Create and Style Markups

Project members can create, edit, and delete the markups they've created on sheets on web or mobile. Only project members with Create permissions or above can publish markups to allow all project members to view.

Create Markups

To create markups:

  1. Open a sheet in the Sheets tool.

  2. Select a tool from the markup toolbar on the right and start creating your markup.

  3. Click the sheet to place the markup. Adjust the handles of the markup shape to control the size and layout of the markup.

    Tip: Click and drag when placing the markup to control the size and orientation of the markup from the start.
  4. Click out of the markup to complete.

At this point, the markup is unpublished and only visible to you as the creator.

Unpublished Markups

An unpublished markup is only visible to the member who created it. All markups are initially unpublished, and members with the relevant permissions must publish these to make them visible to the entire project.

Published Markups

Published markups are visible to all members. Only members with Create permission or above can publish markups. See Markups Permissions for more information.

  1. Select the markup.

  2. Click Publish (subject to your permissions)

Note: You can also click Duplicate to copy a previously created markup before applying any style or edit options.

Style and Edit Markups

You can select border colors to apply to all standard markups, and also fill colors to shapes, textboxes, and callouts, directly from the markup toolbar. The selections you make will persist so that any markups you create from now on will follow these colors.

For border, click the border icon, and for fill, click the filled square icon. Select a color from the options.

To apply more advanced styling options for all markup types:

  1. Select an existing markup.

    Note: To bulk edit markups, press shift and click each markup to add or remove them from the selection. You can only edit attributes applicable to all selected markups and any changes will apply to all selected markups.
  2. Click Edit to open the edit panel.

  3. Choose from the available settings in the Details tab:

    • Text color - Textbox and callout markups only
    • Font size - Textbox and callout markups only
    • Border color
    • Border opacity
    • Border thickness
    • Fill color
    • Fill opacity

    Note: You also have options to Publish or Unpublish (where relevant), Delete, and add or remove References in the Details tab. For more information about adding or removing references from a markup, see Add References to Markups.
  4. Click the close icon in the panel to return to the file.

Any markups you create from now on will use the settings you select.