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Local reference boards

Keep visual research and ideas together on a canvas you can pan, zoom and rearrange.

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Create or open a board

  1. Choose File > New Board to start an empty board in a document tab.
  2. To return to existing work, choose File > Open or press Ctrl+O and select the board file.
  3. To bring another board’s content into the current board, choose File > Append Board.

Build your reference collection

  1. Drop image files onto the canvas or paste clipboard content with Ctrl+V.
  2. Arrange references by dragging them, then add notes from Add > Note.
  3. Use F to frame selected content, or frame the whole board with no objects selected.

Save your board

Press Ctrl+S and choose an .inref filename for a new board. Later saves update that file. Use File > Save As for a separate copy, or File > Export for a PNG result.

  • Each board has its own content and save location.
  • A project can organise several boards; you do not need a project to use standalone boards.

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