Moving and resizing
How to transform annotations after creating them.
Moving
Section titled “Moving”Drag to move
Section titled “Drag to move”- Select an annotation (click on it)
- Drag it to a new position
- Release to place
Snapping
Section titled “Snapping”Annotations move freely — there’s no annotation-to-annotation snapping. The artboard edges snap while you drag them — to the image bounds, edges detected in the screenshot, and annotation edges. Toggle this with the Snap option in the Artboard tool’s options (on by default).
Resizing
Section titled “Resizing”Using handles
Section titled “Using handles”- Select an annotation
- Drag a corner or edge handle:
- Corners — Resize width and height
- Edges — Resize one dimension
Maintaining proportions
Section titled “Maintaining proportions”- Hold Shift while dragging corners to keep aspect ratio
Rotating
Section titled “Rotating”- Select an annotation
- Look for the rotation handle (above the selection)
- Drag to rotate
Rotation works in free angles — hold Shift to snap to 45° steps.
Flipping
Section titled “Flipping”Images added with the Media tool can be flipped:
- Select the image
- Right-click to open context menu
- Choose:
- Flip Horizontal — Mirror left-to-right
- Flip Vertical — Mirror top-to-bottom
- Multiple items — Select several, then move them together
- Control points — Some shapes (arrows, lines) have special control points for curves
See also: Selecting | Undo & Redo | Canvas Navigation