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03 / EDITOR OVERVIEW

A PLACE FOR
EVERY PART.

Understand the canvas and the surrounding tools so you can spend more time on the explanation itself.

FIG 03 / EDITOR OVERVIEW

01 LIBRARY

Shapes
Search
ScratchpadChoose the shape you need.

Reader ↓ Question ↓ Process ↓ Clear view Reader ↓ Question ↓ Process ↓ Clear view

03 FORMAT

Style
Text
ArrangeControls follow the selection.

02 / CANVAS — PLACE, CONNECT, LABEL

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Choose from a library

Find a shape in the left panel or search for one. Enable only the libraries relevant to the current drawing.

Work on the canvas

Place, connect and label your objects. Zoom changes the view without changing the diagram itself.

Adjust the selection

The format panel changes with the selected object. Shape, connector and text selections expose different controls.

READ WITH THE DRAWING

Menu and toolbar positions can vary with the editor theme; the diagram structure remains the same.

Source guide: https://www.drawio.com/docs/getting-started/