toondoo user guide
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toondoo.com
User Guide
www.toondoo.com
Creating an AccountLogging In
Click Register to create a new account.
It’s FREE!
If you have already registered click
Login to get started.
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
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
Setting
Props
Dialogue
Special
User Added
Add Your Own
ToonDooIcon
Editing Toolbar
Lock an Object in
Place
Make an Object Smaller
Make an Object Bigger
Duplicate an Object
Flip an Object Over
Rotate an
ObjectLeft
Rotate an Object Right
Bring an Object to the Front
Send an Object to the
Back
Delete an
Object
Turn an Object into Something Different
Change a Characters
Facial Expression
Change a Characters
Body Position
Change the Color of an
Object
Draw in Storyboard
Boxes
CreateCustom
Characters
Insert Photos into
Storyboard Boxes
Help
Starting a ProjectTo 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 DialogueTo 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.
Saving
To Save click the ToonDoo Icon, then click the Floppy Disk Icon.
SavingEnter 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.
Accessing ProjectsPlace the mouse
pointer on Toons to access
My Toondoos.
Click My Toondoosto 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
Click RE-OPEN IN CREATORto open a previously
created project.
Edit
Creating a Book
Click Bookmaker on the Toondoo.com
home page to create a book.
A ToonDoo book uses comic strip projects as the pages of the book.
Creating a Book
Creating a Book
Previously created projects.
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.
Creating a Book
Drag and drop all the all the desired pages of the 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.