THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW

5 SKILLS FOR GETTING STARTED

HENRY FORD

MURAL is a visual workspace that helps you collaborate together. ‘Murals’ are giant boards to map out content.

Everything is securely saved in the cloud. Collaborate wherever you are to keep your creative momentum.

People use murals for all kinds of team activities:

○ Design thinking & innovation○ Product & service design○ Planning & management○ Marketing & branding○ Research and journey mapping○ Instruction & facilitation… and more!

WHAT IS MURAL?

1. Zooming & scrolling

2. Adding content

3. Using shortcuts

4. Collaborating with others

5. Managing MURAL

5 ESSENTIAL SKILLS

1. ZOOMING & SCROLLING

Zoom out to see the big picture

The easiest way to zoom is with the trackpad or with the mouse wheel. If something is too small to read, zoom in to see the detail instead of making it larger.

LEARN TO ZOOM QUICKLY

Zoom in to see the detail

To scroll (pan) with the mouse, hold ‘SPACE’ while you click and drag the mural. Or, use the trackpad with two fingers. The mini-map in the lower right shows you where you are.

Scroll (pan) to see all your content

SCROLL AROUND

You have two options: Scroll (pan) and Zoom. Change options in Account Settings (lower left) > Controls.

Change navigation modes in account settings

FIND THE BEST NAVIGATION MODE

SCROLLZOOM

2. ADDING CONTENT

Use the left toolbar to add content to MURAL

Explore the toolbar on the left to add text, shapes, connectors, icons, frameworks and images. Double click on the mural to add a sticky note even quicker.

MAP OUT YOUR CONTENT

Drag images and documents right from your hard drive. Or, copy a URL and paste it into a mural. YouTube videos will playback without leaving the mural.

Play back YouTube videos right in MURAL

INSERT LINKS, VIDEOS & DOCUMENTS

Change element properties from the contextual menu. Right click on any element for additional options.

FORMAT ELEMENTS

Contextual menus for note Right-click menu options

3. USING SHORTCUTS

Learn the keyboard commands built into MURAL. Just press ‘?’ to see all of the available commands.

Keyboard commands for the Mac

RELY ON COMMANDS

Keyboard commands for the PC

While holding the SHIFT key down, drag your mouse across the elements you wish to select.

Use the SHIFT key to select multiple elements

SELECT MULTIPLE ELEMENTS

HENRY FORD

4. COLLABORATING WITH OTHERS

Invite others via the ‘Share’ option (upper right). Add their addresses directly or send the link.

Invite teammates with the ‘Share’ link

INVITE TEAMMATES

Use Skype or similar for a conference call. Then, join a mural with your team and add content together. Try the voting feature in the top left to get consensus.

Get team consensus with the Voting feature

WORK TOGETHER IN REAL TIME

Comment on any element and see past activity

Add content to a mural independently. See activity with ‘News’ (right). Keep conversations going with comments.

COLLABORATE ASYNCHRONOUSLY

5. MANAGING MURAL

Click on the ‘My Murals’ icon (top left) to see all of your murals. Rooms (left) are used to organize murals.

See all of your murals on the ‘dashboard’

GET AN OVERVIEW

Click ‘CREATE MURAL’ to start a new one. Existing murals can be duplicated, moved or shared.

Use the menu in the upper right to manage each mural

CREATE NEW MURALS

FURTHER RESOURCES

1. GET IN-APP HELP Just click on the question mark in the upper right of any mural.

2. VISIT THE HELP CENTER See videos and articles on our support site: http://support.mural.ly

3. JOIN OUR LIVE DEMO Each Thursday at 12 noon ET. Sign up here: www.mural.co/weeklydemo

4. CONTACT US DIRECTLY Contact customer support directly at support@mural.ly