# Select, move, resize, duplicate and delete items on the canvas

> Use the Select tool (V) to click an item, then drag it to move, drag its corners to resize, and use the right-click menu or shortcuts to copy, duplicate, group, lock, reorder or delete it.

Category: Canvas
Web page: https://www.pactto.com/help/select-move-resize
All guides: https://www.pactto.com/help.md

## Select and change items

Everything on the canvas (files, sticky notes, text, drawings, shapes, boards) is an item you can select and change with the **Select** tool.

### Select and move

1. Click **Select** in the toolbar or press **V**.
2. Click an item to select it.
3. Drag it to a new spot. For files with a name bar on top (images, videos, PDFs, links), you can also drag the name bar.

Double-clicking an image (or pressing **Enter** with one image selected) opens it in focus mode instead of selecting it for editing. See [focus-mode](https://www.pactto.com/help/focus-mode.md).

### Resize

1. Select the item.
2. Drag one of the corner handles. Hold **Shift** while dragging a sticky note to keep its proportions.

### Copy, paste, duplicate and delete

- **Copy**, **cut** and **paste**: **Cmd/Ctrl + C**, **Cmd/Ctrl + X**, **Cmd/Ctrl + V**, or right-click and use the clipboard options.
- **Duplicate**: press **Cmd/Ctrl + D**. The copy appears just to the right of the original.
- **Delete**: press **Delete** or **Backspace**.

### The right-click menu

Right-click a selected item to open the menu. Depending on what is selected, it shows:
- **Arrange**: layout options for the selection.
- **Reorder**: **Bring to front** (]), **Bring forward** (Cmd/Ctrl + ]), **Send backward** (Cmd/Ctrl + [), **Send to back** ([).
- **Group** (Cmd/Ctrl + G) or **Ungroup** (Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + G).
- **Convert to Board** and **Tidy up** when several items are selected (see [select-multiple-items](https://www.pactto.com/help/select-multiple-items.md)).
- **Lock** or **Unlock** (Cmd/Ctrl + L). A locked item cannot be moved or edited until you unlock it.
- The clipboard options and **Select all** (Cmd/Ctrl + A).
- Export and download options for the canvas or the selection.

### Who can do this

- **Owner and Can edit**: everything above.
- **Can review**: can select items, but cannot move, resize or delete files or boards, and does not get the Arrange, Reorder, Group, Lock, clipboard or export options.
- **Can view**: can select items and look at them, but cannot change anything.
- On phones (screens under 640 pixels wide) the canvas is view-only for everyone.

Good to know:
- Made a mistake? Press **Cmd/Ctrl + Z** to undo (see [undo-redo](https://www.pactto.com/help/undo-redo.md)).
- Freshly added images and videos are resized to fit the canvas, but you can always make them bigger by dragging a corner (see [asset-placement-and-size](https://www.pactto.com/help/asset-placement-and-size.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.
- [Select several items at once](https://www.pactto.com/help/select-multiple-items.md): Drag a box over the canvas, Shift-click items, or Shift-click a range inside a board, then use the buttons that appear above the selection to convert, tidy, move, download or set status for all of them.
- [Rename, crop, download or act on a file on the canvas](https://www.pactto.com/help/asset-toolbar.md): Select an image, video, PDF or link and a bar appears above it with its name (double-click to rename) and buttons such as Enter focus mode, Replace image, Crop image, Ask AI about this asset, Download and status.
- [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.
- [Create a board and add items to it](https://www.pactto.com/help/boards.md): A board is a named container on the room canvas that groups items; draw one with the Board tool (B) or select items and choose Convert to Board, then drag or drop items into it.
- [Room roles and permissions (Owner, Can edit, Can review, Can view)](https://www.pactto.com/help/roles-and-permissions.md): Every room has one Owner and members with Can edit, Can review or Can view; the owner and editors change roles and remove people from the Share dialog.
- [Focus on one item or board](https://www.pactto.com/help/focus-mode.md): Select an item or board and click Enter focus mode to show only that item, full size; press Escape or click Exit focus mode to go back to the canvas.