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title: "Mastering Gestures in iObeya"
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updated: 2025-03-24T11:00:59Z
published: 2025-03-24T11:00:59Z
canonical: "help.iobeya.com/mastering-gestures-in-iobeya"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.iobeya.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Mastering Gestures in iObeya

Enjoy the full iObeya experience by using it on a large interactive display or tablet. If you need to, you can also use your mouse and keyboard to take full advantage of all its features.

For example, a left-click on your mouse or a tap on your touch display, have the same result. Do not hesitate to switch from one to the other, depending on your usage context.

## Touchscreen Gestures

- ![GS_gestures 1](https://cdn.document360.io/e61a3dcb-bae0-4a4f-820c-85b0f6ef7f3c/Images/Documentation/GS_gestures%201.png)

**Tap**: to select or display the [contextual menu](/product/docs/about-contextual-menu-actions).

- ![](https://cdn.document360.io/e61a3dcb-bae0-4a4f-820c-85b0f6ef7f3c/Images/Documentation/GS-Gestures 2.png)

**Double-tap:** to zoom or access the first action of the [contextual menu](/product/docs/about-contextual-menu-actions).

- ![](https://cdn.document360.io/e61a3dcb-bae0-4a4f-820c-85b0f6ef7f3c/Images/Documentation/GS- Gestures 3.png)

**Pan and move:** By dragging your finger, you can:
  - Pan around the board (when zoomed-in) by clicking the zones without elements.

> [!NOTE]
> Note:
> 
> You can also pan around the board using 2 fingers.
  - Move an Element if you click one or more elements.

- ![](https://cdn.document360.io/e61a3dcb-bae0-4a4f-820c-85b0f6ef7f3c/Images/Documentation/GS-Gestures 4.png)

**Spread-Pinch:** to zoom in and out.

## Trackpad Gestures

- **Tap:** to select or display the [contextual menu](/product/docs/about-contextual-menu-actions).
- **Double-tap:** to access the first action of the [contextual menu](/product/docs/about-contextual-menu-actions).
- **Pan and move**: By dragging your finger, you can:
  - Pan around the board (when zoomed-in) by clicking the zones without elements.

> [!NOTE]
> Note:
> 
> You can also pan around the board using 2 fingers.
  - Move an Element if you click one or more elements.
- **Slide 2 fingers up and down:** to zoom in and out on a board.

![GS - trackpad zoom.png](https://cdn.document360.io/e61a3dcb-bae0-4a4f-820c-85b0f6ef7f3c/Images/Documentation/GS%20-%20trackpad%20zoom.png)

## Mouse Gestures

- **Click on:** to select or display the [contextual menu](/product/docs/about-contextual-menu-actions).
- **Double Click:** to zoom or access the first action of the [contextual menu](/product/docs/about-contextual-menu-actions).
- **Mouse wheel:** to zoom in and out.

## Keyboard Shortcuts

See [Using keyboard shortcuts](/product/docs/using-keyboard-shortcuts) to find out more.

Any individual item or component that can be added onto a board, such as sticky notes, cards, shapes, images, or text. These elements are the building blocks used to create and organize visual information and are created via the tools available in the dock.

## Related

- [Using Keyboard Shortcuts](/using-keyboard-shortcuts.md)
- [About Contextual Menu Actions](/about-contextual-menu-actions.md)