# `GSGlyphEditView addBackgroundImageFromPasteboard:`

*Instance Method*

Attempts to add a background image from the pasteboard to the active glyph layer. If the pasteboard contains file paths instead, attempts to import outlines from the referenced files.

## Declaration

```swift
func addBackgroundImage(from pasteboard: NSPasteboard) -> Bool
```

```objc
- (BOOL) addBackgroundImageFromPasteboard:(NSPasteboard *) pasteboard;
```

```python
addBackgroundImageFromPasteboard_(pasteboard: NSPasteboard) -> bool
```