You can add text to your artboard from the left panel. Tip: Text layouts are grouped by default. Select a layout on your artboard, right click and choose “Un-Group” to release it. Shortcut for ungrouping: Cmd/Ctrl+G

Kittl Editor Help - Adding Text

Adding Text

You can upload your own fonts to use in your projects. Kittl supports TTF and OTF files.

Kittl Editor Help - Uploading Fonts

Uploading Fonts

You can upload your own elements to use in your projects. The editor supports SVG, PNG and JPG files.

Kittl Editor Help - Uploading Elements

Uploading Elements

You can apply textures to your designs. Open a design or project & click on "textures" in your left toolbar to open the panel. Choose a texture to apply it to your design.

Kittl Editor Help - Adding Textures

Adding Textures

You can use the layers panel to change the order, lock, or disable elements. Tip: To unfold groups, click the arrow icon next to the folder icon.

Kittl Editor Help - Using Layers

Using Layers

You can add illustrations, shapes, ornaments, or abstract elements to your artboard. Tip: There are even more elements in our library than shown in the groups. Use the search bar to find the perfect illustration for your project.

Kittl Editor Help - Adding Elements

Adding Elements

Texture Clipping

Use the alignment tool to align elements on your artboard or align elements to each other.

Kittl Editor Help - Alignment

Alignment

Editing text: Double-click a text box to start writing. Click somewhere outside of the text-box to press ESC to leave input.

Kittl Editor Help - Basic Text Settings

Basic Text settings

With decoration effects, you can easily add details to your text. 1. Select any text on your artboard. The settings panel on the right side opens automatically.

Kittl Editor Help - Using Decoration Effects

Using decoration effects

With shading effects, you can easily apply drop or block shadows to your text.

Kittl Editor Help - Using Shading Effects

Using shading effects

Tip: The right-click menu contains features like copy & paste, flip, and group elements.

Kittl Editor Help - Basic Handling

Basic Handling

You can change the colors of elements, groups, or your entire project. Tip: The “Document Palette” at the bottom of the color window, shows all colors used in your design. Click a color swatch from the document palette to replace it with your selection.

Kittl Editor Help - Change Colors

Change Colors

The glyphs panel allows you to add characters of fonts you usually can’t type on your keyboard. These can be special symbols or alternate characters of default ones.

Kittl Editor Help - Glyphs Panel

Glyphs panel

Use the transformation effects to create artistic text layouts. Tip: You can even fine-tune the curve of your text, dragging the custom anchor points on your artboard.

Kittl Editor Help - Text Transformation

Text Transformation

You can either browse designs on your home feed, or directly within the editor.

Kittl Editor Help - Getting Started

Using design templates

Your projects are autosaved frequently with every action you take. To save a project manually, click on “Save Project” text in the top center of your screen.

Kittl Editor Help - Saving Projects

Saving Projects

You can delete projects and also restore deleted proejcts from your trash folder.

Kittl Editor Help - Deleting Projects

Deleting Projects

Move Artboard

You can edit your projects in your profile or directly in the editor. Click on your profile image in the upper right corner and click profile from the dropdown menu. “My Projects” shows an overview of your projects.

Kittl Editor Help - Managing Your Projects

Managing your projects

Tip: In your settings, you can switch on/off the Trimview (W) as well as a grid. When on, Trimview will only show you what’s on your artboard, even if you have other elements off of the artboard space.

Kittl Editor Help - Artboard Settings

Artboard settings

Open a project or start a new one. Click the sharing icon in your top right navigation bar. Choose a sharing option to share your design with a friend via social media or email.

Kittl Editor Help - Sharing Options

Sharing Options

Tip: For a transparent export enable “Remove Background.” Please note that texture overlays are applied to your entire design. Remove or disable texture to get a clean export without background.

Kittl Editor Help - Download Settings

Download settings

Once you are in a flow, keyboard shortcuts like copy, paste, cut, or zoom are great to speed up your design process. You can open a list of all shortcuts at the bottom left of your screen.

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