Shortcuts

The same reference is available in every map view through the toolbar’s Help button.

Navigation

Input	Effect
Mouse wheel	Zoom to cursor
Left mouse button + drag (empty area)	Pan map
Middle mouse button + drag	Pan map, even over objects
Double-click on object	Select object and open properties
Toolbar: Center	Center the camera on the map content

Fog of war

Input	Effect
Hold Shift (pointer over the map)	Enter fog mode, Esc leaves it
In fog mode: left mouse button	Remove fog
In fog mode: right mouse button	Add fog
In fog mode: mouse wheel	Change tool size (with the polygon tool the wheel keeps zooming)
Toolbar: Fog Tool	Choose shape (circle, square, rectangle, polygon) and size
Circle / square vs. rectangle	Circle and square paint while dragging; the rectangle is dragged out and filled on release
Polygon	Clicks place vertices; the green check mark at the last vertex fills the area, Esc cancels
Toolbar: Fog → Clear All	Remove all fog
Toolbar: Fog → Restore All	Cover the entire map with fog again

Objects

Input	Effect
Right-click on empty area	Context menu → add object (pin, image, video)
Right-click on object	Context menu: change layer, properties, detach popover, open links, delete
Left mouse button + drag	Select and move object
Handles on the selected object	Resize and rotate; Shift frees the aspect ratio or snaps the angle
Arrow keys (larger steps with Shift)	Move the selected object
Del	Delete the selected object
Ctrl+C / Ctrl+X / Ctrl+V	Copy / cut / paste
Drop an image or video file onto the map	Create an object straight from the file

Live cursor

Input	Effect
Hold Space	Broadcast your pointer position to the table view
Toolbar: Live Cursor	Set the size and colour of the broadcast cursor

Layers

Input	Effect
Layer panel (bottom left)	Click the header to expand/collapse
+ button	Add a new object layer and name it right away
Drag & drop	Reorder layers (including the fog layer)
Eye icon	Show/hide the layer in this view
Player icon	Show/hide the layer in the table view
Lock icon	Lock the layer: its objects can no longer be selected or moved
Click on a layer	Open properties (rename, visibility, lock)
Right-click on a layer	Properties / delete

Saving and loading

Fog, objects and the camera position are saved automatically after every change — inside the Obsidian plugin into the vault, in the standalone viewer into the browser’s IndexedDB. The dot in the status bar indicates unsaved changes.