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Drawing note

The Drawing Note allows users to visually express ideas using a canvas-based sketch interface. It's perfect for diagrams, mind maps, quick illustrations, or capturing abstract concepts that are hard to describe with text alone.

The top toolbar provides the following tools:
Drawing note toolbar
Drawing note toolbar

  • Drawing tools
    • Lock / Unlock - keeps selected drawing tool active after drawing
    • Pan Tool – Navigate freely across the canvas (also available via mouse wheel or spacebar drag).
    • Select Tool (1) – Select and manipulate drawn elements.
  • Shape Tools
    • Rectangle (2) – Draw standard rectangles.
    • Diamond (3) – Insert diamond-shaped nodes (useful for flowcharts).
    • Circle / Ellipse (4) – Add round shapes.
  • Line Tools
    • Arrow (5) – Insert directional arrows.
    • Straight Line (6) – Draw basic lines.
  • Freeform
    • Pencil (7) – Draw freely with hand-drawn lines.
    • Text Tool (8) – Add labels and annotations.
  • Utility Tools
    • Eraser (9) – Remove selected elements.
    • More Tools – Bring forward / send backward for layered drawings.

More tools menu

More tools menu
More tools menu
  • Frame tool - Draws frames around shapes
  • Web embed - inserts web link
  • Laser pointer - shows laser-like pointer