How to Design Your Own Google Keep Headers in 4 Simple Steps

Are you looking to organize Google Keep with color? One of the easiest ways to do so is to design your own Google Keep headers.

Google Keep does have some colors and headers available as presets. However, as I mentioned in my Google Keep Quick Start Guide, the color choices are pretty limited:

No worries! We can design our own headers with just a few steps and add LOTS of color.

Design Google Keep Headers

Here’s a look at the four quick steps we’ll follow to get this done…fast!

Let’s get started!

I find it’s easiest to design Google Keep headers with Google Slides.

And I have it down to a science to save you time!

Open a new Google Slide.

Go to File > Page Setup and set the size to 3″ x 1″:

This is the exact size we will use for your headers.

Next, add a rectangle:

Click and drag the rectangle so it fills the slide completely:

Would you like ready-made templates to help set this up even faster? I have tons of templates and shortcuts available here…Make & Take Tech: Google Keep

Time to add some color! Click on your rectangle and choose a favorite hue.

(I use custom color swatches to help design my headers)

Duplicate your slide, then choose a new color.

Keep repeating until you have all the colors you’d like to use:

Next, add any text and clipart you would like to use for your headers:

Would you like to learn more about how to add icons and text like this? I have ALL the shortcuts and design tips in Make & Take Tech: Google Keep.

We can design beautiful headers, in no time!

There are several ways to download your Google Keep headers (I share one awesome way to download them fast here).

I like to use screenshots of each slide because it ensures they are high resolution…which means they will look crisp and clear in your Keep.

Take a screenshot of the inside border of your headers:

You can see how I took my screenshot just within the purple space in my header above, so it wouldn’t have any gray border showing.

This is one of my favorite shortcuts!

To add your beautiful new headers to Google Keep, just click and drag your image right into a new note:

Your Google Keep header will be instantly added!

Google Keep has unlimited possibilities for teachers. And if we use it thoughtfully, we can keep track of literally everything in our teaching lives!

I feel so strongly about the power of Google Keep for teachers that I created an interactive design experience.

You won’t have to waste a single moment in setting up your Keep…I have mapped out everything, so you can design in no time! Please click below to enroll today: