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Create a Drawing

To start a new drawing, select the . Select the Tools icon to see all of the editing options Sketchpad offers.

image showing the tool bar with the plus icon
Tool menu with the different tools labeled Alphabetically
  1. Select allows you to isolate a part of your drawing to resize, copy, or delete it.
  2. Crop is used to resize your drawing.
  3. Drawing has many different functions. Among these tools are Pencil, Spray Paint, Paintbrush, and Eraser.
  4. Clip Art images can be incorporated, as well as images uploaded from your device.
  5. Text can be inserted onto your drawing as well.
  6. Fill allows you to easily color in parts of your drawing.
Additional Tool menu with the different tools labeled Alphabetically
  1. Layers allows you to stack drawings on top of each other.
  2. Zoom is used to magnify your image anywhere from 100X to 0.25x.
  3. History logs your actions in the drawing.
  4. Undo will erase the last action you took in Sketchpad.
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This page was last updated May 12, 2025