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.