Draw on Screen

Make your point with Draw on Screen. Draw over the content you are showing, highlight an important detail and turn a quick explanation into a drawing you can use again. Keep your screen pen close with a compact floating toolbar.

DRAW AND HIGHLIGHT

Shake to draw is enabled by default. Allow overlay access, then shake your phone in another app to bring up drawing tools. Shake again to hide them and clear the current board, ready for a fresh drawing next time. Other boards are kept. An animated introduction shows the gesture. Turn it off anytime in Settings or the toolbar menu. Shake requires a supported motion sensor and an active listener; Start drawing remains available.

Use a pen or highlighter with custom colors, adjustable thickness and opacity. Hold a brush to open its options, try a stroke in the live preview and choose a shade with the visual color picker. Keep your favorite styles in four editable presets.

EXPLAIN WITH SHAPES AND TEXT

Add arrows, lines, rectangles, ellipses and editable text. Select objects to move or resize them. Use whole-stroke or area erasing, Undo and Redo, or a fading laser pointer to guide attention during an explanation. Choose a white or dark board background when you need a clear drawing surface.

KEEP TOOLS WITHIN REACH

Start with a small transparent toolbar. Tap Pen or Eraser to use it, then tap again to return to navigation. Expand the toolbar for more tools, board controls and the close button. Move, dock or minimize the controls, change their direction and adjust tool order, visibility and size.

Switch between Draw and Interact when you need to tap or scroll the application underneath. Interact hides the drawing surface while keeping your work. Hide ink separately when you want to clear the view temporarily.

GIVE EACH IDEA ITS OWN BOARD

Move between separate boards using the toolbar arrows. Add a blank board for your next idea without clearing the previous one. Each board keeps its own drawing and background. Undo and Clear affect the board you are using, and the Clear button asks for confirmation.

PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF

Completed drawing operations save automatically. Reopen your editable projects, rename or duplicate them, and find an explanation with library search and sorting. Save a library backup to a destination you choose. Import validated drawing files as new copies while keeping existing projects.

Try the internal practice canvas before allowing Display over other apps. Overlay access is needed for drawing over other applications. Protected content, some applications and system screens can restrict overlays. Drawings stay in screen coordinates and do not follow a page as it scrolls. Stylus features depend on the device.

Bring your next lesson, walkthrough or idea into focus with Draw on Screen.

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Shake to open your drawing tools, then shake again for a clean board. Give it a try!