Tutorial for Windows - Where's the Hand Tool?
As a first time user of Adobe XD (free version) on Windows 10, I discovered the included Tutorial is problematic for several reasons.
- On a regular 14" laptop screen - It is impossible to read the items in the workspace without zooming.
- Once I figured out HOW to zoom through experimentation, I see the first part of the tutorial tells me how to zoom ... well ... that is I can read it once I figure out how to see the bits which are now off the visible part of my workspace.
- OK - Let's try "zoom to selection". Ah. That does it. Now I need to figure out how to scroll and navigate within my workspace when something is too far left, right, up, or down.
- Yep. All the suggested zoom tricks work fine, but .... I still can't scroll.
- The Hand tool allows navigation and scrolling. I press the space bar (I'm using a laptop only without a mouse other than my touchpad) and the hand tool appears.
- I stop pressing the space bar and the hand tool disappears.
- I try several combinations until I discover the following:
- Choose a tool - if the tool you're using ceases to allow the hand tool to show, choose another - it doesn't matter
- Hold down your mouse button.
- Simultaneously hold down the space bar.
- Now, locate a 3rd appendage which you will use to drag the hand around so you may scroll across the work area
QUESTIONS:
- Why are there no scroll bars?
- Why can't I force the hand tool to stay selected until I'm ready for another tool?
- Did anyone actually attempt to perform this tutorial on several different devices and operating systems?
- If this tutorial wasn't tested for correctness, why was it included as the default tutorial?
VERY VERY VERY STRONG SUGGESTION: Make the Hand Tool an item you select on the tool bar on the left. Selecting another tool deselects the hand tool. As an option, leave the space bar/hand functionality.
