Using the Knowledge Canvas

Open Canvas from a topic. Select a concept to inspect its type, importance, relationships, and source claims. On desktop, drag empty canvas space to pan and hold Control while scrolling to zoom. Touch devices use the visible zoom controls so normal browser navigation remains available.

Expand branch reveals a bounded set of directly connected concepts. Focus branch temporarily keeps the selected concept, its neighbours, and the main topic. Collapse branch removes those neighbours. These controls change only the current view and do not alter the saved source project.

Find selects a matching concept even when it was outside the initial importance-limited view. Node type and support filters reduce visible detail. Direct, Wikidata, derived, and user-added relationships retain distinct labels rather than being presented as equally verified.

Tab reaches each visible node. Arrow keys move between nodes, and Enter or Space opens the inspector. The accessible concept and relationship list below the graphic contains the same visible information without requiring spatial navigation.

The initial view and complete renderer are bounded by importance. Omitted low-importance concepts remain in the local source project. Layout work runs outside the main interface when workers are available, and reduced-motion preferences make transitions immediate without removing content.