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InVision is committed to continually improving Freehand by resolving bugs and regularly implementing new features with each release. You'll find our latest Freehand release notes below.
June 7th, 2022
Sharing Freehand templates with people outside your team
You can now use share links to share Freehand templates with other users, including those not part of your team.
Learn more here: Sharing a Freehand template.
June 3rd, 2022
Hyperlinks in Freehand
You can now insert hyperlinks in Freehand by selecting the text you want to hyperlink and typing Command + V (on Mac) or Ctrl + V (on Windows) to paste the URL.
Learn more here: Freehand tools.
May 31st, 2022
Enhanced Freehand app for Zoom experience
You can now use the Freehand app for Zoom together with Collaborate mode, which allows you to share your freehands immediately with all call participants.
We’ve also improved the sign in process so you don’t need to sign in to your InVision account each time you want to use the Freehand app in a new Zoom meeting.
Learn more here: Freehand app for Zoom.
May 30th, 2022
Introducing the Azure DevOps add-on
With the Azure DevOps add-on for Freehand, you can combine Azure DevOps and Freehand to make project planning more inclusive and engaging. You can import Azure work items to Freehand and create Azure work items directly from cards and sticky notes.
Learn more here: Project planning in Freehand with the Azure DevOps add-on.
May 27th, 2022
New keyboard shortcuts in the Adobe XD add-on
We've added a few keyboard shortcuts to the Adobe XD add-on to streamline your work in Freehand.
Learn more here: Importing an Adobe XD design into Freehand.
New keyboard shortcuts in the Figma add-on
We've added a few keyboard shortcuts to the Figma add-on to streamline your work in Freehand.
Learn more here: Embedding Figma designs in Freehand.
May 13th, 2022
Saving custom Freehand templates as drafts
You can now save your custom template as a draft and publish it at a later time.
Learn more here: Freehand templates.
Sharing Freehand templates
You can now easily share Freehand templates with other team members using a share link.
Learn more here: Freehand templates.
May 4th, 2022
Introducing the Giphy add-on
You can now quickly add Giphy GIFs to your freehands, making any meeting and collaborative session fun and engaging.
Learn more here: Adding Giphy GIFs to Freehand.
April 27th, 2022
Introducing the Inspect add-on
Simplify the design-to-development process with Inspect in Freehand. Drive efficient and productive hand-off meetings between designers and developers, providing access to measurements, colors, assets, and code for your designs.
Learn more here: Inspecting design screens in Freehand.
April 22nd, 2022
Embedding an InVision prototype in Freehand
When embedding an InVision prototype into Freehand, you can now choose to either embed the entire prototype on the Freehand canvas or select and import specific screens.
Learn more here: Embedding an InVision Prototype in Freehand.
April 21st, 2022
Comments and reactions tied to objects in Freehand
You can now tie comments and reactions to specific elements in the freehand canvas, keeping them tied to the objects, even if those objects move. To add a new comment or reaction tied to a particular element in the canvas, hover over that specific element so it's highlighted, and click on it.
Learn more about comments and reactions here: Freehand tools.
April 20th, 2022
Introducing the Embed tool
With the Embed tool in Freehand, you can quickly add different types of content to your freehand to share all the resources and context that your team needs.
You can embed content from Adobe XD, Coda, Figma, Google Calendar, Google Maps, Loom, Microsoft 365, Mode, SketchFab, Spotify, Vimeo, and YouTube.
Learn more here: Embedding your content in Freehand.
April 18th, 2022
New diagramming experience
You can now choose one of the four fixed connectors as starting and ending points of the connector (left, right, top, or bottom of the shapes).
You can also create connected shapes quickly by dropping the end of a new connector on the freehand canvas. This will open a menu that will allow you to create a new shape at the end of the connector.
Additionally, you can now create a connector by typing L on your keyboard.
Learn more here: Diagramming in Freehand.
April 7th, 2022
Sharing a freehand with external users for a limited period of time a new sharing experience
You can now share a freehand with external users (Visitors) for a limited period of time of 48 hours.
Additionally, the new share dialog allows you to easily select who can open the document and what they can do using the drop-down menus in the panel.
Learn more here: Sharing a Freehand.
April 6th, 2022
Introducing the Microsoft 365 add-on
Use the Microsoft 365 add-on to embed Microsoft 365 documents directly into your freehand so your entire team can review them and provide feedback.
Learn more here: Embedding Microsoft 365 documents in Freehand.
YouTube add-on update
You can now easily play a YouTube video embedded in Freehand by clicking the embedded video.
Learn more here: Embedding videos in Freehand.
April 5th, 2022
Introducing the Freehand app for Zoom
With the Freehand app for Zoom, you can easily jump into a freehand and collaborate with your team during your Zoom calls. You and your team can share existing or new freehands during your meetings, all without leaving the Zoom window.
Learn more here: Freehand app for Zoom.
April 1st, 2022
Jira Data Center in Freehand
If you’re using Jira Data Center, you can now import Jira issues to Freehand and create Jira issues directly from sticky notes and cards.
Learn more here: Project planning in Freehand with the Jira add-on.
March 23rd, 2022
Introducing the Freehand app for Webex
The Freehand app for Webex allows you to easily share freehands and collaborate with stakeholders during your Webex meetings. Make meetings a time for connection, inspiration, and productivity.
Learn more here: Freehand app for Webex.
March 14th, 2022
Placeholder Frames
You can use placeholder frames to make your freehand templates easily customizable and improve asynchronous collaboration with your team.
Learn more here: Frames in Freehand
March 3rd, 2022
New functionalities in the Jira add-on for Freehand
We’ve added new functionalities to the Jira add-on for Freehand! You can now create Jira issues from cards and change the color of the top border of the Jira cards to help you organize tasks and ideas.
You can also search for Jira issues when importing them into Freehand and search for Jira cards on your canvas.
Additionally, once you've used the Jira add-on and chosen a Jira site and project, you'll see that site and project selected as default the next time you use the Jira add-on.
Learn more here: Jira Cloud for Freehand.
February 17th, 2022
Lists in Freehand
You can now use bulleted and numbered lists to organize your content in Freehand. Learn more here: Freehand tools.
February 15th, 2022
Cards and boards in Freehand
With cards and boards, you can structure and organize your project in Freehand. Use cards to capture ideas, tasks, goals, etc., and boards to organize your cards in columns. Learn more here: Cards and boards in Freehand.
Snapping in Freehand
You can now align objects with neighboring elements when moving them on your Freehand by clicking the More menu icon (•••) at the top of the canvas in Freehand and selecting Snap to objects. Learn more here: Freehand tools.
February 11th, 2022
Jira Cloud for Freehand
With the Jira add-on for Freehand, you can combine Freehand’s flexible canvas with Jira’s structured project tracking tool, seamlessly taking product collaboration from ideation to execution.
Lear more here: Jira Cloud for Freehand.
February 1st, 2022
Embedding Adobe XD prototypes in Freehand
You can now embed Adobe XD prototypes in Freehand. Learn more here: Importing an Adobe XD Design into Freehand.
Embedding Figma prototypes in Freehand
You can now embed Figma prototypes in Freehand. Learn more here: Embedding Figma designs in Freehand.
January 24th, 2022
Introducing the Adobe XD add-on in Freehand
Use the Adobe XD add-on to curate and contextualize designs in Freehand so collaborators can easily give feedback.
Learn more here: Importing an Adobe XD Design into Freehand
January 10th, 2022
Upload files to Freehand
You can now upload many different file types to Freehand so your team can access project-related files in once space. You can even extract pages from a document so your team can comment and react to each page.
Learn more here: Uploading a file to Freehand
December 13th, 2021
Sharing a Freehand in Microsoft Teams
You can now share a Freehand directly into a Microsoft Teams meeting — without having to share your screen or copy and paste share links! During the meeting, select or create a Freehand so that your teammates can engage and interact within the meeting stage, without having a separate tab open for collaboration. Keep the creative momentum going as if you’re all huddled together at an IRL whiteboard.
Learn more here: Freehand whiteboard for Microsoft Teams
December 9th, 2021
Presenting in Freehand
Present your freehand to your team so everyone can follow your view. Learn more here: Presenting in Freehand.
December 3rd, 2021
Introducing the Wireframe add-on
Quickly communicate your ideas with your team in Freehand using the Wireframe add-on. Learn more here: Creating a Wireframe in Freehand
Introducing the Prototype add-on
Take your presentations and brainstorming sessions to the next level by embedding fully functional InVision prototypes directly into your Freehand documents. Learn more here: Embedding an InVision Prototype in Freehand
November 17th, 2021
Object ordering
You can now change the order of objects in Freehand. Learn more here: Freehand keyboard shortcuts
November 15th, 2021
Uploading a PDF to Freehand
You can upload a PDF to a freehand to provide context to your team. Learn more here: Uploading an image or PDF to Freehand
November 11th, 2021
Embedding a freehand in an Asana project brief
Embed a freehand in your Asana project brief to give your team full context and access to the most up-to-date version of your freehand. Learn more here: Embedding a Freehand in an Asana Project Brief
October 27th, 2021
Applying templates to an existing document
You can now apply a template to an existing Freehand document. Learn more here: Freehand templates
October 26th, 2021
Custom document icons
Elevate the identity of your projects and teams by setting custom icons for individual documents. This helps to make each document unique and easier to find. Learn more here: Adding custom document icons
October 21st, 2021
Introducing the Loom add-on
Use the Loom add-on to record a video walkthrough to add context to your freehand. Learn more here: Recording a Video with Loom in Freehand
October 19th, 2021
Freehand in-app text search
Freehand V7 users can now click Cmd+F (macOS) or Ctrl+F (Windows) to search and navigate through all text objects: text, sticky notes, and text within shapes.
October 18th, 2021
Introducing the Figma add-on
Use the Figma add-on to curate and contextualize designs in Freehand so collaborators can easily give feedback. Learn more here: Importing Figma designs into Freehand
September 29th, 2021
New color and fill options
We’ve added more formatting options to Freehand. You can now add white and red text, shapes, and lines to your freehand documents! We’ve also added a new Full fill option, which doesn’t have a border and is fully opaque.
August 30th, 2021
Introducing Freehand add-ons
New add-ons allow you to add tools to your V7 Freehand documents to boost collaboration and workflow. To learn more, check out this article: Freehand add-ons
Introducing frames and walkthroughs
Now you can use frames and walkthroughs to create and share a structured view of your freehand with your audience. Learn more in this article: Frames and walkthroughs in V7 Freehand
August 24th, 2021
Polished shapes
Control the style of your shapes in Freehand. Open the More menu in your Freehand and toggle between the iconic Freehand shapes or more polished lines.
August 19th, 2021
Comments panel
Never miss out on the conversation! The comments panel in V7 Freehand gives you a bird’s-eye view of all threads in a Freehand document.
To open the comments panel, click the Comments icon in the right sidebar. Click each entry to see the full thread and to jump into the relevant point in the canvas.
Learn more about commenting in Freehand in this article: Commenting in Freehand
July 26th, 2021
Improved experience for guests in V6 Enterprise freehands
Guests in a V6 Enterprise Freehand can now modify all existing content in freehands where the option Anyone with the link can edit is enabled. Previously, users who accessed an Enterprise freehand via the Continue as guest option could only modify their own content.
June 17th, 2021
Password protection for Freehand links
V7 Enterprise
V7 Enterprise users can now request a password for any Freehand link viewers that are not added as collaborators in the document. Learn more in this article: Sharing password-protected prototypes, freehands, and boards in InVision V7
V6 Enterprise
V6 Enterprise users can also request a password for any Freehand link viewers that are not added as collaborators in the document. Learn more in this article: How do I password-protect my prototypes or freehands?
June 15th, 2021
Text in shapes
Add text to any shape (except lines) in Freehand.
For the time being, you won't be able to add text to shapes that were created before this feature was released. However, you can add text to shapes created from now onwards.
Diagramming
You can now connect shapes in Freehand with dynamic connectors. You can learn more in this article: Diagramming in Freehand
April 2021
New shapes
You can now draw additional shapes (diamonds, parallelograms, pills, triangles) in your freehands using the Shape menu or the S shortcut key.
Individual collaborator permissions in V6 Freehand
You can now remove or edit document permissions for individual collaborators in V6 Freehand. Collaborators will also see freehands they're a part of in their Projects dashboards.
March 2021
Commenting in V7 Freehand
With Comment mode in Freehand, you can supplement your real-time online whiteboard collaboration with threaded conversations the team can refer back to at any point. You can start new comment threads, reply to existing comments, mention others, and even toggle comment visibility on the fly.
V6 Freehand Enterprise share settings
We've updated the Freehand share settings for Enterprise customers in V6 so you can invite people, share a document link, or remove people from your Freehand when they no longer need access.
February 9th, 2021
Locked objects in source templates
When working in a source template, you can now unlock objects that were locked. Previously, the Editing template bar that appears at the bottom of the canvas had been blocking the Unlock button.
February 8th, 2021
Create object groups
Now you can select multiple items on the canvas and create an object group via the contextual menu.
February 3rd, 2021
Version history modal
When reviewing previous versions of your freehand, these issues in the Version history modal should no longer be a problem:
- Modal preview was randomly displayed upside down or was empty
- End caps for lines could have an incorrect angle in the modal preview
- Shadows for sticky notes were darker in the modal preview than in the freehand itself
Trouble with lines exported to PNG
Now when you export a freehand as a PNG file, lines in PNG will perfectly match lines as they appear in the freehand. Previously, lines were not getting rendered as a pixel-perfect match in the PNG.
Incomplete search results in Microsoft Teams
When viewing available freehands in Microsoft Teams, the Freehand modal will now display a comprehensive list of embedded freehands you can open. Previously, teams that had embedded numerous freehands were not seeing the full list.
January 28th, 2021
Improvements for Safari users
If you're a Safari user, you may have previously run into a couple of bugs that this release corrects:
- Blurry text: Text should now be nice and clear in Freehand on Safari.
- Opening a freehand document: Now you won't run into a showstopper when opening a freehand in Safari, as we've fixed the bug that was causing Mac to freeze and/or crash.
The right angle
When using the Shape tool to add a square or rectangle, now the angle of the top-right corner will match the other corners. Previously, a bug was causing a slight bulge that left the top-right corner slightly curved.
December 12th, 2020
Template Gallery for Microsoft Teams
If you use the Freehand whiteboard integration for Microsoft Teams, now you will see the Template Gallery when adding a new freehand to a channel.
Template tags
If you've saved a freehand as a custom template, now you can easily spot it when glancing over your project thumbnails on the InVision homescreen.
December 2nd, 2020
Image rendering
If your freehand includes many images or particularly large image files, you'll notice the freehand loads much faster, scrolls more smoothly, and uses fewer system resources now that we've overhauled our image rendering to improve performance.
Deep links
If your freehand includes deep links, now when a recipient clicks the link, it will pan and zoom smoothly to the target object.
That's a wrap
Your text within text boxes and sticky notes will now wrap appropriately.
December 1st, 2020
Selecting a filled object
Now if you hover over a filled object, you should be able to select the object as expected. Previously, in certain cases, a bug was preventing the ability to select filled objects.
November 30th, 2020
Expanded My projects list
If you're an InVision V6 user on the Free, Starter, Pro, or Team plan, now when you click the My projects tab on the homepage, you'll see any freehands you've previously accessed.
November 24th, 2020
Contextual menu
With any object, image, or sticky note selected, now you can click the More icon (•••) in the contextual menu to do more with your elements:
- Go deep: Now you can grab a deep link and share specific items in a freehand. Simply select a text object, image, or sticky note; click the More icon (•••) in the contextual menu; click Copy link; and then share the link URL. When the recipient opens the link, the freehand file will open to a zoomed-in view of your item.
- Export a section: Excited about a specific section of your freehand? Now you can snapshot that beauty and share it with your team! Select one or more items, click the More icon (•••) in the contextual menu; click Export to image; and then share the file as wanted.
- Copycat: Grab a copy of the element to paste elsewhere in the freehand or in a different freehand.
- Twinning: Duplicate the selected element/s.
- Trash it: If an element is missing the mark completely, you can always delete it.
Origin stories
Now you can select any image in your freehand and download the file in its original source format.
November 11th, 2020
What's new in Freehand?
It's a template free-for-all!
Ready for more-purposeful, more-effective online collaboration? Featuring curated templates designed by numerous industry leaders, the extensive new Freehand Template Gallery will help you reimagine how you brainstorm, plan, reflect, and align as a team—online in real time:
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Freehand Template Gallery: Whatever the need, start your Freehand sessions right with powerful templates created by design leaders like Xbox, American Express, Atlassian, UserTesting, AWS, and others. Kicking things off with one these proven frameworks makes it easy to learn from the best, adopt the template aspects you love, and adapt anything that's not a perfect fit!
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Custom Templates for Enterprises: If you're on an Enterprise team, now you can create your own templates and share them with the rest of the organization—in a dedicated, internal-access-only category in the Freehand Template Gallery.
Are you into details? Same with us. Read more about using the new Freehand templates in the Getting Started Guide for your version of InVision:
- Working with Freehand in InVision V7
- Using Freehand in InVision V6
Not sure which version you're using? Find out now.
October 27th, 2020
What's new in Freehand?
Check out this handy new feature for those of you who belong to multiple InVision teams:
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"New Freehand" shortcut: When using the
freehand.newURL as a shortcut to create a new freehand, now you'll see the option to select a team—if you belong to more than one InVision team.
October 12th, 2020
What's fixed in Freehand?
Okay, maybe there is an easy fix for better collaboration—at least for InVision V6 Freehand users:
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Collaborator visibility: If you're on a Free, Starter, Pro, or Team plan for InVision V6, now when you share a freehand, the Share dialog includes a list of collaborators who have joined the freehand.
September 3rd, 2020
What's new in Freehand?
Freehand just got a bundle of exciting new features:
- Contextual menus: When working with the tools in Freehand, you'll notice the contextual menu for each tool has been markedly improved.
- Locking objects: Avoid collaboration mishaps by locking objects that should not be moved or edited. With the object selected, toggle the lock icon on (
) in the contextual menu. - Arrange to grid: Now you can grab multiple objects with the pointer tool and align them to a grid. Just select the objects and click the grid icon (
) in the top-right corner of object group.
- Reactions and voting: Show some love for your collaborators' work with one of seven animated emojis. As other people click a reaction, the running tally increases, making reactions a great way to vote on brainstorming sessions and potential design solutions.
August 3rd, 2020
What's new in Freehand?
Create a still life.
- Exporting to an image: You can now export an entire freehand as a still image—as a PNG file, specifically—by clicking the More menu icon (•••) and then clicking Export to image.
July 14th, 2020
What's new in Freehand?
This will go down in history.
- Version history: With the new version history feature in Freehand, now you can collaborate with other editors in real time without the fear of making unintended changes or deleting content. Read this article for details and instructions on reverting to a previous version: Version history in Freehand documents
- Pan the canvas: There's a new way to pan your Freehand canvas! Click the Pan icon (
) in the lower-right corner of the canvas to trigger panning. You can also still pan by holding the Spacebar while you click and drag in any direction.
June 29th, 2020
What's new in Freehand?
Why weight in line? Because you can! [Side note: We got Dad jokes for days!]
- Change your line weight: Now when you're working with the pencil tool (
), you can choose from one of 3 line weights in the secondary toolbar that appears at the top of the canvas.
With the pencil tool selected, you can also use shortcuts to change line weight: Thin: ⌥1, Medium: ⌥2, Thick: ⌥3
May 12th, 2020
What's new in Freehand?
In answer to one of our most popular feature requests, Sticky Notes are here!
- Easy to use: Simply click the Sticky Notes tool icon (
) and then drop a note anywhere on your freehand. To move a previously placed sticky note, select and drag it. - Friendly formatting: With a sticky note selected, click any of the formatting options that appear just below the URL bar:
- Switch to text box: Click the Sticky Notes dropdown (
) to convert the sticky note to a regular text box. - Color dropdown: Change the given sticky note's color.
- Note width: Select a previously placed sticky note and drag the selection box (on either side) left or right to adjust its width.
- Texting 101: Your text formatting options include bold, italic, and highlighted font as well as left, center, and right alignment.
- Switch to text box: Click the Sticky Notes dropdown (
April 2020
What's improved in Freehand?
Big improvements to Freehand tools during April make it even easier to draw, write, and collaborate in real-time with your colleagues online:
- Drawing attention: Use the improved shape tool to wow your fellow Freehand-ers with cleanly drawn squares, rectangles, circles, and lines.
- Gift wrapping: Alright, it may not be first on your birthday list, but we can all agree a great line of text can be a gift. The new auto text wrapping feature lets you wrap that little text gem by selecting and resizing the text box.
- Bulk alignment: Now you can align multiple objects in a freehand at once. Select the objects you want to align, and then click one of the three alignment icons that appear at the top of the screen.
- Get colorful: Now it's easier to change and fine-tune your color choices. Select an object to reveal options at the top of the screen, and then use the dropdown arrows to adjust its color or the opacity of its fill and outline.
April 5th, 2019
What's New
The following release notes apply strictly to Freehand in InVision V7, and they are not applicable to InVision V6:
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YourYou're correct: Freehand text in InVision V7 now features autocorrection. - Let's wrap it up: Working with text in Freehand for InVision V7 is better than ever:
- Now you can click and drag to draw a text bounding box, complete automatically wrapping text.
- When you create a text area by clicking to type, now the text will wrap at a predefined width.
- When hovering over a text area, you can now use the side handles to resize the area and change the wrapping of the text. It's worth noting that you can still drag the corner handles of a text area to change change the font size.
December 7th, 2018
What's New
- Shape Menu in Freehand: Now you can easily draw rectangles, circles, and straight lines.
Pro tip: To draw perfect squares, circles, and lines at 30° increments, hold the Shift key while drawing.
September 7th, 2018
What's New
- Choose your line opacity: To change the level of transparency of the lines you draw, you can now use the
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May 2nd, 2018
What's New
- Freehand sign in through Craft Manager: The sign-in flow for the Craft Freehand plugin with Sketch is now part of Craft Manager. This should streamline authentication and make it more intuitive.
Bug Fixes
- Share link unfurling: Share links for prototypes, boards, and Freehands are now unfurled correctly in Facebook and Twitter.
- Freehand sign out issue: InVision Private Cloud users are no longer signed out of their accounts when they click InVision icon in Freehand.
- Freehand save location: InVision Private Cloud users are now automatically prompted to save freehands inside their respective Private Cloud accounts instead of their personal accounts.
- Improved resizing for straight lines in Freehand: The behavior of the resizing handles used to resize relatively straight lines you've drawn has improved, making it easier to change the length of your line (or a thin shape) without changing the proportions of the line.
Pro tip: Hold Shift while drawing a new line for a perfect straight angle!
March 6th, 2018
What's New
December 11th, 2017
What's Fixed
November 29th, 2017
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November 14th, 2017
What's New
- Freehand from Prototype: Users document from any of their prototypes to Liveshare in Project’s view.
November 10th, 2017
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October 30th, 2017
What's New
- Pencil color picker: Users are able to change the pencil color by clicking the ••• menu at the top left, then clicking Change my default color.
What's Fixed
October 24th, 2017
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October 9th, 2017
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October 2nd, 2017
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September 18th, 2017
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September 4th, 2017
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August 28th, 2017
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August 21st, 2017
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August 14th, 2017
What's New
- No more dimming images in present mode: We removed dimming on images in present mode so it's easier to see what you're presenting.
- Upload or drag and drop multiple images: You can upload or drag and drop multiple images at once!
- New keyboard shortcut: You can now use the “A” keyboard shortcut as an alternate for the selection tool. Ctrl-A/CMD-A selects all objects.
- Rename your Freehands: You can now rename your Freehands by clicking the Freehand name and typing to edit.
- InVision logo takes you back to your Projects Dashboard: Previously, the InVision logo wouldn't do anything. Now, the home action works for all environments.
- New keyboard shortcut: You can now use the “A” keyboard shortcut as an alternate for the selection tool. Ctrl-A/CMD-A selects all objects.
- Improved, simplified clear drawing options with pointer tool optimizations
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