# See where other people are on the canvas

> Each person in the room shows up on the canvas as a cursor with their photo (or initials) and first name, so you can see what they are pointing at in real time.

Category: Canvas
Web page: https://www.pactto.com/help/see-other-cursors
All guides: https://www.pactto.com/help.md

## Other people's cursors

While you are in a room, the cursor of every other person on the canvas moves in real time. Next to each cursor is a small tag with:
- their profile photo, or their initials (up to two letters) if there is no photo, and
- their first name.

The tag uses each person's participant color, the same color their laser pointer trail uses.

### When cursors are hidden

- **Conversation mode**: other people's cursors are not shown while conversation mode (cameras only) is on.
- **Spotlight**: while someone is spotlighting, you only see the cursor of the person presenting (see [present](https://www.pactto.com/help/present.md)).
- **Focus mode**: other people's cursors are not shown while you have a file open in focus mode.

Good to know:
- You see where others point, but not what they have selected. Other people's selections are never outlined on your screen.
- Cursors are just for showing position. To draw attention to a spot, use the [laser pointer](https://www.pactto.com/help/laser-pointer.md) (Q).
- Very long names are cut short in the tag.

## Related guides

- [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.
- [Zoom in, zoom out and move around the canvas](https://www.pactto.com/help/zoom-and-navigate.md): Use the Zoom - and Zoom + buttons, the zoom menu (click the percentage) or Shift + 1 to fit everything on screen, pan with the Pan tool (H), a trackpad or Space + drag, and use the minimap in the bottom-left corner to jump to any area.
- [Present in a room](https://www.pactto.com/help/present.md): Add your assets, put them in a board, select the board and click the play button (Enter presentation mode); turn on Spotlight so everyone in the room follows your slides.
- [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.