Change a Freeform board’s appearance on Mac
You can change the way your Freeform boards appear. This is helpful not only when you’re creating a board but later when you’re showing it to others.
See more of a board onscreen and zoom in or out
When you’re viewing a board or showing it to others, you can take advantage of sizing and display options.
Go to the Freeform app
on your Mac.
Do any of the following:
Remove the sidebar: Choose View > Hide Sidebar.
Enter full screen: Choose View > Enter Full Screen.
Zoom in and out: Click
or
in the lower-left corner of the board to zoom in or out.
Zoom to specific content: Select items on the board that you want to zoom in to, then choose View > Zoom > Zoom to Selection.
Zoom to see all content in the board onscreen: Choose View > Zoom > Zoom to Fit Content.
Pan around your board: Click and drag the canvas while pressing the Space bar.
You can also use an Apple trackpad or Magic Mouse to use gestures such as pinch and swipe to zoom in on items or move around the board. See Keyboard shortcuts and gestures and View and customize mouse or trackpad gestures.
Change a board’s background
When Dark Mode is turned on, you can give a board a dark canvas and controls to match. You can also show a grid of gray dots on your board, which allows you to more easily see whether items line up.
Go to the Freeform app
Do any of the following:
Use a dark canvas: Choose View > Show with Dark Background. If you don’t see this option, make sure you turned on Dark Mode.
Use another color in the background: Freeform boards have a black or white background. To define a workspace within your board that has a different background color, add a large rectangle of any color, Control-click the rectangle, then choose both Send to Back and Lock. See Arrange items on top of or behind other items.
Add the dot grid background: Click
in the bottom-right corner (or choose View > Show Grid).
Remove the dot grid background: Click
in the bottom-right corner (or choose View > Hide Grid).
Tip: To make edges and points align to the nearest dot on the grid as you resize or move an item, choose View > Snap to Grid.