Athanor by arbastro
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How to zoom and move around the canvas

Zoom in is Ctrl+=, Zoom out Ctrl+-, Zoom to fit Shift+1, Zoom to selection Shift+2 and Zoom to 100% Ctrl+0. Hold Space and drag to move around. Big drawings get a Minimap in the corner.

On a Mac, Ctrl is Cmd.

Zoom

Command Shortcut
Zoom in Ctrl+=
Zoom out Ctrl+-
Zoom to fit (everything on the page) Shift+1
Zoom to selection Shift+2
Zoom to 100% Ctrl+0

The percentage in the top bar opens a menu with the same commands and fixed sizes from 25% to 800%.

Move around

  • Hold Space and drag to pan, with any tool.
  • On a touch screen with View › Pen only on, touch moves the page and only the pen draws.

The minimap

When the drawing is bigger than the window, choose View › Minimap. A small copy of the whole drawing sits in the corner, with the part on screen outlined. Click anywhere in it to go there.

The minimap in the corner outlining the part of a large drawing that is on screen.The minimap in the corner outlining the part of a large drawing that is on screen.

Keyboard shortcutsKeyboard shortcutsPress ? in a document for the Controls cheat sheet, or Ctrl+K and search for a command to see its shortcut. Every shortcut can be changed in Settings › Shortcuts. On a Mac, Ctrl is Cmd.Getting startedThe Athanor windowThe drawing tools are in the toolbar at the bottom, panels sit at the left and right, documents open in tabs, and the Athanor mark at the left of the tab bar opens the Main menu (File, Edit, View, Insert, Object, Help).

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Last updated Nov 12, 2026