Tools Overview¶
The same tools exist in all three interfaces — in Modern they're in the bottom bar, in Pro in the left column, in Smart in the side column of the Layers panel.
| Tool | Key | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Select | V | Select, move, resize and rotate objects |
| Node edit | — | Edit the points and handles of a path |
| Artboard | A | Create and resize artboards |
| Shapes | R rectangle · E ellipse · S star | Rectangles, ellipses, polygons, stars and custom shapes |
| Pen & Bézier | D (Bézier) | Straight-line paths and precise Bézier curves |
| Brush | B | Freehand vector strokes |
| Text | T · P (paragraph) | Point text and paragraph (frame) text |
| Image | — | Place an image (PNG, JPEG, WEBP, SVG) on the artboard |
Tools with options (shapes, Bézier, brush, text) show their settings in a panel — in Modern and Pro, inside the right-hand panel.
Panning and zooming work from any tool — see Hand & Navigation.
New objects go to the artboard you draw on; if you draw outside every artboard, they go to the active one.