Navigation and shortcuts
The map is built to feel like a real-world chart you can move around in. Here are the gestures and shortcuts that get you from one corner of the portfolio to another in a heartbeat.
01. Pan
Click and hold anywhere on the empty canvas (not on a project) and drag. The whole map follows your cursor.
02. Zoom
| Action | What it does |
|---|---|
| Scroll wheel up or down | Zoom in or out, centred on your cursor |
+ and - buttons (bottom right) | Zoom in or out by a fixed step |
| Click the zoom percentage | Reset to fit-to-screen |
03. Fit to screen
Two ways to recentre on the whole graph:
- Click the Fit-to-screen button above the zoom controls.
- Press
Zon your keyboard.
04. Minimap
A small overview panel in the bottom-left corner of the canvas shows the whole map at a glance. A dashed rectangle marks the area you are currently looking at.
| Action | Effect |
|---|---|
| Click anywhere on the minimap | The canvas centres on that spot. |
| Click and drag | The visible-area rectangle follows your cursor, panning the canvas in real time. |
Each project appears as a small coloured dot in the minimap. Bigger projects get bigger dots, so the minimap echoes the canvas hierarchy. When you hover or select a project, the faded ones on the canvas also fade in the minimap.
On very small viewports (under 480px wide) the minimap hides itself to give the canvas more room.
05. Distraction-free viewing
Two independent toggles let you maximise the canvas. Fullscreen hides everything around Synaps (Jira chrome, browser toolbars); Hide UI hides everything inside Synaps (navbar, floating panels).
Fullscreen
| Action | Effect |
|---|---|
| Click the fullscreen icon in the navbar | Enter fullscreen |
Click it again, or press Esc | Exit |
Press F | Toggle |
Hide UI
| Action | Effect |
|---|---|
| Click the eye icon in the navbar | Hide the chrome |
| Click the small eye in the top-right corner | Bring it back |
Press H | Toggle |
The small eye in the top-right corner stays clickable when the rest of the chrome is hidden - that is how you bring it back without a keyboard.
F + H together: a borderless dependency graph filling the screen, no Jira chrome, no Synaps chrome. Ideal for demos, PI Planning, screenshots, or focused work.
06. Search and jump
Press ⌘ K (Mac) or Ctrl K (Windows / Linux) to open the search palette. Type a project name or key and the canvas snaps to it.
07. Keyboard shortcuts
All shortcuts are global - press them from anywhere on the map. Shortcuts pause automatically while you are typing in a text field or while a dialog (search, export, dependency detail) is open.
Navigation
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Z | Fit canvas to screen |
| Scroll wheel | Zoom in or out at the cursor |
⌘ K / Ctrl K | Open the search palette |
Views
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
G | Graph View |
T | Table View |
The navbar toggle switches between Graph View and Table View.
Layout and chrome
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
H | Hide or show the navbar and floating panels |
F | Toggle browser fullscreen |
Data
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
R | Refresh dependencies |
Every navbar button shows its shortcut in its tooltip - hover the button and the key appears as a small badge inside the tooltip.