Sharing and Collaboration

Ella makes it easy to share visual supports with everyone on a child's support team — whether you want others to view your work or actively contribute to it.

Access Levels

When sharing a creation or your library, you control what recipients can do:

+------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
| Feature          | View               | Collaborator       |
+------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
| View creations   | ✓                  | ✓                  |
| Use read-aloud   | ✓                  | ✓                  |
| Download / Print | Paid plan required | Paid plan required |
| Edit text        | —                  | ✓                  |
| Edit images      | —                  | Paid plan required |
+------------------+--------------------+--------------------+

Granting collaboration access requires a Pro Plus or Organization account.

Sharing a Single Creation

As View-Only

1. Open the creation
2. Click Share icon → Share link
3. The link is automatically copied — paste it into an email, text, or document

Tip: Scan the QR code to quickly transfer the resource from desktop to mobile.

As a Collaborator

1. Open the creation
2. Click the Share icon
3. Change access to Collaborator
4. Send the link

Sharing Your Library

Share your entire library, or a filtered view — such as everything created for one character. Any new creations that match the filter will be automatically visible to recipients as they are added.

As View-Only

1. From your library, click Share
2. Keep access set to View
3. Send the link or invite by email

As a Collaborator

1. From your library, click Share
2. Change access to Collaborator
3. Send the link or invite by email

How Collaboration Works

Collaborators can do everything the author can — create new supports, edit text and images, and adjust anything in the shared library or creation. Changes are reflected in real-time for everyone with access.

Best for:

• Support teams building and improving resources together
• Ensuring the same visuals are used consistently at home and school
• Therapists coordinating with families and teachers
• IEP teams maintaining aligned approaches