Selecting & Transforming Objects

Selecting and transforming objects is the foundation of working in CloudMonet. Almost everything starts with selecting something on the canvas.

Selecting objects

Click any object to select it. Handles appear around it to show it's selected.
Shift + click to add more objects to the current selection.
Click an empty area of the canvas to deselect everything.
Double-click a text object to enter inline edit mode and edit the text directly.

When you have multiple objects selected, a Wrap in Frame button appears in the context toolbar, letting you combine them into a single Frame.

Moving objects

Drag a selected object to reposition it anywhere on the canvas.
For pixel-perfect placement, type exact values into the X and Y fields in the Properties panel.

Resizing objects

Drag any corner or edge handle to resize the object.
For exact dimensions, type values into the Width and Height fields in the Properties panel.

Rotating objects

Drag the rotation handle — the circular handle that appears above the selection bounding box.
Or type a precise value into the Angle field in the Properties panel.

Keyboard shortcuts

Action	Mac	Windows
Copy	Cmd + C	Ctrl + C
Cut	Cmd + X	Ctrl + X
Paste	Cmd + V	Ctrl + V
Delete selected	Backspace / Delete	Backspace / Delete
Wrap in Frame	Cmd + G	Ctrl + G
Unwrap Frame	Cmd + Shift + G	Ctrl + Shift + G
Undo	Cmd + Z	Ctrl + Z
Redo	Cmd + Shift + Z	Ctrl + Y

The Delete shortcut only works when you're not in text editing mode. If you're editing text inline, Backspace will delete characters rather than the object. Press Escape first to exit text editing, then delete.