🎨 Creative & Markup Apps

Master visual creativity. Learn gesture-heavy navigation and precision controls across Photos, Preview, Notes, and Freeform.

What You'll Learn

  • Photos: Pinch to zoom, rotate, swipe between photos, precision editing.
  • Preview: Markup tools, zoom & navigate, Force Click features.
  • Notes: Drawing mode, pan, zoom, pressure-simulated strokes.
  • Freeform: Infinite canvas control, rotation, drawing tools.

Gesture Details

πŸ–Ό Photos

Browsing
  • Pinch to zoom photos
  • Rotate gesture β†’ Rotate images
  • Two-finger swipe β†’ Navigate between photos in edit mode
Editing
  • Force-click on crop handles β†’ Slow/precision movement
  • Force-click on adjustment sliders β†’ β€œFine adjustment” mode
  • Dragging sliders is more precise with trackpad

πŸ‘οΈ Preview

Markup Tools
  • Shift + drag β†’ Draw straight line (any orientation)
  • Hold Shift while resizing handles β†’ Constrain shape proportions
  • Trackpad Signature input β†’ Use the trackpad as a handwriting surface
Zooming & Navigation
  • Pinch to zoom (in and out)
  • Two-finger drag β†’ Pan around a zoomed PDF/image
  • Rotate gesture β†’ Rotate images directly
Force Click Features
  • Force-click a word β†’ Look Up / Dictionary
  • Force-click a link β†’ Quick Preview
  • Force-click a file icon in sidebar β†’ Smart Rename / Info popup

πŸ“ Notes

Drawing Mode
  • Two-finger pan around drawings
  • Pinch to zoom drawings
  • Shift + drag β†’ Straight lines using Markup tools
  • Force-click with Markup tools β†’ Darker/heavier strokes (pressure simulated)

🎨 Freeform

Canvas Control
  • Two-finger rotate β†’ Rotate the canvas
  • Pinch to zoom β†’ Zoom in/out on boards
  • Two-finger drag β†’ Pan around the infinite canvas
Drawing Tools
  • Shift + drag β†’ Perfect straight lines in Markup mode
  • Force-click β†’ Pressure simulation for drawing tools