Pan, zoom and select content
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Panning changes the view, not object positions. Use the selection tool to move images, text or frames.
Pan the canvas
| Method | Action |
|---|---|
| Temporary pan | Hold Space and drag with the left mouse button; release to restore the tool |
| Hand tool | H, then left-drag; V returns to selection |
| Without switching tools | Middle- or right-button drag |
| Mouse wheel | Scroll to pan; Shift-scroll for horizontal pan |
| Trackpad | Two-finger pan; pinch over the canvas to zoom |
Scrolling over chats, menus or documents scrolls that content first. Move the pointer over blank canvas to navigate the whole view.
Zoom and find content
Ctrl-scroll (Command on Mac) zooms around the pointer. Use zoom controls or Ctrl/Command plus/minus to zoom around the viewport center.
- Shift + 1 fits all content.
- Shift + 2 focuses selection, or fits all when nothing is selected.
If the canvas looks empty, use Shift + 1 and zoom into the desired area.
Chinese interface illustration: select content, then press Shift + 2.
Select one or several items
Click an item with the selection tool. Shift-click adds or removes it from selection. Drag from blank canvas to marquee-select: ordinary items need only intersect the rectangle, while an entire frame must be fully enclosed. Locked content is skipped.
Ctrl/Command + A selects top-level content; frames are selected as units without duplicating selection of their children. Click blank canvas to deselect.
Frames and their contents
Click a frame title to select and move the whole group. Click an internal image or text to work on it. At small zoom levels the first click may select the frame; zoom in to choose internal content.
With one item selected inside auto layout, arrow keys select adjacent content in reading order and bring it into view; they do not move it. Free canvas items can usually be nudged; see shortcuts.
When text input has focus, shortcuts act on text first. Escape exits editing or creation and then clears canvas selection. View-only access does not permit editing through dragging or shortcuts.