Make your first board

• A current desktop or mobile browser.
• No account. Boards you make without one stay in this browser.

1. Open bakermind and choose Start sketching. The app opens at /app and its save status reads "Only on this device".
2. On Home, open the More board types menu next to New board and choose Flowchart. A board called "Untitled flowchart" opens in the editor.On a phone, New opens a bottom sheet. Choose Flowchart there.
3. Click the board name at the top, type a new name.
4. Double-click an empty spot on the canvas to add a shape. Type a label such as "Draft" and press Esc.On a phone, pick a shape from the tool dock, then tap the board.
5. Click the "Draft" shape to select it, then press Alt+Right Arrow (Option+Right Arrow on a Mac). A connected shape appears on the right, ready for a label. Type "Review" and press Esc.Without a keyboard, choose the Connector tool in the dock and drag from one shape to another.
6. The new shape stays selected. Press Alt+Right Arrow again, type "Publish" and press Esc.
7. Made a mistake? Press Ctrl+Z (Cmd+Z on a Mac) to undo, and Ctrl+Shift+Z to redo.
8. Open the ⋯ menu (More actions), choose Export, keep PNG selected and choose Download.

The board holds three labelled shapes joined by arrows, the save status still says it is only on this device, and your browser has downloaded a PNG of the board.

Double-clicking does not add a shape.

Pick the Rectangle tool (R) in the tool dock and click the canvas, or double-click on empty canvas away from existing shapes.

Alt+Right Arrow does nothing.

The shape must be selected, and the right side must not already have a connector. Try Alt+Down Arrow, or use the Connector tool (C).

Export is greyed out.

Export needs edit access. People who open a shared link can view a board but not export it.

Still stuck? See troubleshooting.

• Choose a board type
• Flowchart basics
• Guest boards, saving and signing in