Mural

Learn the ins and outs of using objects in Mural.

Objects in Mural

Make outside resources easily available by adding URLs directly to your murals.

Add links to a mural

Import images and files directly onto your canvas.

Import files onto your canvas

Direct collaborators to an outside resource by adding a hyperlink to an object on your canvas.

Link an object

Choose which parts of a file you want to import by extracting a range of pages.

Extract pages from an imported file

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Jen Butler

Add objects or import files onto your canvas.

Add content to your canvas

Get an idea down by adding a sticky note.

Add a sticky note

Only keep the ideas you need by deleting unneeded sticky notes.

Delete a sticky note

Bring a sticky note to life with sketch mode.

Draw on a sticky note

Position your sticky notes just how you want them.

Move and rotate sticky notes

Make sure the size of your sticky notes is proportional to the brilliance of your ideas.

Resize sticky notes

Use emojis to react visually to a sticky note and its contents.

React to a sticky note

Bring your ideas front and center by zooming directly to them.

Zoom in to a sticky note

Organize sticky notes with tags

Use sticky note option menus to change the color of a sticky note, send a sticky note to the back of your canvas, and more.

Sticky note option menus

Add and edit sticky notes

Use areas to organize your content and enable better navigation.

About areas

Bring organization to your mural by adding an area where you group multiple objects together.

Create a new area

Remove an area and its content from your canvas, or leave the content behind.

Delete an area

Use the absorb feature to quickly add many objects at once to an area.

Absorb objects into an area

Organize the objects on your canvas by adding them to an area.

Add objects into an area

Make your areas work for you by choosing between two layouts to organize your content.

Change an area’s layout

Use area option menus to change an area’s formatting, canvas arrangement, and more.

Area option menus

Add and edit areas

Discuss ideas with your team by leaving comments for your collaborators.

Comment and tag collaborators

Use headings and paragraph boxes to convey meaning and structure in your mural.

Add text to your canvas

Choose how you want multiple lines of copied text to appear when pasting them into your mural.

"Paste-as" functionality

Copy and paste from spreadsheets and documents into murals, and vice versa.

Paste from (and to) spreadsheets and documents

Add and edit text

Make flowcharting and diagramming simple and straightforward with Mural's Shapes feature.

Working with shapes

Bring ideas to life, diagram and map ideas with MURAL’s connectors feature.

Connect ideas and make diagrams and maps with connectors

Add and edit shapes & connectors

Draw on the canvas

Draw on your canvas

Allow audiences to appreciate your presentation flow better with Mural's Icons feature.

Add icons

Add and edit icons

Find an image by keyword in one of Mural's image libraries.

Add an image by keyword

Grab an image from your computer or the web and drag it onto your canvas.

Drag and drop an image to your mural

Grab a GIF from Giphy’s expansive image library and add some flare to your mural.

Add a GIF

Remove unwanted image files from your canvas.

Delete an image

Position your images just how you want them.

Move or rotate an image

Adjust the size of the images on your canvas.

Resize an image

Trim away part of a digital image on your mural.

Crop an image

Hyperlink an image

Use captions as a text alternative for visual objects.

Add, edit, or hide image captions

Add and edit images

Organize your thoughts in a mural using a pre-made framework to guide collaboration.

About frameworks

Remove a framework you no longer need from your canvas.

Delete a framework

Move a framework and all of its contents from one spot on the canvas to another.