Drawing Tools
Toolbar
The toolbar displayed above contains the drawing tools currently available in Pencil Planner Pro.
Here are the descriptions of each tool starting from the left:
Undo / Redo
- Use this tool to undo or redo a stroke or other canvas action
- You can also use the gestures below to undo or redo
- Undo: Three finger swipe right
- Redo: Three finger swipe left
Writing Tools
- These are the three writing tools:
- Pen
- Highlighter
- Crayon / Pencil
- After you select a writing tool you can select any color from the color palette to use with it
- Double tap on a writing tool to change the thickness and opacity
Eraser
- Use the eraser to erase strokes on the canvas
- Double tap on the eraser to pick between “Object” or “Pixel” mode
- Pixel Eraser: Erase only where the eraser is placed
- Object Eraser: Erase any stroke that is touched by the eraser
Lasso
- Use the lasso tool to select content drawn on the canvas
- Once content is selected, you can
- Use the pencil to move it by dragging it
- Tap on the selected content to cut, copy, delete, or duplicate it as shown above
- To paste after cut or copy, tap with the pencil on an empty area of the canvas and select “Paste”
Ruler
- Use the ruler to draw straight lines
- You can move the ruler around using two fingers
- When you have it where you would like, use a writing tool to draw in a straight line along the edge of the ruler
- Tap on the ruler again to hide it
Color Palette
- There are a set of default colors displayed for changing the color of the current writing tool
- For additional color selection, tap on the rainbow item
- Pencil Planner Pro will someday have more available colors, but for now the app is limited to the colors shown in the palette
More Options
- Auto-minimize: With this feature enabled, the palette will automatically collapse when you start to draw. Just tap it again to open the palette
Other tips
- Double tap with your finger on Apple Pencil
- This will trigger whatever action you have set in the Settings app.
- To change it, visit
Settings App > Apple Pencil