Creately Help and other Useful Tidbits

Here you'll find useful tips, guides, video demos and other useful nuggets to help you get the most of Creately - Online Diagramming.

Creately Interface
A quick look at the major components of the Creately interface.
The Main Toolbar
Overview of the features found in Creately's Main Toolbar. Or, What do all the buttons in the toolbar do?
Contextual Object Toolbar
Thats the toolbar at appears on every object when its selected. Or, What are those buttons that show up when I click on an Object or Shape? Diagramming is a pleasure with this toolbar.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Great list of hotkeys that makes Creately easier to use.

Create a New Online Diagram
Learn how to create a new diagram, configure your diagram canvas size or simple start with use our Easy Start templates.
Managing Diagrams
Open, Rename and Delete Diagrams. Learn to use Creately built-in multi-version controls, so you never lose your work.

Publishing your Diagrams
Learn how to access your Public Diagram URL (eg http://create.ly/fy73fd9u1) and embed your diagram in a Wiki or blog.
Collaborate on Diagrams
Invite your team mates and clients to work collaboratively on your diagrams. All it takes is an email address.
Built-in Commenting
Add Comments and post-it style notes anywhere on your diagrams. Makes it so easy to review business diagrams, wireframes or UML designs with your clients.

Loading more Objects and Shapes
At present, Creately comes with 40 object and shape libraries. Load more objects to draw virtually anything.
Working with Objects and Shapes
What are the features of Creately's Knowledge Objects?
Working with Connectors and Relationships between Objects
Check out our super duper Magic Connectors. You'll miss half the fun without them.
Working with Text
Learn how easy it is to insert, edit and style your text with our contextual Text Edit toolbar.
Add your own Images to your diagram
Can't find the right object or shape. Simply upload your own images from your desktop.
Styling your Diagrams
Add some serious pizzazz to your creations with our 1-Click styles, fills, gradients and borders.

1-Click Create-N-Connect
Learn to use our 1-Click Create-N-Connect button for the fastest online mindmaps, org charts, sitemaps and flowcharts.
Create Links between Diagrams
Add internal and external hyperlinks to make your Org Charts, sitemaps and wireframes come alive.

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