Comic Life FAQ

Panels & Page Templates
Images
Text

Panels & Page Templates
How do I select a page template?

  1. Under the Libraries tab, choose a page template that best suits the type of action or conversation in your scene
  2. Drag the page template onto your blank page

How do I change the shape or position of a panel?

  1. To select a panel, click inside of it
  2. Adjust the shape of the panel by clicking and dragging the green squares
  3. Adjust the position of the panel by clicking and dragging it to another location
  4. Rotate the panel with the pink arrows

How do I lock a panel to my page?

  1. To select a panel, click inside of it
  2. On the right of the program, click the Details tab
  3. Check the Lock box

Images
How do I add images to my Comic Life page?

  1. Drag your images onto the desktop
  2. Your picture will expand to fill the shape of the panel as best as it can

How do I select an image within a panel?

  • Double click on the image
  • Be careful not to select the panel and the image together! You know when you can adjust the image independently of the panel when the panel border turns orange.

How do I remove an image from a panel?

  1. Double click on the image to select it (panel border will turn orange)
  2. Press the Delete key

How do I move an image around a panel or into another panel?

  1. Double click on the image to select it (panel border will turn orange)
  2. Click and drag the image into another position or into another panel
  3. TIP: To move the image in small increments, use your arrow keys

How do I add multiple images to one panel?

  1. Drag the second image onto the page but do not place it into a panel
  2. Once the image is on the page you may drag it into a panel with another image, but you must hold down the Apple key when dropping in the second image.

How do I change the size of an image?

  1. Double click on the image (panel border will turn orange)
  2. Click and drag on one of the green squares to change the image size (enlarge the image past the panel border to crop the image)
  3. When you are finished, press Return or click elsewhere on the page

How do I rotate an image?

  1. Double click on the image (panel border will turn orange)
  2. Use the pink arrows to rotate the image clockwise or counter clockwise
  3. When you are finished, press Return or click elsewhere on the page

How do I flip an image?

  1. Double click on the image (panel border will turn orange)
  2. On the right of the program, click the Details tab
  3. Check off the Horizontal or Vertical box to flip your image
  4. Return or click elsewhere on the page

How do I copy an image?

  1. Drag in the same image from your desktop, OR
  2. Double click on the image (panel border will turn orange)
  3. From the Edit menu, select Copy
  4. Then, from the Edit menu, select Paste. The duplicate image will appear onto of the original image.
  5. Drag the duplicate image to another panel

How do I lock an image to a panel?

  1. Double click on the image (panel border will turn orange)
  2. One the right of the program, click the Details tab
  3. Lock box

Text
How do I add a caption to a panel?

  1. Click and drag the caption shape to your panel
  2. Adjust the shape of the caption box
  3. Double click to insert text your caption
  4. If necessary, readjust the shape of the caption box

How do I add a speech/thought balloon?

  1. Drag each speech balloon to the correct panel
  2. Drag the blue dot to adjust the position of the tail
  3. To move the entire balloon, drag the green handle
  4. Double click inside of the balloon to enter text
  5. If necessary, readjust the shape of the balloon to display all of the text

How do add a balloon to an existing balloon?

  1. Drag a second balloon near the first one
  2. Position the second balloon in the correct place (you can even merge the second balloon into the first balloon)
  3. Double click inside of the balloon to enter text

How do I format the text?

  1. Select the caption box or speech balloon
  2. On the right of the program, select the Details tab
  3. At the bottom, click on Choose and select a different font and size
  4. Click on the Font color swatch to select a different color for the text
  5. You may have to adjust the caption box or balloon to see the newly formatted text