Canvases

A canvas is the backdrop on which you ask and explore your data questions.

Create a canvas to explore a specific topic or make it your data playground. You can ask ad-hoc data questions, or share with others to collaborate on reports.

Fluent Canvas with cards

Canvases have 3 distinct regions:

  1. Question bar at the bottom
  2. Canvas
  3. Toolbar at the top

Question bar

Ask Fluent your data question by typing it in the question box. Press Enter ⏎ to submit your question.

Fluent Question Box

Moving around

Move left, right, up and down

Pan to move around the canvas

  • Mouse: Hold down the Space bar, then click and drag to move around the canvas.
Tip: middle mouse button

💡 If you have a middle mouse button, you can hold it to grab and move the canvas.

  • Trackpad: With two fingers, slide in any direction to pan the canvas.

Zoom in and out

Zoom in to take a closer look, or zoom out to see the bigger picture. View the current zoom level in the bottom-right corner of the screen.

  • Mouse: Hold down ⌘ command or ⌃ ctrl  and scroll down to zoom in and up to zoom out.
  • Trackpad: Pinch two fingers together to zoom out or stretch two fingers apart to zoom in.

Toolbar

The toolbar contains a selection of tools to explore your data and collaborate in real-time.

Fluent Toolbar