Tools

• Draw
• Text
• Move
• Select
• Delete

View

• Pan
• Zoom
• Tilt
• Reset

Draw

• Line
• Circle
• Point
• Curve
• Ellipse
• Arc
• Arrow
• Fill

Text

• Write

Select

• Mark
• Automatic
• None
• Individual
• Area
• Composite
• All

Move

• Individual
• Selection
• Control point

Delete

• Individual
• Area
• Composite
• Selection

Style

• Bold
• Dashed
• Slanted
• Inverted
• Secondary

Transform

• Frame
• Scale
• Rotate
• Mirror

Object

• Connect
• Disconnect
• Split
• Group

Glossary

• Outline
• Stroke

Cheat sheet

cheat-sheet_en.pdf

Draw tool

• Can be recognized by a mouse pointer in the shape of a pen.
• Used automatically when the mouse pointer is not over text or a control point.
• This allows you to draw lines, circles and points directly using mouse gestures and to set the cursor for new text.

Text tool

• Can be recognized by a mouse pointer in the form of a vertical bar.
• Used automatically when the mouse pointer is over text.
• This can be used to set the cursor or select characters.

Move tool

• Can be recognized by a mouse pointer in the form of arrows in 4 directions.
• Used when holding Shift or automatically when the mouse pointer is over a control point.
• This allows objects and control points to be moved.

Select tool

• Can be recognized by a mouse pointer in the shape of an arrow.
• Used when holding Ctrl|Cmd.
• This allows objects to be selected.

Delete tool

• Can be recognized by a mouse pointer in the shape of an eraser.
• Used when holding Alt|Opt.
• This allows objects to be deleted.

Pan view

Hold the right mouse button and move the mouse.

Zoom view

• Hold the middle mouse button and move the mouse forth and back.
• Or press Ctrl|Cmd + + / -.

Tilt view

• Hold the middle mouse button and move the mouse left or right.
• Or press Ctrl|Cmd + 8 / 9.

Reset view

• Press the middle mouse button.
• Or press Ctrl|Cmd + 0.

Draw line

Hold the left mouse button at the start point and drag a line to the end point.

There must be no text or control point at the start point, otherwise the draw tool will not be used.

A line has a point at the start and at the end, but these are invisible after drawing.

Draw circle

1. Hold the left mouse button at the circle center and drag a line,
2. orbit the center point until a circle preview appears and drag the radius.

There must be no text or control point at the start point (center point), otherwise the draw tool will not be used.

Draw point

Hold the left mouse button until the stopwatch circle around the pointer is closed.

There must be no text or control point at that point, otherwise the draw tool will not be used.

Draw curve

Draw a line and move its control points to deform it into a curve.

Draw ellipse

Draw a circle and move its control points to deform it into an ellipse.

Draw arc

1. Draw a circle or an ellipse,
2. draw a point at the arc start point and a point at the end point and
3. delete the circle or ellipse section and the points that are no longer needed.

Draw arrow

1. Draw a line,
2. press V to add an arrowhead to the end and
3. press V again to add an arrowhead to the start.

Draw fill

1. Draw or select one or more outlines,
2. press F to fill it with a hatching,
3. press F again to fill it with the background color,
4. press F again to fill it with the foreground color and
5. delete the strokes that are no longer needed.

Write text

1. Tilt the view if you want the text to run diagonally or vertically,
2. click with the left mouse button on the starting point,
3. press ← ↑ → ↓ to select the orientation,
4. press Space if you want to use the monospace font,
5. write the text and press ⏎.

A line break can be inserted with Shift + ⏎.

Mark

Selected points and strokes are identified by a border and areas by hatching.

Automatic selection

After drawing an object, it is automatically selected. Other objects are deselected if there is no connection to them.

Automatic selection can be used to style these objects directly after drawing them.

Select none

Press Esc.

Select individual

1. Hold the Ctrl|Cmd key to use the select tool.
2. Left-click an object to select or deselect it.

Multiple individual objects can be selected at the same time.

Select area

1. Hold the Ctrl|Cmd key to use the select tool.
2. Hold the left mouse button at the starting point and drag the selection rectangle.

Select composite

1. Hold the Ctrl|Cmd key to use the select tool.
2. Hold the left mouse button on the object until the stopwatch circle around the pointer is closed.

Select all

Press Ctrl|Cmd + A.

Move individual

1. Hold the Shift key to use the move tool.
2. Hold the left mouse button on the object and drag it.

If the object is selected, the entire selection is moved.

Move selection

1. Hold the Shift key to use the move tool.
2. Hold the left mouse button over a selected object and drag it.

Or press ← ↑ → ↓ to move the selection in grid steps.

Move control point

1. Hold the Shift key to use the move tool.
2. Left-click on an object to activate or deactivate its control points.
3. Hold the left mouse button over a control point and drag it.

The control points of several objects can be activated at the same time. Press Esc to deactivate all control points.

Delete individual

1. Hold Alt|Opt to use the delete tool.
2. Left-click on an object.

Some objects are not immediately deleted with this function, but first weakened. For example, a foreground fill is first converted into a background fill.

Delete area

1. Hold Alt|Opt to use the delete tool.
2. Hold the left mouse button at the starting point and drag the deletion rectangle.

Delete composite

1. Hold Alt|Opt to use the delete tool.
2. Hold the left mouse button on the object until the stopwatch circle around the pointer is closed.

Delete selection

Press Del.

Bold

• Press B to style a selection bold.
• Press Shift + B to style a selection non-bold.

Dashed

• Press - to style a selection dashed.
• Press Shift + - to style a selection non-dashed.

Slanted

• Press S to style a selection slanted.
• press Shift + S to style a selection non-slanted.

Inverted

• Press I to style a selection inverted.
• Press Shift + I to style a selection non-inverted.

Secondary

• Press 2 to style a selection secondary.
• Press 1 to style a selection primary.

Transform frame

Press Tab to display the transform frame for a selection.

The frame has control points for free scaling and rotation.

When you paste objects from the clipboard, the frame is automatically displayed.

Scale selection

• Use the transform frame to freely scale the selection.
• Press Ctrl|Cmd + ↑ to double the size of the selection.
• Press Ctrl|Cmd + ↓ to reduce the size selection by half.

Rotate selection

• Use the transform frame to freely rotate the selection in 0.5° steps.
• Press Ctrl|Cmd + ← to rotate the selection 90° to the left.
• Press Ctrl|Cmd + → to rotate the selection 90° to the right.

Mirror selection

1. Press X to mirror a selection horizontally.
2. Press Y to mirror a selection vertically.

Connect

Draw or move objects so that their points or strokes meet.

When moving or inserting objects, potential connection points are marked with a triangle symbol with the tip facing down. These points are then automatically connected.

Disconnect

1. Press Ctrl|Cmd + X to cut the selection and
2. press Ctrl|Cmd + V to paste the selection again immediately.

Split

Draw or move a point on a stroke to split it.

Group

• Press G to group a selection.
• Press Shift + G to ungroup.

Outline

An outline consists of one or more strokes that form a closed composite. So the start and end coincide.

A circle or ellipse is the simplest outline, as it consists of only one stroke. A rectangle is an outline consisting of 4 strokes.

Stroke

These 1-dimensional objects are referred as strokes:

• line and curve
• circle, ellipse and arc