" data-brand-id="1111017" data-return-to="https://support.jstor.org/hc/en-us/articles/1500000835181-Using-Compare-Mode-for-JSTOR-Images" data-theme="hc" data-locale="en-us" data-auth-origin="1111017,true,true"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> /* Greetings sourcecode lurker! 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