Elements
Search for elements, and add them to the page
The element library includes a wide range of designed elements, from simple shapes to complex user interfaces.
Browse Element Library
To browse the element library, navigating to the Left Sidebar and click on Elements tab. The tab will be highlighted, and open the Elements panel.
As you scroll down, you will see the the Element set grouped into Categories. These categories are collapsible, and by clicking on category name, you can hide or show that section.
Filter Categories
You can also filter categories to only show desired ones, by clicking on Filter icon next to the search box.
Tick to show/hide elements:
Or you can click X button to deselect
Import a component Pack → Click on add icon
Search Elements
To search elements, use the search box at the top of the Elements panel. Search will show the results of all the filtered categories
Ctrl/Cmd + K to directly switch to the search box
Add Element to a Page
From Elements panel, dragging an element to a desired location of a page to add that Element.
General format, style and color
All objects can be styled and customized in Format panel. The panel will be shown up as soon as you select an object.
Format panel
Clicking on any object to show the Format panel in the left side. It will be hidden when you click to outside objects.
Change colour, line , stroke dash/width
Drag to change opacity
Shadow position : None/All/Top/Right/Bottom/Left/Custom
Click on -/+ to zoomin/out canvas
Click on
to show keyboard shortcuts:
Size, Position, Rotate and Flip
These controls are grouped in the Transform section of the Format panel, each of them can be performed both in the panel or on the page.
Size and Scale
On the page, use the resize/scale handles to change the size of the selected object.
In the format panel, use width, height and scale inputs for precise value, and use the arrow buttons to adjust these values incrementally.
Position
On the page, select an object and drag it a desired position.
In the Format panel, set the object’s position by entering exact x, y in the input fields. You can also use the arrow buttons to change the coordinates incrementally.
Rotate
On the page, select an object and click on the rotate handle at the top of the object, then drag the handle to rotate.
In the Format panel, enter the degree value in the Rotate input filed. You can change the value by using arrow buttons.
Flip
You can flip an object both horizontally and vertically.
On the page, use resize handle and drag it across the centerline of that object to resize and flip. It is possible for both horizontal and vertical flip.
In the Format panel, simple click on horizontal flip or vertical flip to flip the selected object.
Background, border, stroke dash/width and shadow
Background
To fill background color of an object, go to Background section and click on Color to open the Color picker
From the color picker, you can:
Select your desired color
Enter a hex value for a color
Adjust RBG values
Adjust the color opacity
You can also change the object opacity directly by using Opacity slider or enter opacity percentage value in the Background section.
Border
Go to border section to update border width, color and corner radius.
Open color picker by clicking on Color field
From the color picker, you can:
Select your desired color
Enter a hex value for a color
Adjust RBG values
Adjust the color opacity
Change conner radius by entering value in the Corner Radius input field. You can also use the arrow buttons to change the value incrementally.
Shadow
Go to shadow section to add shadow to your selected object
There are 5 options to choose in the position drop down list
All - Add shadow to all the edges
Top - Add shadow to the top edge
Bottom - Add shadow to the bottom edge
Left - Add shadow to the left edge
Right - Add shadow to the right edge
General Element
Text Element
Mocky app has a wide range of text-based components that have 2 main forms
Single line text that permits only one line including Label, Link, Text input, etc.
Multiple line text that allows multiple lines including Text, Paragraph, Note, etc.
Text-based elements are found in the Element Library and just like other elements, they are added to the page by drag and drop
Quick menu toolbar
When you select text within an object, the quick menu toolbar will popup, allowing you to:
Apply basic font styling (Bold, Italic, Underline, Strike-through)
Change font weight
Create ordered and unordered list
Text and fill color
Text Format Section
For more text format options, select a text-based object and go to Text section in the Format panel.
Here you can choose the Font family, weight, color, style, and you can set both vertical and horizontal alignment.
Group and organize elements
By grouping single elements together, you can speed up and simplify your workflow. Grouped elements can be moved, updated, styled and duplicated as a single object.
Group and Ungroup objects
To group objects together
Mouse drag multiple objects or shift + click on multiple individual objects
Right click inside the bounding box of the grouped object to show the Menu context, then click on Group
To ungroup a grouped object
Select a grouped object
Right click on that object to show the Menu context, then click on Ungroup
Edit a grouped object
Once objects are grouped, the group is treated like a single object. But you might still want to edit an individual element from its group.
To access a single object within a group, double-click on that object and select the desired on. Now you can format, style or delete that element.
Arrange Elements
You can layer objects which overlap together by selecting Bring Forwards, Bring to Front, Send Backwards and Send to Back. They can be found on the top of the Format panel or in the Menu context with
Send backward - Level down one layer of the object
Send to back - Send the object to the bottom layer
Bring forward- Move the object up one layer.
Bring to Front - Bring the object to top layer
