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Step-by-step guides on how to illustrate your figures in BioRender.

By Christina and 3 others4 authors54 articles

What keyboard shortcuts can I use in BioRender?

Your Gallery

What is the Gallery?

How do I create and use folders?

How do I create a copy of my files?

How do I create a new illustration?

How do I sort my files?

How can I delete my files?

Illustration Basics

How do I crop an icon, shape, or object?

How do I copy and paste in BioRender?

Can I lock icons in place while illustrating?

How do I use the color picker tool?

How do I save my illustration?

How do I upload an image to BioRender?

How do I recover a previous version of an illustration?

How do I create animations in BioRender?

The Canvas

How to change the Canvas size

Can I collapse the menus on the canvas page?

How do I change the canvas color?

How can I check the contrast or legibility of my figure?

How do I align or distribute objects on my canvas?

Icons

How do I use icons in my illustration?

How do I use grouped icons?

How do I edit an icon's color?

How do I favorite my frequently used icons?

How do I erase my figures/icons?

How do I adjust an icon's opacity/ transparency?

What do I do if I can't find an icon I'm looking for?

Templates

How to publish a figure as a BioRender template?

What are BioRender Templates?

Using a BioRender Template

How do I search for templates?

What is the difference between my illustrations and BioRender templates?

Text & Labels

Does BioRender spellcheck my work?

How do I add and modify text in my illustrations?

Creating bullets and numbered lists

How do I add symbols in my illustration?

How do I add superscripts and subscripts to my text?

What fonts and styles are available in BioRender?

Lines & Shapes

How do I use connector lines?

How do I use color presets for shapes with text?

How do I make a border/ frame?

How do I add and edit shapes in my illustration?

Exporting

What file formats can I export in?

Can I export with a transparent background?

How do I export my image? (Single Image Export)

PDB Builder & Brushes

What are brushes?

How do I edit brushes?

How can I add 3D protein structures to my illustration?

Slides

Using BioRender Slides (👑 Premium Only)

Poster Builder

Creating a new poster

Building your poster

Resizing and rearranging content in posters

Editing the appearance of posters

Exporting posters