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Screen Zoom - Drawing Tools

While Screen Zoom is active, you can draw directly on the screen using the built-in annotation tools. Annotations appear on top of the zoomed view and are visible to your audience in real time.

Tool Description
None No drawing tool active, cursor behaves normally
Freehand Draw freely with the cursor, like a pen
Line Draw a straight line between two points
Rectangle Draw an outlined rectangle
Ellipse Draw an outlined ellipse or circle
Arrow Draw an arrow pointing in any direction
Text Type text directly on screen
Highlight Semi-transparent overlay for highlighting an area
Blur Apply a blur effect to obscure sensitive content

Select None to exit drawing mode without leaving the zoom view. This is useful when you want to pan around without accidentally drawing.

The color used for Freehand, Line, Rectangle, Ellipse, Arrow, and Text annotations.

  • Default: Red (#FF0000)
  • Choose any color from the color picker in settings

The stroke width for drawing tools, in pixels.

  • Default: 5 px
  • Thinner strokes (1–3 px) are precise; thicker strokes (6–10 px) are more visible on large displays

How many annotation steps can be undone.

  • Default: 32 steps
  • Use Ctrl + Z to undo the last annotation while zoom is active
Scenario Recommended Tools
Highlighting UI buttons Highlight or Ellipse
Drawing attention Arrow
Obscuring private data Blur
Live diagram sketching Freehand or Line
Labeling screen areas Text