Pencil Interface

Infinite Canvas

• Unlimited workspace for your designs
• Pan by dragging (spacebar + drag)
• Zoom with trackpad or Cmd/Ctrl + scroll

Navigation Shortcuts

• Spacebar + Drag - Pan canvas
• Shift + Scroll - Horizontal pan
• Cmd/Ctrl + 0 - Zoom to fit
• Cmd/Ctrl + 1 - Zoom to 100%

Frames

Frames are containers for your designs:

• Group related elements
• Define screen boundaries
• Create component variants
• Cmd/Ctrl + Option/Alt + G - Create frame from selection

Selection & Highlighting

Blue bounding box:

• Regular element selection
• Standard frames, shapes, text

Purple/magenta bounding box:

• Reusable component / symbol
• Indicates this element is a component instance

Selection Shortcuts

• Click - Select element
• Cmd/Ctrl + Click - Direct select (deepest element)
• Shift + Click - Add to selection
• Cmd/Ctrl + A - Select all

Layers Panel

Pencil includes a layers panel similar to Figma:

• View your design hierarchy
• Navigate complex nested structures
• Select elements by name
• Organize your canvas

Properties Panel

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Undo / Redo

• Use Cmd + Z (Ctrl + Z) to undo changes
• Use Cmd + Shift + Z (Ctrl + Shift + Z) to redo changes
• Undo and Redo may be more limited than in standard design editors

Best Practices:

• Save frequently and use Git commits before major changes
• Save often (Cmd/Ctrl + S)
• Use Git history to revert if needed