Tools overview
Every drawing and markup tool, with shortcuts.
Tools determine what happens when you interact with the canvas. Select one from the toolbar or press its shortcut. Most tools stay active after you draw so you can place several in a row.
Primary toolbar
| Tool | Shortcut | Use it to |
|---|---|---|
| Select | V | Pick, move, and edit entities |
| Polyline | L | Draw connected line and arc segments |
| Polygon | G | Draw closed multi-sided shapes |
| Revision cloud | K | Mark revised areas with a cloud border |
| Rectangle | R | Draw rectangles |
| Circle / ellipse | C | Draw circles and ellipses |
| Image | I | Place a raster image |
| Callout | Q | Add a leader with a text bubble |
| Measure | M | Measure distances to scale |
| Area | A | Measure enclosed areas to scale |
| Text | T | Add a text box |
| Pen | P | Freehand drawing |
| Highlight | H | Translucent highlighter strokes |
| Region Fill | B | Fill enclosed regions bounded by linework |
| Pan | Space | Move the view |
| Zoom region | Z | Zoom into a dragged box |
Feature search (+) menu
The + button opens additional tools: Text select, Object extractor, Vector screenshot, and the comment pin. Region fill (B) is on the main toolbar.
Tip
The Offset operation isn't a toolbar icon — start it from a selection by pressing O.