Drawings Quicksheet

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Click on New, hover over More, and choose Google Drawings.

An Untitled drawing space will be automatically created.

Use the drop-down menu options, or the buttons in the toolbar, to design diagrams, paint an image, and create flow charts and other types of drawings.

Main Toolbar Button Descriptions

Remember to name your drawing by clicking in this field.

Paint Zoom Insert Insert Insert Insert Print Undo/Redo Zoom Select Comments Format to Fit Line Shape Textbox Image

Google Drawings Quicksheet

Drop Down Menu Highlights

File Menu Highlights Download drawing in various Download as formats including PDF, PNG or JEG Make content visible by publishing it Publish to the to the web. Linking to the drawing web… is available Create a preset or custom sized Page setup… drawing

Insert Menu Highlights Text box Insert text Insert an image from your Image computer, , etc. Chart Insert different styles of charts Hyperlink images, text or objects to Link a webpage Insert and manipulate specially Word art formatted text Insert lines - straight, curved, Line scribbled, and arrows Shape Insert special shapes and callouts Determine and insert a number of Table columns and rows Comment Insert a comment thread

Google Drawings Quicksheet

Arrange Menu Highlights Reorder the objects from front to back. Allows you to layer objects, Order images, and textboxes on top of each other Align objects horizontally: left, right, Align horizontally or center Align objects vertically: top, middle, Align vertically or bottom Align objects to the center of the Center on page page horizontally and vertically Rotate objects clockwise and Rotate counter clockwise, as well as flip them horizontally and vertically Select multiple objects by holding down the shift key and group Group together. All actions can be performed on the “grouped” objects

Special Editing Features

Add a Line Line Insert Insert Reset Image Replace Crop Border Weight Dash Link Comment Image Options Image

Special Editing Features Add a Border Add a border around image Line Weight Change line size Line Dash Choose from solid lines or dashed lines Insert Link Insert a hyperlink to a webpage Insert Comment Add a comment to the drawing Crop Crop images Reset Image Resets the image to the original settings Image Options Recolor images, adjust transparency, brightness and contrast Replace Image Replace inserted image with another image