- Sign in to your Google Account
- Go to drawings.google.com
What is Google Drawings?
Accessing Google Drawings
HIGHLIGHTS
Creating a Google Drawing
HIGHLIGHTS
- New drawings start with a transparent background
- Resize the canvas by clicking and dragging on the bottom right corner
Adding shapes, text, Word art,
and images
HIGHLIGHTS
- Use the shape tool to add circles, squares, or other shapes
- Add text with a text box and edit it using format options
- Create stylized text with Word art
- Change the color of shapes and Word art with the fill tool
- Insert images from Google Drive, your computer, the Internet, or your camera
Creating different types of
Google Drawings
HIGHLIGHTS
Use Drawings to create all kinds of helpful classroom visuals:
- Venn Diagrams
- Fill-in-the-blank images
Sharing a Google Drawing
HIGHLIGHTS
- Click Share
- Add an email address
Downloading a Google Drawing
HIGHLIGHTS
- Download a Drawing as a PDF, JPEG, PNG, or SVG
- Insert a Drawing into emails, Google Docs, Slides, Sheets, Forms, Sites, and more
Reviewing the Basics
Google Drawings
Now that we've gone over some of the basics of Google Drawings, let's review.
Click the highlighted sections to review what they do.
Now that we've gone over some of the basics of Google Drawings, let's review.
When you're ready to put your new skills to the test, click below to start your knowledge check.
Test your knowledgeReviewing the Basics
Reviewing the Basics
Reviewing the Basics
Reviewing the Basics
Reviewing the Basics
Great job! Now you know the basics of Google Drawings.
HERE'S WHAT YOU LEARNED TODAY:
- What Google Drawings is
- How to access Google Drawings
- How to create a Google Drawing
- How to add shapes, text, Word art, and images
- What types of Google Drawings you can create
- How to share and download a Google Drawing
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