Keyboard shortcuts and gestures

Draw.Chat supports keyboard shortcuts and touch gestures, which allow you to perform the most commonly used actions faster. To use a shortcut, press all assigned keys at the same time or perform the appropriate gesture.

Keyboard shortcuts

Draw.Chat keyboard shortcuts

Tools

Action
Windows/Linux
Mac
Pen
P
P
Auto pen
A
A
Smooth pen
B
B
Highlighter
H
H
Feather
F
F
Nib
K
K
Rainbow
B
B
Mandala
M
M
Line
L
L
Rectangle
R
R
Ellipse
C
C
Text
T
T
Image
O
O
Pick color
I
I
Select
S
S
Eraser
E
E

Tool modifiers

Action
Windows/Linux
Mac
Snap to grid
Alt
Force straight lines or proportions
Shift

Editing

Action
Windows/Linux
Mac
Undo
Ctrl + Z
⌘ + Z
Redo
Shift + Ctrl + Z
⇧ + ⌘ + Z
Add page
Alt + N
⌥ + N
Clear or delete page
Backspace
Switch page
< / >
< / >
Copy a screen snippet to the clipboard
Alt + PrtScn
⇧ + ctrl + ⌘ + 4
Paste from clipboard
Ctrl + V
⌘ + V
Toggle front/back layer
1 / 2
1 / 2
Tool size
[ / ]
[ / ]

Navigation

Action
Windows/Linux
Mac
Move view
Space + drag with the mouse
↑ ← ↓ →
space + drag with the mouse
▲ ◀ ▼ ▶
Rotate view
Shift + Space + drag with the mouse
Shift + ← / Shift + →
⇧ + space + drag with the mouse
⇧ + ◀ / ⇧ + ▶
Zoom out / Zoom in
- / +
Shift + ↓ / Shift + ↑
- / +
⇧ + ▼ / ⇧ + ▲
Center
0
0
Show grid
Alt
Toggle grid view
Alt + G
⌥ + G
Full screen
Alt + ⏎
⌥ + ⏎

File

Action
Windows/Linux
Mac
Share
Shift + Ctrl + L
⇧ + ⌘ + L
Download
Shift + Ctrl + S
⇧ + ⌘ + S
Open
Shift + Ctrl + O
⇧ + ⌘ + O

Chat

Action
Windows/Linux
Mac
Focus message input
/
/
Unfocus message input
Esc
esc

Gestures

Undo and redo

On touch-enabled devices, you can undo and redo changes using gestures:

  • swipe three fingers to the left to undo the last action,
  • swipe three fingers to the right to redo an undone action.

Canvas navigation

Two-finger gestures allow you to pan, zoom in, zoom out, and rotate the board canvas.