Canvas navigation
Move around the canvas, change zoom, and locate layers efficiently.
Panning
Pan moves your viewport across the canvas without changing anything on it.
| Method | How |
|---|---|
| Hand tool | Press H to switch to the Hand tool, then click and drag. |
| Space + drag | Hold Space with any tool active to temporarily pan, then release. |
| Two-finger scroll | Drag with two fingers on a trackpad to pan in any direction. |
| Middle-click drag | Hold the middle mouse button and drag. |
Zooming
| Method | How |
|---|---|
| Pinch | Two-finger pinch on a trackpad. |
| Scroll + modifier | Hold ⌘ (Mac) / Ctrl (Windows) and scroll the mouse wheel. Zooms toward the cursor. |
| Zoom in / out buttons | Click + / − in the bottom-right viewport controls. |
| Zoom dropdown | Open the percentage dropdown in the viewport controls and choose a preset zoom level or fit action. |
| ⌘+ / ⌘− | Keyboard zoom in/out. |
Fit view shortcuts
| Action | Mac | Windows / Linux |
|---|---|---|
| Zoom to 100% | ⌘0 | Ctrl+0 |
| Fit all content | ⇧1 | Shift+1 |
| Fit selected layers | ⇧2 | Shift+2 |
Selecting layers on the canvas
- Click a layer to select it.
- Click an empty area to deselect everything.
- Click and drag on empty space to draw a selection rectangle (selects layers the rectangle intersects).
- Hold ⌘ / Ctrl and click to select a child layer inside a group without entering it.
- Double-click to enter a group or frame and select a child layer.
If a layer is difficult to click directly (small, overlapping, or behind another layer), use the Layers panel to click it by name.
Locating a specific layer
- Click a layer's name in the Layers panel to select it.
- Use ⇧2 (Fit selected) after selecting a layer in the panel to jump the viewport to its position.
- Double-click a layer icon in the Layers panel when you want to fit that layer in the viewport.
Tips
- Space + drag is faster than switching to the Hand tool — use it constantly while working to pan between areas.
- Zoom to 100% (⌘0) before checking pixel-precise alignment or font rendering.
- Use Fit all (⇧1) when you feel lost on a large canvas — it shows all content at once.
- If a layer is not clickable on the canvas (locked or deeply nested), select it from the Layers panel instead.