> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.tryflowy.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Navigation & Selection

> Pan, zoom, select, and tidy the infinite canvas without breaking flow.

export const DemoVideo = ({src, poster, caption, aspectRatio = "16 / 10", className = ""}) => {
  return <figure className={`not-prose my-6 w-full ${className}`}>
      <div className="overflow-hidden rounded-2xl border border-gray-950/10 bg-gray-100 dark:border-white/10 dark:bg-white/5" style={{
    aspectRatio
  }}>
        <video src={src} poster={poster} loop autoPlay muted playsInline className="h-full w-full object-cover" />
      </div>
      {caption && <figcaption className="mt-2 text-center text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">
          {caption}
        </figcaption>}
    </figure>;
};

The canvas moves the way you expect from an infinite board: pan to reposition, zoom to change scale, select nodes to act on them. Once these motions feel automatic, the rest of the [Canvas](/canvas/overview) gets out of your way.

<DemoVideo src="/videos/canvas/navigation.mp4" poster="/images/posters/canvas/navigation.jpg" caption="Panning, zooming, marquee selection, and auto layout on the canvas" />

## Pan and zoom

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Mouse">
    * Scroll to pan in any direction; hold <kbd>⌘</kbd>/<kbd>Ctrl</kbd> while scrolling to zoom.
    * Drag on empty canvas to draw a selection box.
    * Drag with the middle or right mouse button — or hold <kbd>Space</kbd> and drag — to pan.
    * Right-click an empty spot to open the add-node menu at that point.
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Trackpad">
    * Two-finger scroll to pan in any direction.
    * Pinch to zoom in and out, anchored at your cursor.
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

Zoom runs from 5% up to 400%. The pill in the bottom-left corner shows the current level — click it for presets:

| Action            | Shortcut                                              |
| ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| Zoom in / out     | <kbd>⌘</kbd> <kbd>+</kbd> / <kbd>⌘</kbd> <kbd>−</kbd> |
| Zoom to 100%      | <kbd>⇧</kbd> <kbd>0</kbd>                             |
| Zoom to fit       | <kbd>⇧</kbd> <kbd>1</kbd>                             |
| Zoom to selection | <kbd>⇧</kbd> <kbd>2</kbd>                             |

The same pill toggles the **minimap**, a small overview map for finding your way around a large board.

<Tip>
  Prefer CAD-style navigation? In Preferences you can switch the mouse-wheel mode so that scrolling zooms, left-drag pans, and <kbd>⇧</kbd>-drag draws the selection box.
</Tip>

## Select nodes

* **Click** a node to select it; the [inspector](/canvas/overview#node-inspector) opens with its controls.
* **<kbd>⌘</kbd>/<kbd>Ctrl</kbd>-click** to add more nodes to the selection.
* **Drag a marquee** on empty canvas to select several at once — any node the box touches is included.
* **<kbd>⌘</kbd> <kbd>A</kbd>** selects every node; <kbd>Esc</kbd> deselects.

A floating action bar appears under any selection with **Delete**, **Group** / **Ungroup**, **Auto layout** (for two or more nodes, or a frame), and **Generate all**, which runs every runnable node in the selection.

## Auto layout

When the board gets messy, auto layout arranges connected flows and packs loose nodes into a tidy arrangement, animating everything into place:

* Press <kbd>⇧</kbd> <kbd>O</kbd> — or click **Auto layout** in the [left toolbar](/canvas/toolbar) — to lay out the whole canvas.
* Use **Auto layout** in the selection action bar to tidy just a frame or a multi-selection, in place.

## Command palette

Press <kbd>⌘</kbd> <kbd>K</kbd> (or click **Search** in the header) to open the command palette. It runs project actions, switches between Canvas and Studio, reopens recent projects, and opens Preferences or the shortcuts reference. Start typing and it also searches every node on the canvas by title, prompt, or type — select a result to jump straight to that node.

For the complete key reference, see [Keyboard Shortcuts](/canvas/keyboard-shortcuts).