The document provides a step-by-step guide for creating a postcard using Google Drawings, including setting grid size, drawing shapes, inserting images, and adding text. It outlines how to format the postcard for both sides and includes instructions for sharing the completed postcard with others. Key actions include choosing colors, resizing images, and adding personal details like names and email addresses.

2. 1. Open Google Docs and go to
New/More/Drawings
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3. 2. Give your drawing a name and add
your name i.e. Postcard John Smith

4. 3. Select a grid size. Go to File/Page
Setup/custom
Choose
centimetres first.
This will fit the two
sides of as postcard
- the front and the
back
Choose custom
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After choosing
centimetres
chhose 22 X 33

5. 4. Draw your top postcard first – 2 blocks
in on each side and halfway down
Choose
Insert/Shape/Rectangle
Go halfway down (14
blocks)

6. 5. Now copy the top postcard and
paste it underneath
Click on the corner.
Choose Edit copy/edit
paste
Keep a border of 2
blocks all the way
around
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7. 5. Select View/100%
Note:
View the grid at
100% -go to
View /100%

8. 6. Search for your postcard image
Go to Tools/Research
Let’s find an
image for the
top of the
postcard

9. 7. Type in what you require
and select images when asked

10. 8. Drag the image across and fit it to
the template
Notice that the
shape is too long
for the picture

11. 9. Adjust the shape to fit the image
and adjust the other shape equally
Count gridlines
when you adjust
and do the same for
the second square

12. 10. Choose a very light fill colour for
the other side of the postcard
Go to the paint
pot and select a
light colour

13. 11. Insert a line for the address side
Go to Insert/Line

14. 12. Add a stamp! Go to
Tools/Research/South African stamp
Choose a stamp
and drag it across

15. 13. Resize the stamp and place it on
the postcard

16. 14. Now write your message – go to
Insert/Textbox

17. 15. Use Arial size 12 for your writing

18. 16. Insert a textbox on the right hand
side as well

19. 17. Fill in the email addresses
Add TO ( for your
friend’s name and
email address) and
FROM (for your
name and email
address

20. 18. Add your name to the title by
clicking on it

21. 19a. Share your postcard in two ways
Share as a complete folder of postcards
If your teacher has created a Shared Folder in
Google Drive with all your drawings in that
shared folder, then your teacher can share the
drawing with a teacher from another school.

22. 19b. Share your postcard in two ways
Share individually with another student
Click on Share and
choose ‘Can view’.
Add the student’s
email address and
click on Done.
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