How To Use Number Rack

Working with Beads

Move beads by dragging them

drag beads to the left or right

Working with Covers

Drag covers to move, or drag bottom corners to resize.

resize covers

Hide or show a cover by tapping the eye icon.

Toolbar & Annotation Palette

IconToolShortcutDescription
start over iconStart OverescClear the workspace or reload the Share Code.
Add or remove rack iconAdd/Remove a Row– / =Add or remove a row of beads. Display up to 10 rows (100 beads).
reverse bead iconReverse Bead ColorsBReverse the colors of rows 6 to 10 to distinguish (or not) groupings of 25 beads.
cover iconCoverHAdd a resizable cover to hide or show portions of the workspace.
duplicate iconDuplicateDDuplicate selected items.
trash iconTrashBackspace, deleteDelete selected items.
share code iconShare CodeKEnter a code to open shared work.
share iconShareSShare your work with an image, a link, or a code.
info iconInfoIView how-to and other information about this app.
math text iconMath TextEOpen a keypad for creating expressions and equations. Using the keyboard to add numbers and symbols also works.
Tip: Double-tap your text to edit it.
Writing tool iconWritingTEnter text using your keyboard.
Tip: Double-tap your text to edit it.
pen iconPenPCreate freehand drawings.
highlighter iconHighlighterLCreate transparent freehand drawings.
eraser iconEraser~Selectively erase Pen and Highlighter drawings.
erase all drawing iconErase All DrawingAErase all Pen and Highlighter drawings.
rectangle iconRectangleRCreate a rectangle or square.Drag the corners to resize proportionally, or the edges to change proportions.
filled rectangle iconFilled RectangleShift-RCreate a filled rectangle or square. Drag the corners to resize proportionally, or the edges to change proportions.
oval iconOvalOCreate an oval or circle. Drag the corners to resize proportionally, or the edges to change proportions.
filled oval iconFilled OvalShift-OCreate a filled oval or circle. Drag the corners to resize proportionally, or the edges to change proportions.
line iconLine/Create a resizable line. Drag the ends to change the length or angle.
color iconColorCChange the color of selected objects. If no object is selected, set the default color.
line thickness iconLine Thickness & Arrows\Change the line thickness of selected objects. Add arrows to selected lines. If no object is selected, set the default thickness and arrows.