There are several ways to add a module to the current network, for example:

Both the Modules menu and the Module Browser display all available modules. The modules are sorted hierarchically by topics and by module name, as given in the file Genre.def.

Therefore, both places are a good starting point when in need of a specific function, like an image load module.

The advantage of the Module Browser is that you can right-click the entries, open the context menu and, for example, open the help (in your default Internet browser) or the module files (in MATE, the in-built text editor).

Usually the quickest way to add modules to a network is the quick search in the menu bar. It offers you the possibility to search for modules by module name. By default, the search will also be extended to keywords and substrings and is case-insensitive. To change these settings, click the magnifier button for the search options.

To search for a module to load an image, you could either type “load” or “image”. Let us go with the second option this time. While typing “image”, the possible results appear. Use the up/down keys on your keyboard to move to one of the listed modules. The module's About information will appear next to it, allowing you to decide if this is the right module for you.

Select ImageLoad and press ENTER to add the module to a new network.

On the left-hand side of the bottom of the tooltip, you will find three buttons that you can click.

The module is an ML module, as can be seen by the blue color. It offers one image output connector (triangle for image, output because it is on the top of the module; see Chapter 2, The Nuts and Bolts of MeVisLab).

In the next section, we will have a closer look at the module details.