Select, Zoom and Pan Navigation
Unlike other more complicated software, with Artboard you can select objects, rotate, move vertices, change shapes, and more with a single direct Select [s] tool. With multiple ways to navigate, zooming in and out, and panning around your drawing is a smooth experience.
Show Hide To Select Objects:
- Do one of the following:
- Click on the Select tool in the Tools palette.
- When another drawing tool is active, click the [S] keyboard shortcut.
- When another tool is active, click the Esc-key to end editing (as needed) and again to return to the Select tool.
2. Click onto an object to edit.
Show Hide To Zoom In to Your Drawing:
Do one of the following:
- Click the magnifying glass Zoom In tool and press-and-drag onto your drawing over the area you want to enlarge.
- Click once with the Zoom tool to enlarge the drawing a click at a time.
- Use your trackpad pinch-to-zoom gesture to zoom the main view.
- Use the trackpad two-finger double-tap gesture to 'Zoom To Selection if there is a selection, or 'Zoom To Fit Window' if there isn't.
- Double-click the Pan tool to ‘Fit-to window'.
- Double-click the Zoom In / Out tools to zoom to 100%.
- Hold the Option-key while using a scroll-wheel mouse to zoom in and out of your drawing at the current mouse position. (Choose Artboard > Preferences > Options and check 'Invert scroll-wheel zoom direction' as desired.)
- Use the Shift-CMND- + keyboard shortcut.
HINT: Shadows are automatically disabled at very high zoom levels (over 800%) for enhanced performance. This setting can be changed in Artboard > Preferences > Performance in the main menu.
Show Hide To Zoom Out of Your Drawing:
Do one of the following:
- Click the magnifying glass Zoom Out tool and click to reduce the zoom the drawing a click at a time.
- Use your trackpad pinch-outward gesture to zoom out the main view.
- Double-click the Pan tool to ‘Fit-to window'.
- Double-click the Zoom In / Out tools to zoom to 100%.
- Hold the Option-key while using a scroll-wheel mouse to zoom in and out of your drawing at the current mouse position. (Choose Artboard > Preferences… Options and check 'Invert scroll-wheel zoom direction' as desired.)
- Use the Shift-CMND- – keyboard shortcut.
Show Hide To Move / Pan Around Your Drawing:
While zoomed in, do one of the following:
- Use the track pad or scroll mouse.
- Click the Pan [h] tool (hand) to press and drag the drawing into position.
To enable quick-pan scrolling while zoomed into a drawing while any tool is active, hold the Spacebar to temporarily activate the Pan tool and drag to reposition your drawing canvas. Releasing the Spacebar reverts automatically to the active tool.
Show Hide To Zoom to a Pre-Set Magnification:
Do one of the following:
- Choose View > Zoom To 100% from the main menu.
- Click the View pop-up menu at the bottom left of the drawing window and choose a magnification level.
It’s often useful to “fit to window” so that you can see your entire drawing at once.
