# Draw freehand on the canvas

> Click Draw (P) in the toolbar, pick a color and pen thickness from the menu that opens, and draw on the canvas; press E for the eraser.

Category: Canvas
Web page: https://www.pactto.com/help/draw-on-canvas
All guides: https://www.pactto.com/help.md

## Draw on the canvas

The **Draw** tool is a freehand pen. Drawings stay on the canvas and everyone in the room sees them. To point at something without leaving a mark, use the [laser pointer](https://www.pactto.com/help/laser-pointer.md) instead.

### Steps

1. Click **Draw** in the toolbar or press **P**.
2. A small menu opens just below the button. Pick a color, then one of the three thicknesses: **Small pen thickness**, **Medium pen thickness** or **Large pen thickness**.
3. Drag on the canvas to draw. The Draw tool stays active, so you can keep drawing stroke after stroke.
4. Press **V** (or click **Select**) when you are done.

The color and thickness you pick are used for your next strokes. Click anywhere outside the menu to close it.

### Erase

1. Press **E** to switch to the eraser (it has no toolbar button).
2. Click or drag over the strokes you want to remove.
3. Press **V** to go back to Select.

You can also select a drawing with **Select** and press **Delete** or **Backspace**.

### Who can draw

Owner and Can edit members. Can review and Can view members do not see the Draw tool.

Good to know:
- Switching to Draw clears your current selection, so pick the color and thickness before you start a new drawing.
- Undo a stroke with **Cmd/Ctrl + Z**.
- For straight lines, arrows, rectangles and circles, use the shape tools instead (see [shapes-and-arrows](https://www.pactto.com/help/shapes-and-arrows.md)).

## Related guides

- [What does each tool in the canvas toolbar do?](https://www.pactto.com/help/canvas-toolbar.md): The toolbar in the top bar of the room holds the canvas tools (Pan, Select, Laser, Comment, Draw, Text, shapes, Sticky note, Doc, Table, Board and Add asset), and each one has a single-key shortcut.
- [Draw rectangles, circles, arrows and lines](https://www.pactto.com/help/shapes-and-arrows.md): Pick Rectangle (R), Circle (O), Arrow (A) or Line (L) and drag on the canvas; select an arrow or line to change its color, opacity and thickness, or a rectangle or circle to change its line thickness and the text inside it.
- [Point at things with the laser pointer](https://www.pactto.com/help/laser-pointer.md): Press Q (or click Laser) and drag on the canvas to leave a temporary trail that everyone sees and that fades after about a second, without adding anything to the canvas.
- [Add and format text on the canvas](https://www.pactto.com/help/add-text.md): Press T (or click Text), click on the canvas and type; select the text to change its font, size, alignment, bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, bullet list or link from the bar above it.
- [Undo or redo a change on the canvas](https://www.pactto.com/help/undo-redo.md): Press Cmd/Ctrl + Z to undo your last change on the canvas and Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + Z to redo it.
- [Leave feedback with comments](https://www.pactto.com/help/comments.md): Click the Comment tool (or press K), then click an item or an empty spot on the canvas, type your feedback, and press Enter to post it.