Sketchbook on mobile devices supports an assortment of gestures to help you navigate.
Use one, two, and three fingers to access an assortment of tools, along with preferences for customization. If you prefer to work without seeing the UI, try Rapid UI mode for a clean screen where you can still access just about everything, with sliders for resizing and changing brush opacity, and quick access to layers, colors and more.
NOTE: Sketchbook Pro only supports standard two-finger gestures such as pinch-zoom, pan and rotate on touchscreen-enabled laptops. For customizable shortcuts on Mac and Windows, instead see Hotkey shortcuts.
1-finger gestures
Use your finger and the marking menu to access an assortment of tools. See Marking menus for more information.
Tap-hold for color picker
This setting is on by default, but you can toggle it off in Preferences if you prefer. When enabled, a tap-hold of your finger or stylus will enable the Color Picker.
2-finger gestures
Rotate the canvas
Use your fingers to freely rotate the canvas. Just twist with two fingers to rotate the content on all layers.
Move the canvas
Use your finger(s) to freely move the canvas. Just drag with two fingers in any direction to move the canvas.
Zooming into and out of the canvas
In the canvas, drag with two fingers and expand to zoom in. Pinch your fingers together to zoom out.
2-finger gestures and the Transform tool
Scaling content
While in the Transform tool, use your fingers for scaling. Select a layer with an image, drag with two fingers and expand to scale the image up, making it larger. Pinch your fingers together to scale it down, making it smaller.
While in the Transform tool, use your fingers to freely rotate the image. Just twist with two fingers to rotate the content on that layer.
Moving content
While in the Transform tool, use your finger(s) to freely move the image. Just drag with two fingers in any direction to move the image.
Customizing Tap options
You can customize the action applied to:
- two finger double-tap (default is Frame Canvas)
- three finger single-tap (default is Undo)
- three finger double-tap (default is Full Screen view)
3-finger swipe gestures
In Preferences there are also options for customizing your 3-finger swipe gestures.
These are the default settings:
- 3-finger swipe left to undo
- 3-finger swipe right to redo
- 3-finger swipe up to access the Color Editor
- 3-finger swipe down to access the Brush Library
To learn how to set your own, see Customizing your UI.
Here are some tips to successfully use the 3-finger gestures:
- Have your fingers slightly separated.
- Swipe on an angle.
