# Zoom in, zoom out and move around the canvas

> 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.

Category: Canvas
Web page: https://www.pactto.com/help/zoom-and-navigate
All guides: https://www.pactto.com/help.md

## Get around the canvas

The canvas is larger than your screen. You can zoom and move the view at any time, and doing so only changes your own view, not anyone else's.

When you open a room, the view is set so that all the content fits on your screen, at no more than 100% zoom. An empty room opens at 100%.

### Zoom

The zoom bar is in the bottom-left corner, under the minimap.
- Click **Zoom -** or **Zoom +** to zoom out or in.
- Click the percentage between them to open the zoom menu (**Zoom options**):
  - **Zoom to 1%** (Shift + 0)
  - **Zoom to fit** (Shift + 1): fits all the content on your screen. Use this when you feel lost.
  - **Zoom to selection** (Shift + 2): fits the items you have selected.
  - **Zoom to 100%** (Shift + 3)
- Or press **Cmd/Ctrl + =** (or **+**) to zoom in and **Cmd/Ctrl + -** to zoom out.
- On a trackpad, pinch to zoom.

You can zoom out as far as 1%.

### Move the view (pan)

- Click **Pan** in the toolbar or press **H**, then drag the canvas. Pan stays active until you pick another tool; press **V** to go back to Select.
- On a trackpad, scroll with two fingers.
- Hold **Space** and drag.

Panning works even when your pointer is over a file's name bar or a formatting bar on the canvas.

### Use the minimap

The small map above the zoom bar shows the whole canvas. Click or drag in it to jump to that area.

### Who can do this

Everyone in the room, whatever their role.

Good to know:
- The minimap and zoom bar are hidden on phones (screens under 640 pixels wide), in focus mode, and in conversation mode. On phones you can still pinch to zoom.
- The Pan button is hidden on phones and tablets.
- The **Help & support** button sits next to the zoom bar.
- When you add new files, the view moves to show them (see [asset-placement-and-size](https://www.pactto.com/help/asset-placement-and-size.md)).
- If someone is spotlighting, your view follows theirs (see [present](https://www.pactto.com/help/present.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.
- [See where other people are on the canvas](https://www.pactto.com/help/see-other-cursors.md): 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.
- [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.
- [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.
- [Select, move, resize, duplicate and delete items on the canvas](https://www.pactto.com/help/select-move-resize.md): 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.
- [Where do new files appear on the canvas, and at what size?](https://www.pactto.com/help/asset-placement-and-size.md): New images and videos are placed in a free spot near the middle of your view without covering other items, shrunk to fit within 800 by 480 pixels if they are larger, and the view moves to show them.