
Freeform
“Freeform is a great place to bring your ideas to life. Sketch out a project, design a mood board or start a brainstorming session on a flexible canvas that supports almost any kind of file. And with iCloud, all your boards stay in sync, whether you’re on your Mac, your iPad or your iPhone.” – App Store

Freeform on
iPad
Introduction to the Infinite Canvas
With the new Freeform app for iPad you can organise your thoughts, create detailed plans and arrange mind maps and documents in a whole new way. With an infinite canvas and incredible collaboration tools, this app is incredibly powerful. In this playlist of videos I'll guide you through how it all works and share plenty of tips and tricks as we go.
Create and Edit Text and Sticky Notes
In Freeform there are plenty of options for adding and styling text on your Boards. Whether it’s adding 3D Sticky Notes of creating and editing Text Boxes, this short and easy-to-follow tutorial will show you all the different text options in this great new Freeform app from Apple.
How to Export and Share a Board as a PDF
Once you've finished a Freeform Board you'll probably want to share it outside of the Freeform app. In this short tutorial I'll show you how to export your Board as a PDF document (either with or without the dotted background). After that I'll also show you how to create a template that you can then duplicate and adjust as you need to.
How to Draw On and Annotate your Boards
Using Annotations are a great way to quickly write down your ideas and highlight sections of your Freeform board. Whether with your Apple Pencil or simply just a finger, Freeform has a suite of tools to help you express yourself quickly and easily. This short and easy-to-follow tutorial will get you up to speed with drawing and annotation in Freeform in no time at all.
Shapes and Custom Shape Styles
Shapes and Symbols can really bring a Freeform Board to life - especially once you know how to Copy + Paste Styles and change the Default Style for new shapes. That means you can quickly and easily create great looking graphics that'll help you better organise your Freeform Boards and hopefully enhance your productivity.
Working with Photos and Videos
A key part of using Freeform is knowing how to use Photos and Videos effectively. In this short tutorial I'll show you ho to insert both photos and videos as well as how to style, resize and adjust them. I'll also teach you how to use other shapes from the Shape Library to mask your photos to make them more interesting and dynamic.
Adding Lines, Arrows and Linked Connectors
Organising your thoughts and ideas in Freeform is made incredibly easy with a wide selection of customisable connecting lines, arrows and links. These can be completely customised to make them thicker, thinner, dotted, dashed, straight, curved, arrow-headed or pretty much anything else! But what's more is that these connecting lines can dynamically move and adapt as the content on your Freeform Board changes. In this short and easy-to-follow tutorial I'll show you exactly how they all work!
Embedding Websites and Attaching Documents
Sometimes with a Freeform Board you might want to embed content from other apps and locations. Whether that's a website URL, a spreadsheet from Numbers, a location from Maps or many other things - Freeform makes this process easy and incredibly helpful. In this short and easy-to-follow tutorial I'll show you how to embed different types of content onto your Freeform Board and what you can do with it once it's on there.
Collaborating With Other People
Freeform really starts to shine when you collaborate with other people. Working simultaneously on the same Board at the same time means you can rapidly prototype, quickly map out and speedily design your next big project. Invite other users using this easy-to-follow tutorial and ensure they have the right access to your Boards. Here’s how it works.

Freeform on
Mac
How to Draw On and Annotate your Boards
Using Annotations are a great way to quickly write down your ideas and highlight sections of your Freeform board. Despite not being able to use the Apple Pencil or even your finger to draw on a Mac, there is a sneaky trick to making this work in Freeform! This short and easy-to-follow tutorial will get you up to speed with drawing and annotation in Freeform for Mac in no time at all.
Collaborating With Other People
Freeform really starts to shine when you collaborate with other people. Working simultaneously on the same Board at the same time means you can rapidly prototype, quickly map out and speedily design your next big project. Invite other users using this easy-to-follow tutorial and ensure they have the right access to your Boards. Here’s how it works.
Working with Photos and Videos
A key part of using Freeform is knowing how to use Photos and Videos effectively. In this short tutorial I'll show you ho to insert both photos and videos as well as how to style, resize and adjust them. I'll also teach you how to use other shapes from the Shape Library to mask your photos to make them more interesting and dynamic.
Embedding Websites and Attaching Documents
Sometimes with a Freeform Board you might want to embed content from other apps and locations. Whether that's a website URL, a spreadsheet from Numbers, a location from Maps or many other things - Freeform makes this process easy and incredibly helpful. In this short and easy-to-follow tutorial I'll show you how to embed different types of content onto your Freeform Board and what you can do with it once it's on there.
Shapes and Custom Shape Styles
Shapes and Symbols can really bring a Freeform Board to life - especially once you know how to Copy + Paste Styles and change the Default Style for new shapes. That means you can quickly and easily create great looking graphics that'll help you better organise your Freeform Boards and hopefully enhance your productivity.
Adding Lines, Arrows and Linked Connectors
Organising your thoughts and ideas in Freeform is made incredibly easy with a wide selection of customisable connecting lines, arrows and links. These can be completely customised to make them thicker, thinner, dotted, dashed, straight, curved, arrow-headed or pretty much anything else! But what's more is that these connecting lines can dynamically move and adapt as the content on your Freeform Board changes. In this short and easy-to-follow tutorial I'll show you exactly how they all work!
How to Export and Share a Board as a PDF
Once you've finished a Freeform Board you'll probably want to share it outside of the Freeform app. In this short tutorial I'll show you how to export your Board as a PDF document (either with or without the dotted background). After that I'll also show you how to create a template that you can then duplicate and adjust as you need to.
Introduction to the Infinite Canvas
With the new Freeform app for Mac you can organise your thoughts, create detailed plans and arrange mind maps and documents in a whole new way. With an infinite canvas and incredible collaboration tools, this app is incredibly powerful. In this playlist of videos I'll guide you through how it all works and share plenty of tips and tricks as we go.
Create and Edit Text and Sticky Notes
In Freeform there are plenty of options for adding and styling text on your Boards. Whether it’s adding 3D Sticky Notes of creating and editing Text Boxes, this short and easy-to-follow tutorial will show you all the different text options in this great new Freeform app from Apple.

Freeform on
iPhone
Working with Photos and Videos
A key part of using Freeform is knowing how to use Photos and Videos effectively. In this short tutorial I'll show you ho to insert both photos and videos as well as how to style, resize and adjust them. I'll also teach you how to use other shapes from the Shape Library to mask your photos to make them more interesting and dynamic.
Introduction to the Infinite Canvas
With the new Freeform app for iPhone you can organise your thoughts, create detailed plans and arrange mind maps and documents in a whole new way. With an infinite canvas and incredible collaboration tools, this app is incredibly powerful. In this playlist of videos I'll guide you through how it all works and share plenty of tips and tricks as we go.
Collaborating With Other People
Freeform really starts to shine when you collaborate with other people. Working simultaneously on the same Board at the same time means you can rapidly prototype, quickly map out and speedily design your next big project. Invite other users using this easy-to-follow tutorial and ensure they have the right access to your Boards. Here’s how it works.
Adding Lines, Arrows and Linked Connectors
Organising your thoughts and ideas in Freeform is made incredibly easy with a wide selection of customisable connecting lines, arrows and links. These can be completely customised to make them thicker, thinner, dotted, dashed, straight, curved, arrow-headed or pretty much anything else! But what's more is that these connecting lines can dynamically move and adapt as the content on your Freeform Board changes. In this short and easy-to-follow tutorial I'll show you exactly how they all work!
How to Draw On and Annotate your Boards
Using Annotations are a great way to quickly write down your ideas and highlight sections of your Freeform board using just your finger. Freeform has a suite of tools to help you express yourself quickly and easily. This short and easy-to-follow tutorial will get you up to speed with drawing and annotation in Freeform in no time at all.
How to Export and Share a Board as a PDF
Once you've finished a Freeform Board you'll probably want to share it outside of the Freeform app. In this short tutorial I'll show you how to export your Board as a PDF document (either with or without the dotted background). After that I'll also show you how to create a template that you can then duplicate and adjust as you need to.
Shapes and Custom Shape Styles
Shapes and Symbols can really bring a Freeform Board to life - especially once you know how to Copy + Paste Styles and change the Default Style for new shapes. That means you can quickly and easily create great looking graphics that'll help you better organise your Freeform Boards and hopefully enhance your productivity.
Embedding Websites and Attaching Documents
Sometimes with a Freeform Board you might want to embed content from other apps and locations. Whether that's a website URL, a spreadsheet from Numbers, a location from Maps or many other things - Freeform makes this process easy and incredibly helpful. In this short and easy-to-follow tutorial I'll show you how to embed different types of content onto your Freeform Board and what you can do with it once it's on there.
Create and Edit Text and Sticky Notes
In Freeform there are plenty of options for adding and styling text on your Boards. Whether it’s adding 3D Sticky Notes of creating and editing Text Boxes, this short and easy-to-follow tutorial will show you all the different text options in this great new Freeform app from Apple.
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