How To Use Scribble – HTC One Max
Learn how to use scribble on your HTC One Max. Want to make a page for your digital scrapbook or create interesting photos to share on your blog or social network? With ready-to-use templates in Scribble, you can get artistic and combine photos, text, and illustrations in a note. Your note can even display a bit of life when you include an animated gif. You can also add HTC Zoe photos.
- Your friend’s birthday coming up? Create a greeting card and link it to your friend’s birthday in Calendar. When you receive a reminder, you can send your wishes in a few taps.
- You can also take care of important stuff such as creating a list or tracking a budget.
- By using a capacitive stylus pen (sold separately), you can refine illustrations or write in your own handwriting.
Composing a note
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Open the Scribble app.
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Tap + and choose a template.
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Tap the area that says Title text here and type in a note title.
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Use the editing tools to enter text, change the pen characteristics, draw or write figures, record audio, and more.
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You can insert images such as photos and web page thumbnails.
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Tap Undo icon or redo icon to undo or redo the last action.
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Tap Menu for other options, such as changing the template, linking the note to an event, and more.
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Press < to save the note.
Inserting images in a note
Insert photos, web page thumbnails, and more in your notes. You can also add HTC Zoe photos.
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Open a note in the Scribble app.
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To take a photo, tap Camera icon. Choose a frame, and then tap Frame icon. To customize the frame, tap Trace frame icon and then trace the frame.
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To insert an image, tap Menu > Insert and browse to the photo you want to add.
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To insert a web page thumbnail, tap Menu > Web content, and then in the Internet app, go to the web page that you want to import. Tap Menu > Share > Scribble.
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Press and hold an element to move, resize, or delete it. You can also use two fingers to rotate an element.
Inserting an illustration and stickers in a note
Communicate ideas better by adding illustrations, stickers (also called emojis), and interesting visuals in your note.
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Open a note in the Scribble app.
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Tap Color icon and choose a pen stroke, color, and thickness. You can highlight or encircle important parts or draw figures.
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Tap Pen Stoke icon and choose a color and thickness, and then draw figures or write text. The drawing is inserted at the cursor and is the same size as the surrounding text.
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Tap Sticker icon and select a sticker
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Press and hold a drawing or sticker to move, resize, or delete it. You can also use two fingers to rotate an image.
Creating a note for a photo blog
Think photos can best convey your story? Group photos into a note and easily share it on your photo blog or a social network.
You can make your note more entertaining by including photo collages, stickers, and more. You can also add HTC Zoe photos.
Note: If inserting a collage, first group the photos in the same event or album in Gallery.
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Open the Scribble app.
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Tap + and choose the photo blog template.
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Tap Photo icon to capture a photo or select photos in Gallery and group them in a collage.
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If inserting a collage, press and hold the collage and then select a layout. You can also:
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Press and hold, and then drag around a photo within the frame to put the subject in the center of the frame.
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Press and hold, and then drag a photo over another to re-arrange them.
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Slide two fingers apart to zoom in on a photo, or slide two fingers together to zoom out.
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Tap another layout to change the current layout.
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Tap the area above the date, and then use the editing tools to insert text and illustrations.
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Tap the + on the left to add another page.
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Press < to save the note.
Note: To delete a page, press and hold a collage or photo, and then tap Delete. If you share the note as an image, all the pages will be contained in one .JPG file.
Grouping notes into a notebook
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Open the Scribble app.
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Tap Menu > Group.
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Select the notes that you want to group, and tap Group.
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Tap OK.
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Enter a notebook name, and tap OK.
The number of notes in a notebook is displayed next to the notebook name on the Notebooks tab.
To group notes into an existing notebook, tap Menu > Move to. Select the notes you want to group, and then select the notebook.
To create a new notebook, swipe to the Notebook tab, tap +, and enter the notebook name.
Sharing a note
With a note opened, tap Share icon and choose how you want to share the note.
Attachment: Attach a note to an email. The recipient needs an HTC phone with the Scribble app to open and edit the note.
Hyperlink: Save the note using Google Drive online storage service and send a link. The recipient can view the note on a web browser or edit it in the Scribble app. If there are animated gifs in the note, the recipient can see them in motion when viewed on a web browser. HTC Zoe photos will also be animated.
Image: Insert the note as .JPG file. Share it through email or on a social network. If the note includes an animated gif, only the first frame of the video will be shared. The same applies for notes with HTC Zoe photos.
Plain text: Extract the text in a note and edit it before sharing.
Note: You can also share notes as multiple image files. On the Scribble main screen, tap Menu > Share > Image and select the notes and notebooks you want to share.