Marquee select vs pan

Goal: Configure left-drag on the canvas so you can either box-select nodes or pan the view comfortably.

Time: ~3 minutes

Steps

1. Open Settings (gear icon or Cmd+, / Ctrl+,).
2. Go to Mouse & Keyboard.
3. Find left-drag mode (marquee select vs pan).
4. Choose marquee if you often select many nodes by dragging a rectangle on empty space.
5. Choose pan if you prefer dragging the background to move the view (use Ctrl-click (Cmd-click on Mac) to accumulate multi-select instead).
6. Close Settings and try left-drag on empty canvas to confirm the behavior you picked.
7. Use scroll wheel or trackpad pinch to zoom regardless of mode.

Expected result

Left-drag behaves the way you expect: either a selection box or canvas pan. Zoom and node click selection still work as described in The Studio.

If something goes wrong

See also

• Select, move, and delete nodes
• Tidy and fit the graph
• The Studio — Settings
• The Studio — keyboard shortcuts