Using BioRender (Step-by-Step Guides)

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

38 articles in this collection
Written by Arash Sidhu, Christina Zanella, and Stefan Pintaric

Common Terms

Our "glossary" of common words and phrases you'll encounter while using BioRender.

Written by Christina Zanella
Updated over a week ago

How do I create animations in BioRender?

Information on different ways to animate your BioRender figures

Written by Christina Zanella
Updated over a week ago

Working With the Canvas

How do I change the canvas color?

Change the background of your illustrations

Written by Christina Zanella
Updated over a week ago

Can I collapse the menus on the canvas page?

Collapsing the side menus on the canvas

Written by Christina Zanella
Updated over a week ago

Illustration Basics

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

Use "View in Grayscale" to make sure your figure is legible for low-resolution screens, black-and-white prints, and color-blind audiences.

Written by Christina Zanella
Updated over a week ago

How do I copy and paste in BioRender?

Copying and pasting within a single illustration, between BioRender illustrations, or from the web into BioRender.

Written by Christina Zanella
Updated over a week ago

How do I use the color picker tool?

A guide to using the color picker tool to change text color, or a shape's fill or border.

Written by Christina Zanella
Updated over a week ago

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

Details on how to crop icons, use the different crop tools, and restore a cropped object to its original size.

Written by Christina Zanella
Updated over a week ago

How do I create an image from scratch?

Written by Christina Zanella
Updated over a week ago

How do I upload an image to BioRender?

A step-by-step walkthrough of the different ways to upload an image into BioRender, and what image formats are accepted.

Written by Christina Zanella
Updated over a week ago

How do I create a copy of my illustration?

Written by Christina Zanella
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How do I recover a previous version of an illustration?

Written by Christina Zanella
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How do I save my illustration?

Written by Christina Zanella
Updated over a week ago

Using BioRender Icons

How do I use grouped icons?

What grouped icons are, how to identify them, and grouping and ungrouping icons.

Written by Christina Zanella
Updated over a week ago

How do I use icons in my illustration?

Written by Christina Zanella
Updated over a week ago

How do I change an icon's color?

Written by Christina Zanella
Updated over a week ago

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

Written by Arash Sidhu
Updated over a week ago

Can I crop icons?

Written by Arash Sidhu
Updated over a week ago

Working With Templates

Using a BioRender Template

Using and adapting a BioRender template from the Template Gallery

Written by Christina Zanella
Updated over a week ago

How do I search for templates?

Information on how to search or find templates from the gallery page

Written by Christina Zanella
Updated over a week ago

What is the difference between my illustrations and BioRender templates?

Written by Christina Zanella
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Working with Text

How do I add and modify text in my illustrations?

Changing text color, style, and size, or adding symbols to your illustration.

Written by Christina Zanella
Updated over a week ago

How do I add symbols in my illustration?

Inserting symbols in your illustrations

Written by Christina Zanella
Updated over a week ago

Adding superscripts and subscripts.

Adding superscripts and subscripts to your illustrations

Written by Christina Zanella
Updated over a week ago

Using Lines, Shapes, and Arrows

How do I erase my figures/icons?

Written by Christina Zanella
Updated over a week ago

How do I add and edit shapes in my illustration?

Adding basic shapes to your canvas

Written by Christina Zanella
Updated over a week ago

How do I use color presets for shapes with text?

Written by Christina Zanella
Updated over a week ago

Exporting and Organizing Your Illustrations

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

Written by Christina Zanella
Updated over a week ago

Can I export with a transparent background?

Export your figures without a background.

Written by Christina Zanella
Updated over a week ago

What file formats can I export in?

Written by Christina Zanella
Updated over a week ago

I want to organize my illustrations. How do I create and use folders?

Written by Christina Zanella
Updated over a week ago

Uploads, Favorites, and PDB Viewer

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

Information on what to do if you can't find a specific icon.

Written by Christina Zanella
Updated over a week ago

How do I favorite my frequently used icons?

Favorite the icons you use the most

Written by Christina Zanella
Updated over a week ago

Adding 3D protein structures to your illustration

Using the PDB to include 3D protein structures

Written by Christina Zanella
Updated over a week ago

Using Brushes

How do I edit brushes?

The different ways to use and modify brushes, converting brushes to grouped icons, and why brushes look different while you're editing them.

Written by Christina Zanella
Updated over a week ago

What are brushes?

Details on our brush icons and where you can find them in our icon library.

Written by Christina Zanella
Updated over a week ago

Accessibility

Accessibility at BioRender

An outline of our efforts to improve accessibility

Written by Stefan Pintaric
Updated over a week ago

Slides

Using BioRender Slides (👑 Premium Only)

An overview of our Slides tool and how to use it for your presentations.

Written by Stefan Pintaric
Updated over a week ago