Whiteboards
Tools and elements
Pens, connectors, shapes, sticky notes, frames, widgets, charts, tables, comments and media — and the shortcuts for each.
On this page
The toolbar on the left holds every tool. Pick one, click or drag on the canvas, and press Esc to go back to selecting.
| Tool | Key | What it makes |
|---|---|---|
| Select | V | Select, move and resize; drag on empty canvas to select several |
| Hand | H | Pan the canvas — or hold Space and drag |
| Draw | P | Pencil, fountain pen, marker, highlighter and spray paint |
| Connectors | L | Straight, arrow, elbow and curved lines that stay attached to shapes |
| Shapes | R · O | Rectangle, rounded rectangle, ellipse, diamond, star, cloud, hexagon, heart |
| Sticky note | S | A coloured note |
| Text | T | A text block |
| Frame | F | A titled area that groups what is inside it |
| Widgets | Mind map node, Kanban card, voting dot, checkmark, cross, stamp, laser pointer | |
| Charts and tables | Bar, line, area, pie and donut charts, and tables | |
| Comment | C | A discussion pinned to the board |
| Media | M | Images and files from your device or Unobits Files |
| Eraser | E | Remove what you draw over |
Style and arrange#
Select something to change its colour, fill, opacity, line style and text formatting, and to bring it to the front or send it to the back. Media can be framed with a border, rounded corners, a shadow or a polaroid look.
Charts and tables#
Double-click a chart to edit its data. Import data as CSV or JSON, or download a CSV template to fill in. Double-click a table cell to edit it.
Media#
Drag files onto the board, paste an image with Ctrl+V, or choose Media to upload from your device or browse Unobits Files.
All shortcuts are in Keyboard shortcuts.