View Menu

Use these menu commands to manage the drawing workspace, including turning on and off the display of toolbars and panels. Certain commands can also be accessed from the View Toolbar.

Command

Action

Other Access Methods

Light Table

Toggles the Light Table on or off. Changes the opacity of all the layers except the current selected one.

Combine Panel Tab

Includes the Panel Tab in the Tool Properties. Select the command again to display the contents of the Panel tab above the other Tool Properties tabs.

Drawing Workspace

Activates a workspace displaying both the Drawing View and the Panel View.

Grid

Displays a uniform grid with a ratio of 1:1 (Normal Grid), 4:3 (12 Field Grid) or 4:3 (16 Field Grid).

Turn on the grid display with the Grid command.

  • drawing workspace pop-up menu: View > Grid
  • Windows [Ctrl]+[G]

Mac OS X [Command]+[G]

Horizontal Workspace

Activates a workspace displaying the frames in a row, with each frame’s caption properties below it.

Overview Workspace

Activates a workspace displaying the panels in the Panel View as thumbnails.

Reset Pan

Returns the drawing workspace to its original position.

  • drawing workspace pop-up menu: View > Reset Pan
  • [Shift]+[N]

Reset Rotation

Returns the drawing workspace to its original unrotated position.

  • drawing workspace pop-up menu: View > Reset Rotation
  • [Shift]+[A]

Reset View

Returns the drawing workspace to its original position and zoom level.

  • drawing pop-up menu: View > Reset View
  • [Shift]+[M]

Reset Zoom

Returns the drawing workspace to its original zoom level.

  • drawing workspace pop-up menu: View > Reset Zoom
  • [Shift]+[Z]

Rotate Clockwise

Rotates the drawing workspace 30 degrees to the right.

  • drawing workspace pop-up menu: View > Rotate Clockwise
  • [V]

Rotate Counterclockwise

Rotates the drawing workspace 30 degrees to the left.

  • drawing workspace pop-up menu: View > Rotate Counterclockwise
  • [C]

Show Strokes

Turns on and off the display of contours that compose the strokes and shapes you draw.

This command is useful when you want to locate the gaps that you want to close with the Close Gap tool.

  • drawing pop-up menu: View > Show Strokes
  • [K]

Show/Hide Toolbars

Turns on and off the selected toolbar.

 

Timeline Workspace

Activates a workspace displaying both the Drawing View and the Timeline View.

Full Screen

Maximizes your current Toon Boom Storyboard window to its largest size.

  • Windows [Ctrl]+[F]
  • Mac OS X [Command]+[F]

Onion Skin

Displays drawings appearing in previous panels or next panels in the current panel.

  • Onion Skin toolbar

Toggle Tool Properties

Turns on and off the display of the Tool Properties.

Vertical Workspace

Activates a workspace displaying the frames in a column, with each frame’s caption properties beside it.

Zoom In

Increases the view magnification.

  • (Sound Toolbar)
  • drawing workspace pop-up menu: View > Zoom In
  • [Spacebar] and move the middle mouse button downward.
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Zoom Out

Reduces the view magnification.

  • (Sound Toolbar)
  • drawing workspace pop-up menu: View > Zoom Out
  • Press [Spacebar] and move the middle mouse button upward.
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