New Social Profile
Now you can activate your social profile, your own page to show the world all your genius through your best geniallys – leave everyone speechless! In this article, you can see how to activate it. It couldn’t be easier.
Improved Drag Mode
Do you use drag mode on items in your geniallys? Now it's much easier: Simply activate the Drag option on the items you want to move when you display your creation. You'll have it ready in a couple of clicks, check it out in this new article.
New Crop
Crop, rotate, or flip any image or GIF within your creations to go one step further in editing images within the Editor. It’s never been so easy! There’s a tutorial right here.
Security Updates
We've also added some security updates, always one of our top priorities: From restructuring our infrastructure to make it safer to implementing cloud protections against cyber attacks.
70+ New Templates
Your dashboard is packed with cool designs. Over the past few weeks we've added over 70 free and premium templates to make it easier than ever to turn your ideas into amazing content. You have plenty of options to get inspired and start creating.
100+ Updated Templates
To enhance your experience creating with Genially, our design team has updated more than 100 templates. This ensures that your content is always the most innovative, with themes that are trend-oriented. We also make sure that the templates are adapted to work seamlessly with the updates of all major browsers.
450+ New Resources (icons, illustrations, etc.)
We've added more than 450 new resources to make it easy for you to illustrate any ideas you might have. Enter the name of the resource you would like to include in your genially in the search bar, and find what you need quickly.
New Onboarding
Now registering for Genially is a breeze. We have modified the registration process to make sure it’s quick and easy. It takes just 1 minute, and it’s a change we hope improves your experience with the tool.
New School EDU Fonts
Good news! You can now use the School, Memima, Massallera and Pipomayu fonts that will make your text easier to read. Did you know that for students who are learning to read these typographies that mimic handwriting are the most recommended? We encourage you to try them out!
We have also corrected various usability aspects so that everyday it gets easier to use Genially.
Finally, we have corrected errors and have made performance improvements. Sometimes, we didn’t do things great from the beginning.
23 September 2020
TEMPLATE COLORS
Customizing the colors of your Genially has never been easier. Now you can choose up to 3 colors (primary, secondary, tertiary) for your creation and apply them to almost any inserted element whether it’s a text, an interactive element, or one of your favorite buttons.
With a single click, you can change the colors of all the items you want at once. This allows you to quickly test which color palette would best fit your creation.
HIDE PAGE
With this new feature, you can easily hide any page in your creation so it’s not visible when you share or view your Genially.
This is a very useful option when you want to use the elements of a page during the creation process, but you don’t want that page to be part of your final work.
SEE COLLABORATORS OF A GENIALLY
Now you can see the photos of the participants in a collaborative Genially when you enter the Editor, so you’ll know at a glance who’s collaborating with you on that creation thanks to the image of their Genially profile.
We have also corrected various usability aspects so that everyday it gets easier to use Genially.
Finally, we have corrected errors and have made performance improvements. Sometimes, we didn’t do things great from the beginning.
1 September 2020
ADD PASSWORD TO PAGE
Do you make activities like quizzes and escape games with Genially? Make them even more fun by adding a password to specific pages. You can add a short text with hints to help your audience figure out the password.
NEW INTERACTIVE FUNCTION - GO TO PAGE
Keep bringing your creations to life with interactivity in Genially. Now you can link any element from your creation to specific pages to take viewers to them quickly with the smart links we’ve incorporated.
NEW COLOR PICKER
We know how important customizing your creations is. Now you can choose the color you want with a new, more advanced color picker.
STARRED FOLDERS ON THE SIDEBAR
Organizing your folders of creations keeps getting easier. You can pin them from your main Panel to the new section Starred to find them more quickly.
We have also corrected various usability aspects so that everyday it gets easier to use Genially.
Finally, we have corrected errors and have made performance improvements. Sometimes, we didn’t do things great from the beginning.
12 August 2020
ADD IMAGES FROM GOOGLE DRIVE AND DROPBOX
Easily insert your photos from Google Drive and Dropbox into your Genially creations. Once logged into your account, you can add the photos you need in your creation directly.
SEARCH ENGINE FOR ALL CREATIONS
You can use the search bar for creations found in the Panel to quickly find any creation, including those stored in folders.
SUBFOLDERS
We want to help you keep your content organized. To this end, we’ve created subfolders to help you better organize all your creations.
NEW KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS INCLUDED
Key commands are powerful. You can use CTRL/CMD + S to save changes when you’d like and CTRL/CMD + L to lock any element on the canvas.
UNSPLASH FOR BACKGROUNDS
The platform Unsplash is home to thousands of awesome images. You can use the search function in Images to choose the background that your creations need.
UPDATE TO TABLES AND GRAPHS
The tables and graphs in Genially are more customizable than ever. Now you can edit the color of every other cell as well as the color of the header line.
We have also corrected various usability aspects so that everyday it gets easier to use Genially.
Finally, we have corrected errors and have made performance improvements. Sometimes, we didn’t do things great from the beginning.
22 July 2020
Completing the family of graphs and charts, we bring you the possibility of adding Tables in a genially. Quickly and easily, with a few clicks, you can insert a table and enter data into it. What are you waiting for to try them out?
We have also corrected various usability aspects so that everyday it gets easier to use Genially.
Finally, we have corrected errors and have made performance improvements. Sometimes, we didn’t do things great from the beginning.
24 June 2020
NEW INSPIRATION
Now, finding reusable geniallys is easier than ever. You can find them in the tab Inspiration by activating the filter “Show reusable geniallys”, and we’ll show you stunning geniallys marked as reusable. You’ll be able to tell them apart from the rest because they’re marked with a blue sticker on the upper right corner. A world of new possibilities!
CUSTOMIZE THE COLORS OF YOUR GRAPH OR CHART
Choose the color of your graph or chart directly in the data table to make it fit your company or brand colors or just to give it a more personal touch.
NEW PREMIUM CHART FUNNEL AND PYRAMID
New premium charts, funnel and pyramid, have been added. Use these two new available chart models to represent relevant data in different phases of your sales process or to show a hierarchy between different categories.
SUBSCRIPT AND SUPERSCRIPT
They’ve arrived! With this new feature, you’ll be able to add subscripts and/or superscripts to the text of your geniallys. This is especially helpful when including footnotes or exponents in math equations.
We have also corrected various usability aspects so that everyday it gets easier to use Genially.
Finally, we have corrected errors and have made performance improvements. Sometimes, we didn’t do things great from the beginning.
9 June 2020
GENIALLY ACADEMY
In a time of information overload and content that is arduous and hard to understand, the Genially Academy is born to meet the needs of our community and society in general.
It is an innovative project focused on people and on facilitating knowledge about effective and visual communication.
For that reason, in 2020, the Genially Academy is born, the all-in-one environment to learn how to communicate, design, and train in a way that is different, visual, and effective, through Genially. It is a knowledge space for everyone that aspires to change the world, to stand out, and to lead a new generation of content.
2 June 2020
NEW LOOK FOR A NEW ERA: RESTYLING GENIALLY
We live in a time that encourages an attitude of continuous improvement, evolution and adaptation, and Genially couldn’t be left behind. Therefore, after several months of excitement and work, this 2020 we want to announce a really special surprise: Genially has updated its look!
We recommend that you take a look at the full article in our new Blog
PREDICTIVE SEARCHS
Finding what you need has never been easier. With the help of the predictive search engine, you'll be able to quickly find results by using the suggestions it generates. Ready to find your perfect template?
We have also corrected various usability aspects so that everyday it gets easier to use Genially.
Finally, we have corrected errors and have made performance improvements. Sometimes, we didn’t do things great from the beginning.
11 May 2020
INSERT A GRAPH OR CHART INTO YOUR GENIALLY
The time for reports on boring spreadsheets that can’t hold your audience’s attention is over. There’s a large gamut of options of designs that you can adapt to your needs and add a personal touch.
HOW TO CUT AN AUDIO
Here's the audio cutting feature that lets you edit any audio file you've inserted into your genius, whether it's recorded directly from your genius, an audio inserted from your computer, or through a URL.
16 March 2020
RECORD AUDIO IN YOUR GENIALLY
You've been asking for it, and here it is. Now you can record audio directly in your geniallys with the new feature free in the Editor. You can add audio to all your slides or just the ones you choose. Effective communication just keeps getting easier.
NEW MAIN MENU
Now even easier and more intuitive. With the new layout of the main menu, we make it easier for you to access resources, interactive elements, images,... with an improved classification and a strong search feature with which to easily find the resources you need.
NEW PLAN PAGE
We have simplified our plans page so that you can have the information more accessible and as clear as possible regarding the functionalities associated to each one of our plans. This way, it’ll be easier to find yours.
DESCRIPTION UPON SHARING TO SOCIAL MEDIA
Now, upon sharing your genially on social media, if you left the Description field blank, it will not display the text “No description”.
We have also corrected various usability aspects so that everyday it gets easier to use Genially.
Finally, we have corrected errors and have made performance improvements. Sometimes, we didn’t do things great from the beginning.
19 February 2020
NEW PUBLIC/PRIVATE INTERFACE
It has never been easier and more intuitive to decide whether your genially will be public or private. Now you will be able to decide when it is published thanks to the new interface, which gives you the possibility to name your genially or add password protection so that only people who have the password can see it.
Furthermore, we've made other improvements and fixes, such as the new Dashboard interface for mobile devices, improving your user experience.
ROTATING AND CROPPING INTERACTIVE IMAGES
Now you’ll be able to modify/edit your favorite images before you turn them into stunning interactive images full of life with the help of a new feature we’ve added to the Panel for interactive images.
You’ll be able to rotate images, flip them or zoom into a specific part of an image and crop it to leave only the part you want to use.
NEW WEBINARS CATEGORY
Do you like having everything in one place? Are you inspired by dynamic, visual training materials?
Today’s your day! We’ve created a category in our Help Center where we’ve grouped together all the Genially Webinars, so if you’ve ever missed one, you know where to find it!
PARAGRAPH SPACING
With our paragraph spacing option, you’ll be able to adjust the distance between paragraphs in the same text box so you can separate them with natural spacing, choosing between three degrees of spacing: normal, medium and large.
13 November 2019
We know that you don’t like silence, and so we’re excited to give you exclusive news that now you can include your favorite audios from your computer, and better yet, you can use them as background audio!
30 October 2019
Now you have two ways to work on your pages and navigate around them:
List Mode (Classic): flip through and edit your pages
Grid Mode (New): organize, duplicate and select multiple pages at the same time. You can also change transitions and navigation modes more quickly.
Finished your genially and want to share it with the world? Publish it directly from the Panel with a single click.
Pull out the options menu to access your Genially account settings and much more!
15 October 2019
Did you know that you can now replace icons, shapes, silhouettes and many more resources in a much faster way? Click on the Replace button and choose an item from those displayed.
Now you can search for resources faster thanks to the new search engine.
Use the context menu with the right mouse click. You can now copy or cut an element, copy and paste text formats, duplicate or delete an object with this new menu or use the proposed keyboard shortcuts.
Share your geniallys in Google Classroom or Microsoft Teams directly from Genially. Click Share > Others and log in to the desired platform to import your creation.
Hold down the Shift key and select multiple groups at once to perform the same action on various element groups.
4 September 2019
Announcing the arrival of Smartblocks! Do you look for resources in other templates? Smartblocks allow you to effortlessly select resources by category without leaving the Editor. Halfway between templates and conventional resources, these sets offer the advantages of both and make assembling a creation easier and more accessible.
Now, you can do more with grouped elements. You’ll be able to rescale a group of elements when selected.
Delete a page from the Editor by clicking on the Recycle Bin.
We’ve also corrected multiple aspects of usability so that Genially is increasingly easier to use.
Finally, we’ve fixed errors and improved performance. We haven’t always gotten it right the first time.
12 August 2019
Surprise! Now when you view your genially you’ll be able to see all of its pages and access them more quickly.
You’ll love this feature. When you edit your genially’s fonts, the last five you’ve used will be saved. This way, you’ll be able to choose them much more quickly. Simply brilliant!
We’ve also corrected multiple aspects of usability so that Genially is increasingly easier to use.
Finally, we’ve fixed errors and improved performance. We haven’t always gotten it right the first time.
23 July 2019
Now when you need to replace an image in your genially, you can choose an image from the gallery, from your device or even choose an animated GIF!
10 July 2019
Collaborative work is now even better! Now you can view and manage collaborators and even leave a collaborative genially.
Do you need to change your email address used to access Genially? You can now modify this in Settings.
We’ve also corrected multiple aspects of usability so that Genially is increasingly easier to use.
Finally, we’ve fixed errors and improved performance. We haven’t always gotten it right the first time.
1 July 2019
We've created a recycle bin so you can recover your deleted geniallys. You will have 30 days to recover them or to permanently delete them. This feature will be available for users who have the following plans: Edu Pro, Pro, Master and Team.
From now on you will also be able to choose the pages you wish to use from each template before opening the editor. This will allow you to create your content much more quickly. We'll show you in a GIF:
11 June 2019
Finally, it's here!! Now you can control the transition time for each slides in the video mode!
With the new video widget, you can also manage and edit your videos from the Internet directly in the Editor.
You can cut and paste elements using the option "cut" from the toolbar, or using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + X in Windows or Command + X in Mac.
Easily copy the format from one text to another using the tool "Copy Format" from the toolbar.
Choose in Interactivity whether you want your link to open in a new tab, or you prefer to stay in the same one.
We have redesigned our social page. You can now enjoy a simple and clean layout and navigation experience while viewing more inspiration examples.
We’ve also corrected multiple aspects of usability so that Genially is increasingly easier to use.
Finally, we’ve fixed errors and improved performance. We haven’t always gotten it right the first time.
8 May 2019
We’ve redesigned the vertical side menu in the Editor to make it more comfortable and accessible.
Now you can create a new page directly in the Editor.
You can flip through pages in the Editor.
In Inspiration, you’ll now see each example’s category name under its title.
When choosing a template, you'll be able to preview it with more detail or choose its color scheme before opening it.
We’ve also corrected multiple aspects of usability so that Genially is increasingly easier to use.
Finally, we’ve fixed errors and improved performance. We haven’t always gotten it right the first time.
We’ll keep you updated!
16 April 2019
From now on it is much easier to find what you’re looking for. We’ve incorporated a search tool into all our templates. In this way, you can search for a term and the closest match to your requirements will be displayed.
9 April 2019
We have launched a new notification system. Now we can inform you from within the tool about the latest news, blog posts and new features. When there’s something important you should know, the small bell icon will light up.
You can now add pages from other templates directly from the Editor. Until now you could only include pages from another creation or from the same template. Now you have the possibility to combine them in any way you wish. Bear in mind that the pages should be the same size in order to combine them. How do you do this? From the Editor, click Pages > Add page > Genially templates.
Also, we have made Genially even more user-friendly by adjusting different aspects of the user interface.
Finally, we have corrected errors and made some performance improvements. Even the best of us don’t get everything right first time.
We’ll keep you informed!
