Scroll through the choices using the white arrows to the right and left.

• When you click on a template it will pop up in a window. Click the bottom “x” to close it.

• When you find one that want to use, click and drag it to the canvas.

• If you choose not to use that Template or want don’t want to use any template, go to Clear and clear canvas.

How to Use easel.ly to Create an InfoGraphic

When first beginning, click “Clear Canvas”

There are three ways to get a background

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• Click “See All” to view choices, then scroll up and down.

• When you find one that you want to use, click it and it will appear on your canvas. You may keep clicking different backgrounds and each will replace the previous one on your canvas.

• When the one you like is on your canvas, go on with your design.

2 Backgrounds

• Click “Color” then click “more” if you want to see more colors

3 Under Backgrounds, click Colors

• You may also choose “landscape” or “portrait” on how you want your infographic to look.

• The change will not occur until you click the “zoom” button on right side of menu bar

C Draw

Using drawing tools and connectors:

• Click the tool you want to use and it will turn blue

• Click on your canvas and Drag to draw your line

Click on the line you have drawn to see its menu. You may change: • Style of line (dotted or solid) • Its weight (how thick or thin it is) • Its color • Its opacity (solid color or fading color) • Use “clone” tool to duplicate it • Use blue circle handle on your line to rotate it • Click the “handles” on box to resize it • Lock it in place or unlock it with the lock tool • Move it to the front or back of other objects

DAdd Shapes

• Click “See All” and then scroll to see all Shapes • Drag the shape of your choice to the canvas • Shapes can be heading banners, text holders, connectors, etc.

Click on the shape on your canvas to see its menu. You may change: • Its color (if it is black or gray)

• Its opacity (solid color or fading color)

• Use “clone” tool to duplicate it

• Use blue circle handle on your shape to rotate it

• Grab the “handles” on box to resize it • Use the lock tool to lock it in place or unlock

• Move it to the front or back of other objects

EAdd Text

• Click “Text” to see choices • Drag your choice (either Title, Header, Body, etc.) to canvas • Move the text box where you want it to go • Double-click inside of text box to type in your words

Click ON the text box on the canvas to see the text menu and to: • Change color

• Change Font, Style (bold, underline, italic), Alignment (left, center, or right) and Size

• Use “clone” tool to duplicate it

• Use blue circle handle on your text box to rotate it

• Change opacity (solid color or fading color)

• Lock it in place or unlock it with lock tool

• Move it to the front or back of other objects

F Add Objects

• Click “Objects” to add pictures, symbols and other graphics • Choose from drop down menu choices • Or, type in search box at top to find a specific item • Drag your choice on to the canvas

Click on the object to: • Change its opacity (solid color or fading color)

• Use “clone” tool to duplicate it

• Use blue circle handle on your graphic to rotate it

• Grab “handles” on box to resize it • Use the lock tool to lock it in place or unlock it

• Move it to the front or back of other objects

G Add Copied or saved graphic (pictures)

• You may add pictures from the internet or pictures that are saved on your computer. • **These pictures MUST be free to use in public domain due to copyright laws. Go to

our Kid Friendly Search Engine link on our Glen Cove Learning Links page where you will find sites for copyright free pictures. Ask an adult to help you if you have any question about this.

How to copy & paste pictures: • Open a new tab in your browser

• Search for your picture

• Right-click on the picture you find and choose “copy image”

• Click on the easel.ly infographic tab

• Click in the white space to the left of your canvas

• Hold in the Control key while pressing the “V’ key to paste

• The picture will become the background on your canvas -DON’T PANIC!

• On your menu bar, click the undo button (circled in red above)

• A regular picture is now left available for you to place and size

• If an extra copy of it is still showing, click on it and press “delete” key or the trash can on the easel.ly menu bar.

How to get saved pictures: • Click “Upload” (blue circle on menu

bar above) and navigate to where your picture is saved.

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General Notes

• Click on any object to see its menu

• Any object may be deleted by selecting it and clicking the trash can on menu bar, or by pressing delete or backspace key

• Use the blue circle handle to rotate any object.

• Use the Undo tool on the menu bar to quickly fix an error

• Once you get an item fixed the way you want it, and if you will be using it again in the infographic, don’t forget to clone it (duplicate it!). If it is a text box, all you have to do is double-click in the “clone” and type the new text!

• Make sure you are filling the whole canvas. You may use the -zoom button on the menu bar to make your canvas smaller so you can see if it is filled and balanced and has margins. Do NOT place things right next to the edge. Leave space on each side. **Zoom it back up to continue to work on it.

~From Mrs. Dawson for her InfoGraphic students. :-)