Press M for the Mermaid text beside the canvas — edit it and the board follows, paste a diagram in — a flowchart, class, ER, state or sequence diagram — and it is drawn. Drag a dot on the edge of any shape to draw a connector — drop it on empty canvas and WeDraw creates the next shape already linked. On a sequence diagram, drag from the dot on a lifeline's dashed line to send a message; the row above a selected lifeline or message adds participants, messages, activations and replies.
Tools
Select
V
Pan canvas
H
Rectangle / Ellipse
RO
Decision / Sticky
DS
Text / Connector
TC
Freehand pen
P
Highlighter / Eraser
IE
Shape library
L
Quick insert
CtrlK
Drop or paste an image
CtrlV
Canvas
Pan
Spacedrag
Zoom
Ctrlscroll
Zoom in / out
+−
Fit to screen
⇧1
Zoom to 100%
⇧0
Building
Grow the next shape
Tab
Add a sibling
CtrlEnter
Back to the parent
⇧Tab
Keep going while typing
Tab
Tidy along the arrows
⇧L
Menus
Actions for what is under the pointer
right-click
Boards and the menu
⌄ beside the name
Search boards and text
CtrlF
Comments
Pin a comment
N
Open or close one
click
Close the note
Esc
Presenting
Present the frames
⇧P
Next / previous slide
→←
First / last
HomeEnd
Stop presenting
Esc
Drawing
Pen / Highlighter / Eraser
PIE
Brush, size, opacity, colour
the panel beside the tools
Restyle drawn ink
select it — the Ink section
Pressure
a stylus, or the speed of the mouse
Objects
Table, chart, embed, doc link
the Insert tool, or Insert › Objects
Embed a video or file
paste its link on the canvas
A table from a spreadsheet
paste cells, or open a .csv
Play an embed
double-click
Lock / Group
Ctrl⇧L · CtrlG
Mind maps
Subtopic / next topic
TabEnter
Walk the map
←↑→↓
Move among siblings
Ctrl↑↓
Fold or unfold
Ctrl/
Present the map
⇧P
Tasks on a timeline (Gantt)
⇧G
Docs
Block menu
/
Link a board or doc
[[
Bold / italic / code / link
CtrlBIEK
Indent / outdent
Tab⇧Tab
Move a block
Alt⇧↑↓
Comment on a block
CtrlAltM
Workshops
Timer, vote, private mode
the Workshop button, bottom left
Reactions
the face beside it
Follow someone
click their face, top right
View
Home — every board
the WeDraw logo
Focus mode
⇧F
Minimap
⇧M
These shortcuts
?
Text
Show the Mermaid text
M
Apply what you typed
CtrlEnter
Throw it away
Esc
Import a diagram
CtrlV
Editing
Edit text
Enter
Finish editing
Esc
Duplicate
CtrlD
Duplicate by dragging
Altdrag
Delete
Del
Undo / Redo
CtrlZ
Copy / Paste
CtrlCV
Select all
CtrlA
Lock / unlock
Ctrl⇧L
Group / ungroup
CtrlG / ⇧
One shape inside a group
Ctrlclick
Box-select locked objects too
Altdrag
Nudge
↑↓←→
Nudge further
⇧↑
Move between shapes
Alt→
Forward / back one
][
To front / to back
⇧][
Add to selection
⇧click
Constrain size / line
⇧drag
Export board
PNG and SVG capture everything on the canvas at its natural size. The WeDraw file keeps shapes editable — paste it back in from this same dialog.
Share this board live
Everyone who opens this artifact edits the same board and sees each other's cursors. Your current board is kept safe and comes back when you leave.
Start from a template
Each one replaces the current board. Your work is saved in this browser, so export first if you want to keep it.
Diagrams
Mind maps
Strategy and analysis
Planning boards
Docs
Start over
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