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Balsamiq Wireframes for Google Drive overview
- Overview
- Getting started
- Creating a new project
- Using the Balsamiq Wireframes editor
- Importing from other versions
- Returning to Google Drive (closing the editor)
- Collaborating with other users in real time
- Notification preferences
- A couple of little treats for you!
Installing Balsamiq Wireframes for Google Drive
- Installation
- Purchasing
- Uninstalling
Balsamiq Wireframes integration with Google Workspace apps
Working with files in Google Drive
- Sharing via Google Drive
- Moving wireframes to a different folder
- Rename, delete, copy
- Managing versions
Editor overview
- The toolbar
- The quick add tool
- The UI library
- The canvas
- The navigator panel
- The property inspector
- The comments panel
- Project properties
- The trash
- Working on small screens
Adding and arranging UI controls
- Adding UI controls
- Selecting UI controls
- Moving UI controls
- Snapping and smart guides
- Resizing UI controls
- Aligning UI controls
- Layering UI controls
- Locking UI controls
- Deleting UI controls
- Rotating UI controls
- Grouping UI controls
- Cropping groups and images
- Drawing basic controls
- Drawing basic controls on mobile
Editing ui controls
- Editing properties via the property inspector
- Customizing controls via text
- Using icons in text
- Using find and replace
- Transforming controls
- Advanced controls (data grid, sitemap, tree pane)
Sharing and reviewing
- Reviewing and commenting
- Sharing an image link
- Sharing a wireframe in Trello
- Full Screen Presentation Mode
- Sharing an interactive PDF document
- Sharing PNG Images
- @-mentions
Collaborative editing
- Collaborating in real-time
- Commenting and more
Using images, assets, and icons
- Adding images to the canvas
- Adding images from the UI library
- Splitting images
- Extracting text from an image
- Managing images
- Adding icons via the UI library and quick add
- Adding and swapping icons via the property inspector
- Adding your own icons
- Best practices for creating or preparing custom icons
Symbols
- Creating symbols
- Using symbols in your wireframes
- Editing symbols
- Overriding symbol properties
- Using symbols across projects
- Sharing symbols between projects
Markup
- Toggling markup on and off
- Markup toggling with keyboard shortcuts
- Making items markup and non-markup
- Exporting markup to PNG and PDF
Linking wireframes together
- Linking to existing wireframes
- Linking to a new wireframe
- Linking to a web page
- Using links in Presentation mode
Full Screen Presentation Mode
- Overview
- Settings panel
- Adjusting your project's centering
Alternates
- Creating alternates
- Editing alternates
- Promoting alternates
- Duplicating alternates
- Merging alternates
- Discarding alternates
- Alternates in Full Screen Presentation Mode
- Project alternates
Exporting
- Exporting to PDF
- Exporting to an image
- Exporting wireframes to another project
- Exporting a project file
Importing
- Importing wireframes from another Balsamiq for Google Drive project
- Importing a project to Balsamiq for Google Drive from other versions of Balsamiq
- Importing images
Keeping projects clean and organized
- Organize wireframes and use a hierarchy
- Clean up an entire project
- Select the unused images/assets
- Optimize existing images (for older projects)
- Clean up the symbols
- Empty the trash
- Split your project into smaller ones
Keyboard shortcuts
- Working with Controls
- Working with Icons
- Working with Text
- Text Formatting
- Special Text Macros
- Quick Add
- Drawing Controls
- Project Actions
- Views
- Fullscreen
Troubleshooting 'ReferenceError: gapi is not defined' error
- What is causing the error?
- Is there a way to keep using Balsamiq Wireframes for Google Drive and my extension?
Troubleshooting 'maximum number of pinned revisions exceeded' error
- Why am I getting this?
- How do I get rid of the error?
Troubleshooting sharing error in Balsamiq Wireframes for Google Drive
- Sharing a Balsamiq project from Google Drive
- Enabling third party cookies