Canvas interaction model
5 min
t he builder canvas aligns with modern industry standards you can use a mouse, trackpad, or touchscreen to interact with canvas navigation automatically adjusts based on your detected input device however, if the system doesn't quite match your preference, you can adjust it in canvas options auto detect switches based on the device you use mouse select this if you use an apple magic mouse or a standard mouse if you select mouse mode but use a trackpad, a two finger slide will zoom instead of pan trackpad ideal if you primarily use a trackpad, or if you use a hybrid setup for example, a trackpad combined with a graphic tablet or a traditional wheel mouse where you prefer ctrl/cmd + wheel to zoom canvas panning choose which mouse button or trackpad interaction pans the canvas, the other one will multi select modules right click this is the default selection, you can pan around the canvas by clicking and dragging the right mouse button or secondary click on trackpad to multi select modules, click and drag the left mouse button or tap and drag on canvas left click you can pan around the canvas by clicking and dragging left mouse button or tap and drag on canvas to multi select modules, click and drag the right mouse button or secondary click on trackpad change from right click to left click navigation you can change to your preferred way of navigating through the canvas for example, pan using the left mouse button (lmb) instead of the default right mouse button (rmb) to change the panning click canvas options next to the scenario name in canvas panning, click left click you have now changed the panning setting for more information about the left click navigation, see left click interaction model docid\ ocnqxuw1rfjka4xvtf3pi changes to input device settings are saved when you sign out and sign in they will reset to default if you clear your browser's site data, open make in an incognito window, use a new browser, or switch to a different device right click interaction model (default) right click is the default selection pan around the canvas by clicking and dragging the right mouse button to multi select modules, click and drag the left mouse button navigation with a mouse with a trackpad with a touchscreen pan c lick the right mouse button (rmb) and drag or press the space button+ left mouse button (lmb) and drag or click the middle mouse button (mmb) and drag to pan, use two finger swipe on the trackpad or right button / secondary click drag touch and drag the canvas to pan zoom s croll the mouse wheel pinch the trackpad to zoom pinch the screen to zoom select click the left mouse button (lmb) tap on the element context menu click the right mouse button (rmb) secondary click multi select (one by one) press ctrl/cmd + lmb click or shift + lmb click single finger drag multi select (marquee) lmb drag or shift/ctrl + lmb drag single finger drag on empty (+ shift + one finger) move lmb drag on the element single finger drag on a module left click interaction model (toggled) select left click to pan the canvas by clicking and dragging the left mouse button to multi select modules, click and drag the right mouse button navigation with a mouse with a trackpad with a touchscreen pan c lick the left mouse button (lmb) and drag or click the middle mouse button (mmb) and drag to pan, press one finger and drag on the trackpad or two fingers swipe to move up and down touch and drag the canvas to pan zoom s croll the mouse wheel pinch the trackpad to zoom pinch the screen to zoom select click the left mouse button (lmb) tap on the element context menu click the right mouse button (rmb) secondary click multi select (one by one) press ctrl/cmd + lmb click or shift + lmb click shift + single finger tap on a buttonless pad or right button drag on a 2 button pad multi select (marquee) rmb drag or press ctrl/cmd + lmb drag or press shift + lmb drag ctrl/cmd + lmb drag or shift + single finger drag or on a buttonless pad or right button and drag on a 2 button pad move lmb drag on the element single finger drag on a module