1.
toondoo.com
User Guide

2.
www.toondoo.com

3.
Creating an Account Click Register to
create a new account.
Logging In It’s FREE!
Multiple students can be logged into ToonDoo at the
If you have already
same time using the same login information and can be
registered click
simultaneously working on different projects. Teachers
Login to get
should create a generic login for students to use for
started.
classroom projects. Example login:
Username: Teacher’s Last Name or Room #
Password: Student

4.
Creating a Comic Strip
To create a
new Comic
Strip or
Book project
click on
TOONDOO
MAKER.

5.
Select Your Layout
Click to
choose a
layout
option.

6.
Creating a Comic Strip
Drag and drop characters,
settings, objects, and dialogue
clouds into the desired
storyboard box.

7.
Object Toolbar
Add Your
Characters Props Special
Own
ToonDoo Setting Dialogue User
Icon Added

8.
Editing Toolbar Change the
Rotate Delete Color of an
Make an an an Object Help
Object Object Object
Smaller Left Change a
Create
Bring an Characters
Duplicate Custom
Object to Facial
an Object Characters
the Front Expression
Rotate an Turn an
Make an Object into Draw in
Object Object Storyboard
Right Something
Bigger Different Boxes
Flip an Change a Insert Photos
Lock an Send an
Object Over Characters into
Object in Object to the Body Storyboard
Place Back Position Boxes

9.
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.

10.
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.

11.
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.

12.
Saving
To Save click the ToonDoo Icon,
then click the Floppy Disk Icon.

13.
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.

14.
Saving
After entering all information,
Click Publish to save the
project.

15.
Place the mouse
pointer on Toons to
access
Accessing Projects
My Toondoos.
Click My Toondoos
to access previously
saved projects.

16.
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.

17.
Editing Previously Created Project
Edit
Click
RE-OPEN IN CREATOR
to open a previously
created project.

18.
Creating a Book
Click Bookmaker on
A ToonDoo book uses comic strip projects as the Toondoo.com
the pages of the book. home page to create a
book.

19.
Creating a Book

20.
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.

21.
Creating a Book
Drag and drop all the all the
desired pages of the book.

22.
Saving a Book
Click Publish to save
a Book.

23.
Saving a Book
Type in the Title of
your book.
Description and Tags
are optional.
After entering the
Title, click Publish.

24.
Accessing Books
Place the mouse pointer on
Books to access My ToonBooks.
Click on My
ToonBooks

25.
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.

26.
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.

27.
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.