toondoo.com User Guide

toondoo.com User Guide

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Creating an Account Logging In Click Register to create a new account. It s FREE! Multiple students can be logged into ToonDoo at the same time using the same login information and can be simultaneously working on different projects. Teachers should create a generic login for students to use for classroom projects. Example login: Username: Teacher s Last Name or Room # Password: Student If you have already registered click Login to get started.

Creating a Comic Strip To create a new Comic Strip or Book project click on TOONDOO MAKER.

Select Your Layout Click to choose a layout option.

Creating a Comic Strip Drag and drop characters, settings, objects, and dialogue clouds into the desired storyboard box.

Object Toolbar Characters Props Special Add Your Own ToonDoo Icon Setting Dialogue User Added

Editing Toolbar Make an Object Smaller Duplicate an Object Rotate an Object Left Bring an Object to the Front Delete an Object Change a Characters Facial Expression Change the Color of an Object Create Custom Characters Help Lock an Object in Place Make an Object Bigger Flip an Object Over Rotate an Object Right Send an Object to the Back Turn an Object into Something Different Change a Characters Body Position Draw in Storyboard Boxes Insert Photos into Storyboard Boxes

Starting a Project To add characters, objects, and backgrounds locate the object you would like to add, click on it and hold down on the mouse button, drag and drop it in the desired location.

Editing Objects Click on an object and a dotted box will appear around the object. The object can only be edited when the dotted line appears. Use the Object Editing Toolbar after use click on an object.

Adding Dialogue To add dialogue, click the dialogue icon in the object toolbar and select the dialogue bubble you would like to use. Click and hold down on the dialogue bubble and drag and drop in the appropriate location. Click inside the dialogue bubble and type in the dialogue.

To Save click the ToonDoo Icon, then click the Floppy Disk Icon. Saving

Saving Enter a Title. Entering a Description is optional. Entering Tags is optional. Let Others Redo should be checked when using the private saving option. This allows users to continue to edit their projects at a later time. Click Keep it Private! when a project is still in progress or to keep projects for classroom use only. The private saving options is the best way to keep projects secure. Click Publish to the World! when a project is finished and to embed a project on a classroom website, blog, or wiki. When publishing to the world, change your profile settings to block comments from other users.

Saving After entering all information, Click Publish to save the project.

Place the mouse pointer on Toons to access My Toondoos. Accessing Projects Click My Toondoos to access previously saved projects.

Editing Previously Created Project Place the mouse pointer on the project you would like to edit and Preview, Edit, and Go to Page will appear. Click Preview to see a snapshot of the project. Click Go to Page to view the project and leave a private comment. This would be ideal for pear review of projects. Click Edit to open and work on a project.

Editing Previously Created Project Edit Click RE OPEN IN CREATOR to open a previously created project.

Creating a Book A ToonDoo book uses comic strip projects as the pages of the book. Click Bookmaker on the Toondoo.com home page to create a book.

Creating a Book

Creating a Book Click on the project you would like to add to the book, hold down on the mouse button, drag and drop the page into the book. Previously created projects.

Drag and drop all the all the desired pages of the book. Creating a Book

Saving a Book Click Publish to save a Book.

Saving a Book Type in the Title of your book. Description and Tags are optional. After entering the Title, click Publish.

Accessing Books Place the mouse pointer on Books to access My ToonBooks. Click on My ToonBooks

Accessing Books Place the mouse pointer on the book you would like to access. Click Preview for a quick snapshot. Click Edit to continue to work on the book. Click Delete to permanently delete the book. Click Go to Page to view the book and access the html embed code to add the book to a website, wiki, or blog.

Embedding a Toon on a Website, Wiki, or Blog Published Toons can be embedded onto a website. Click Go To Page on the desired toon and then click <embed>. Paste this html embed code into the html editor of your website, wiki, or blog.

Embedding a Book on a Website, Wiki, or Blog Click Go to Page on the desired book. Click this icon to access the embed code. Copy and paste the embed code into the html editor of your classroom website, wiki, or blog.