This is a hands-on tutorial, meaning you'll learn by example.

Let's start by learning how to navigate around the Editor.

See the long bar of rectangles above? 

Those are the pages of your story. 

1. Click on page 4 above to continue.

StoryJumper Tutorial

Welcome to StoryJumper!

Great! You should now be on page 4 of 

this guide.

With the Editor you can add:

     - Props (characters and artwork)

     - Scenes (backgrounds)

     - Photos 

     - Text

Now, let's add some props.

1. Click                   on the left side.

2. Click                    to find more props. You can add props to your 

library by clicking on them.

3. Search for specific props using keywords.   Try searching for 

"boat" or "red".

4. Click                   after you've added the props you want.

5. Click the rectangle for page 6 to continue.

Props

You can do the following to props:

3. When you're finished, click on page 8 to continue.

1. Click this page (orange border appears) and add a couple of 

props now. 

2. Experiment with the buttons that appear when you click a 

prop. 

Now, let's add some scenes to your library.

1. Click                     on the left side.

2. Click                     to find additional backgrounds for your story.

3. Search for types of scenes. Try searching for "field" or "space". 

4. After you've selected some scenes you like, click 

Scenes

1. Make sure this page is active by clicking on it (orange border appears). 

2. Click on different scenes on the left side and they will automatically appear.

(If you want to make the page white again, add the "blank" scene to your scene 

library and select it.)

3. When you're finished, click               at the bottom of this page to go to page 

10. 

Now, let's add some photos to your library. You can add photos as 

props and/or scenes.

1. Click                    on the left side 

2. Since you haven't uploaded any photos yet, this tab is empty. 

(Note: Any photos you upload are personal and private unless you 

use them in a story you share later)

3. Click                   and browse your computer for a photo to upload. 

4. After selecting, you'll be able to crop your photo to the size and 

shape you like. Once finished, it will appear as a prop or scene 

under the photo pane. 

Photos

1. Experiment with photos by adding a photo of someone, cropped using 

the "oval" shape in the "add prop photo" page. 

(Remember that you can move the photo backwards using the "Move 

back" button). You can find more costumes in the prop library if you 

search for "costumes".

2. When you are finished, go to page 12.

Now, let's add some text to the pages.  

1. Click                 on the left side.

   Note: there are 2 types of text:

   a) For writing long sections of text with more formatting    

       options, choose "big text box". 

   b) For writing short bits of dialog, narration, labels, or titles, 

       use the labels. 

2. Experiment with the examples on the opposite page. 

Change the fonts, colors and sizes in the big text box at the 

top. Then play with label examples.

3. When you're finished, go to page 14. 

Text

This is an example of a big text box. You can 

add italics, bold and font color, and adjust 

font and font-size easily, too.

1. With the buttons above,  

     - click "new page" to add another page 

     - click "copy page" to duplicate a page  

     - click "delete page" to remove a page 

2. Re-arrange the order of pages by dragging-and-

dropping the rectangles. 

Pages

"save" your story frequently

1. Click on the first rectangle above to choose the front cover.

2. Click                                                      to select which page will 

provide the picture for the front cover.                               

3. Click on the last rectangle above to choose the back cover. 

4. Click                                                      to select which page will 

provide the picture for the back cover. 

Add Pictures to Cover Pages

Create Your Own Book

1. After you click                below, create your own book from scratch 

or use one of the provided templates.

2.   Have a great time!