Canvas - toolbar

Tools and functions in the left side are always enabled, and those in the right side are enabled when corresponding layers are selected.

On the left is the file menu.

On the right are collaborator avatars, and features for sharing, dev mode, presenting and view options.

Selection tools

Select tool

The tool activated by default and allows you to select any layer on the canvas.

Scale tool

Used to proportionally scale the selected object, supporting the selection of the scaling center.

Pan tool

Used to drag the canvas without accidentally moving layer elements. Press and hold the Space bar will do the same.

Area tools

Frame tool

Frames are used to hold various child objects. You can customize the frame's size, corner radius, fill, stroke, effects, and more, similar to a rectangle.

Learn more about Frames

Section tool

Sections can be used to group canvases or layers. They are not design elements for building interfaces.

Learn more about Sections

Slice tool

Used to define the range of a slice. Once added, slices are recognized as exportable slice resources in inspect mode.

Shape tools

Learn more about Shape tools

Pen tool

Used to freely draw vector graphics, a must-have for drawing icons and illustrations. Learn more about the Pen tool

Pencil tool

Shortcut key: Shift+ P

Connector tool

Used to add logical explanations between elements. Flows are not design elements for building interfaces.

Learn more about the Connector tool

Text tool

Learn more about Text properties

Comment tool

Used for interacting with team members through comment, talk and doodle, and copy suggestion.

Automatic style guide tools

Audit

Used to audit the design elements and ensures they match the standards.

Replace

Used to replace the font, corner radius and stroke width in bulk.

Style guide

Used to extract property values from the design file and generate style guides.

Create components

Used to create reusable assets with inherited properties. It is one of the core functions of building a design system.

Learn more about Components

Boolean operations

Also known as boolean operations, it can combine multiple shapes through formulas such as union, subtract, intersect, and exclude.

Edit vectors

Select a vector layer such as a shape or a path, double-click it or press (Mac: ↵ / Windows: Enter ) to edit it. The right-side property panel will change and you can edit the vector with anchor points and handles. Related tools are displayed in the toolbar.

Click Done button, double-click the selected layer, or click anywhere else on the canvas to finish editing.

Masks

Masks are like windows, you can only see the pattern inside them and the outside is obscured.

Learn more about Masks

Text hyperlinks

You can add accessible links to text layers.

Note：This link cannot be clicked in preview mode.

Crop image

Activated by double-clicking on a layer with an image fill, used to crop images.

Learn more about Images

You can find almost all the Creatie’s functions here.

Click on the dropdown arrow next to the file name to find the version history feature.

Learn more about File version history

Collaborator avatars

Avatars of all users currently accessing the file are displayed on the right side of the toolbar. Clicking on an avatar allows you to follow the perspective of that user. This feature is great for use during the review process.

An essential collaboration feature. A single link allows team members to easily view your design or collaborate with you.

View options

Rich view controls help you create a personalized creative interface. When there are many collaborators, you can turn off multi-cursors mode to help you enter a state of flow.

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