Using Pixtern

Zoom in to check cells — pan, fit, fullscreen

Wheel on desktop, pinch on phones — they do not replace each other. Zoom in before fine edits; Fit when you need the whole board again.

Desktop wheel and pan

Scroll over the pattern to zoom. Toolbar zoom or + / − also work. Shift + wheel pans without changing zoom.

Touch pinch

Pinch to zoom on phones/tablets inside the canvas. Separate from desktop wheel handling and from browser page zoom.

Fit and fullscreen

  • Fit to screen (0) — whole board in view
  • Full screen (F) — toggle; exit with F again or Exit full screen

See shortcuts and Show codes.

Proofing before print

With Show codes on, zoom until letters are readable and spot-check tricky blends against Materials. Press 0 to fit for structure, then print or export.

Fullscreen (F) helps long sessions. Keep browser zoom at 100% on touch so page zoom does not fight canvas gestures.

Focus and the wheel

If the wheel scrolls the page, click the canvas first. See shortcuts.

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