How to add Lines & Shapes

This article explains how to add shapes and lines in the Canvas mood board and design presentations.

From your Canvas dashboard, either select one of your Canvas boards or click on + New Canvas.
At the top is your toolbar is where you can access main functions quickly.
Click on the Pen icon and select either Polyline, Rectangle or Ellipse. As a shortcut, you can type P to draw a straight polyline, R to draw rectangles or E to draw a Ellipse.

Drawing a Polyline

Select either Polyline from the toolbar or type P and click on the area of your Canvas where you want to start your polyline.
Holding down the shift key while drawing your polyline constrains the angle of the line you're creating and will allow you to draw a straight line in the direction you drag your cursor.
Clicking your left mouse key will create a connected anchor point, while hitting enter will end the polyline.
To select your polyline, either click on the line or hold your left mouse and drag-select.

Select either Polyline from the toolbar or type P and click on the area of your Canvas where you want to start your polyline.
With each mouse click, an anchor point is placed. To close your shape, click on your first anchor point.

Select Rectangle from the toolbar or type R and click on the area of your Canvas where you'd like to place your shape.
Hold the left mouse key and drag to create your rectangle. Let go of your mouse key when you're done.

Select Ellipse from the toolbar or type E and click on the area of your Canvas where you'd like to place your shape.
Hold the left mouse key and drag to create your ellipse. Holding the shift key while dragging will create a perfect circle. Let go of your mouse key when you're done.

Click on your shape and hover along the corners or edges until the shape arrows are activated. Hold down your left mouse key and drag to resize.
To resize with a fixed aspect ratio, hold down both your shift key and left mouse key and drag to resize.

There are formatting options available for your polyline or shape. Left mouse click and then drag-select to select your polyline or click on your shape to select your shape.
When selected, the formatting icons will appear below your shape. You have the option to set fill style or set stroke style.

Last updated 25 days ago