Multi-select

Multi-select is a tool in Procreate Dreams that, with the Apple Pencil, enables you to select and move or modify multiple pieces of content at the same time.

You can use Multi-select both to adjust the length and positioning of content and keyframes. You can also use it in Draw & Paint when working in a Flipbook to adjust multiple frames on your animation tracks.

Multi-select in the Timeline

To enable Multi-select in the Timeline, tap the button on the left of the main toolbar, adjacent to 'Theater' and the Movie settings button.

While Multi-select is active, draw around tracks, content, and keyframes with your Apple Pencil to select and modify them.

1. Tap Multi-select on the left in the main toolbar, next to 'Theater' and the Movie settings button.

2. Circle or draw over content, tracks, or keyframes in your Timeline with Apple Pencil to select. This will leave a glowing red trail to show where you’ve drawn your selection.

3. Selected elements are highlighted with a red outline.

4. Add extra elements to your selection by circling or drawing on them.

5. Remove elements from your selection by circling or drawing across content or tracks that are already highlighted.

6. With multiple elements highlighted, tap and hold on one summon the context menu for that type of content. If you have selected content and keyframes and you tap hold on a keyframe, you will see a context menu for the keyframes, for example.

1. Tap hold tracks, or content (from the centre, not the handles) to move it together, to a different location on the Timeline.

2. Drag the handles of content to retime it together, and as with Free Trim, hold another finger down at the same time to push or pull them in unison.

Multi-select in Flipbook

To enable Multi-select in Flipbook, create or edit a Flipbook, then tap the first icon on the far right of the interface.

While Multi-select is active in the Flipbook, draw across frames in your animation tracks to select them.

1. Tap Multi-select on the right of the toolbar in the Flipbook, just to the left of the new track and new frame icons.

2. Circle or draw over frames in your Flipbook with Apple Pencil to select. This will leave a glowing red trail to show where you’ve drawn your selection.

3. Selected elements are highlighted with a red outline.

4. Add extra elements to your selection by circling or drawing on them.

5. Remove elements from your selection by circling or drawing on frames that are already highlighted.

6. With multiple elements highlighted, tap and hold on one to summon the context menu for your frames. Within the context menu, you can cut, copy, paste, and duplicate, and flip the selected frames.

7. Tap one of the frames to summon frame handles. Dragging any of the handles allows you to retime the frames all together.