# Help and Advice **URL:** https://discuss.pencil2d.org/c/support/5.md [Latest](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/categories.md) --- ## [About the Help and Advice category](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/about-the-help-and-advice-category/15)
**Author:** [@system](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [12 November 2017 01:14 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/about-the-help-and-advice-category/15 "2017-11-12T01:14:32Z")
Post your questions about installing Pencil2D or how the software works in this category. Before posting, please check out our documentation and FAQ! --- ## [Display window not following camera](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/display-window-not-following-camera/12044)
**Author:** [@ChimaAmla](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/ChimaAmla)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [21 September 2026 07:43 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/display-window-not-following-camera/12044 "2026-09-21T07:43:38Z")
I have the camera set to pan across a still background image a few times in time with music, and when I hit ‘play’ in the program, it shows the highlight box of the camera moving correctly…but the main display panel of P… --- ## [Any lesser known but useful features](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/any-lesser-known-but-useful-features/12042)
**Author:** [@bootlegdagut](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/bootlegdagut)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [18 September 2026 14:45 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/any-lesser-known-but-useful-features/12042 "2026-09-18T14:45:07Z")
I was wondering whether there are some lesser known but useful features example: I found out that you could move multiple frames at once in the animation tab That might be just me being clueless but that’s neither here n… --- ## [Display icon not visible](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/display-icon-not-visible/12043)
**Author:** [@Johnrz](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/Johnrz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [18 September 2026 14:35 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/display-icon-not-visible/12043 "2026-09-18T14:35:52Z")
Display icon not visible on the Window, Tools or other menu. I have tried reset etc. (The topic on the onion skin should solve that problem). Regards, John --- ## [If you need help with recovering a animation come here i will try to help](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/if-you-need-help-with-recovering-a-animation-come-here-i-will-try-to-help/11996)
**Author:** [@ThePolyLineAnimator](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/ThePolyLineAnimator)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [8 August 2026 00:07 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/if-you-need-help-with-recovering-a-animation-come-here-i-will-try-to-help/11996 "2026-08-08T00:07:05Z")
I will help with this if i can --- ## [Move all frames in one layer](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/move-all-frames-in-one-layer/11968)
**Author:** [@bootlegdagut](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/bootlegdagut)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [11 July 2026 11:14 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/move-all-frames-in-one-layer/11968 "2026-07-11T11:14:37Z")
Hello, I was wondering if there is a way to move all the drawings in animation frames in one layer at once. Ie move everything uniformly, otherwise the alternative is one by one moving each drawing in each animation fram… --- ## [The Ultimate Solution for Installing a Dark Theme (on Linux)](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/the-ultimate-solution-for-installing-a-dark-theme-on-linux/11873)
**Author:** [@kosstenko](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/kosstenko)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [31 May 2026 19:37 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/the-ultimate-solution-for-installing-a-dark-theme-on-linux/11873 "2026-05-31T19:37:40Z")
Hello everyone! I searched the internet for a way to enable dark mode. I couldn’t find a solution, even AI didn’t help. I noticed that Pencil2d uses the Qt library for its user interface. I use ArchLinux, so this method… --- ## [Newbie here, wanting to create short video of little cars driving on a map](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/newbie-here-wanting-to-create-short-video-of-little-cars-driving-on-a-map/11871)
**Author:** [@tmhazen81](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/tmhazen81)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [27 April 2026 18:05 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/newbie-here-wanting-to-create-short-video-of-little-cars-driving-on-a-map/11871 "2026-04-27T18:05:17Z")
Okay, I’m brand new to Pencil2D. I have tried poking around in it, but I’m just wasting my time. Most of the tutorials I’ve watched on YouTube show how to draw animations, but I want to use PNG files that I have of litt… --- ## [Why is linux so short on Pencil2D versions?](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/why-is-linux-so-short-on-pencil2d-versions/11870)
**Author:** [@WalzerL](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/WalzerL)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [22 April 2026 19:33 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/why-is-linux-so-short-on-pencil2d-versions/11870 "2026-04-22T19:33:30Z")
idk what need to write here --- ## [I'm trying to rotoscope](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/im-trying-to-rotoscope/11856)
**Author:** [@zerothezeraora](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/zerothezeraora)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [27 March 2026 10:43 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/im-trying-to-rotoscope/11856 "2026-03-27T10:43:57Z")
I’m just trying to create an animation for a song but I can’t do that if the only files showing are folders, more specifically 2048 game files --- ## [How to fill the white space in pencil 2d ⬇️](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/how-to-fill-the-white-space-in-pencil-2d/11851)
**Author:** [@adhvik](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/adhvik)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [21 March 2026 22:56 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/how-to-fill-the-white-space-in-pencil-2d/11851 "2026-03-21T22:56:54Z")
How to fill the white space in pencil 2d :down\_arrow: --- ## [Is there a way to lock the axis for expanding/minimising/stretching a selected area](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-lock-the-axis-for-expanding-minimising-stretching-a-selected-area/11826)
**Author:** [@bootlegdagut](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/bootlegdagut)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [13 February 2026 11:18 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-lock-the-axis-for-expanding-minimising-stretching-a-selected-area/11826 "2026-02-13T11:18:15Z")
Hello, is there a way to lock the axis for expanding/minimizing/stretching a selected area. Like right now I’ve always done it free hand so expanding a select part of a frame may not have the same dimensions, so i was wo… --- ## [Copying a sound file from a Pencil2D project](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/copying-a-sound-file-from-a-pencil2d-project/11818)
**Author:** [@StopMotionVector](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/StopMotionVector)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [3 February 2026 11:55 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/copying-a-sound-file-from-a-pencil2d-project/11818 "2026-02-03T11:55:06Z")
Pencil2d does not provide a save sound file option on the Export Files menu. To overcome this ommission, you can deselect the visual layers and then export the sequence as a .MP4 file. Then load this into a sound edit p… --- ## [Can i change Scrollbar background colour in Pencil2D?](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/can-i-change-scrollbar-background-colour-in-pencil2d/11655)
**Author:** [@Starter](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/Starter)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [30 October 2025 12:15 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/can-i-change-scrollbar-background-colour-in-pencil2d/11655 "2025-10-30T12:15:00Z")
Can the scrollbar background colour be changed? In the office I can adjust the lighting, but when for example I’m working on a train I can’t do this. In this type of environment, I struggle to see and therefore move th… --- ## [Control of the Pallette when using Vector mode](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/control-of-the-pallette-when-using-vector-mode/10052)
**Author:** [@Naughtywithpencil2d](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/Naughtywithpencil2d)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [12 October 2025 19:01 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/control-of-the-pallette-when-using-vector-mode/10052 "2025-10-12T19:01:02Z")
CHANGED SINCE THE 1ST POSTING! When I’m working on a Production job, I usually build it in several sections. When you then import these sections, you will import the Pallette from each part. Pencil2d will check the pal… --- ## [Using Cut and or Copy to move and or Copy multiple Pencil2D frames!](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/using-cut-and-or-copy-to-move-and-or-copy-multiple-pencil2d-frames/11656)
**Author:** [@Naughtywithpencil2d](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/Naughtywithpencil2d)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [10 October 2025 14:38 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/using-cut-and-or-copy-to-move-and-or-copy-multiple-pencil2d-frames/11656 "2025-10-10T14:38:21Z")
I’ve been using Pencil2D for a significant time and it was only today that I realised that the Cut, Copy and Paste edit functions can be used within multiple frames. Looking back, the main file in a Pencil2D project is … --- ## [Locking a camera position to a specific animation frame](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/locking-a-camera-position-to-a-specific-animation-frame/11652)
**Author:** [@bootlegdagut](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/bootlegdagut)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [9 October 2025 11:52 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/locking-a-camera-position-to-a-specific-animation-frame/11652 "2025-10-09T11:52:20Z")
hello, is it possible to lock a specific camera position to a specific animation frame so that there is no need to shift the camera frame each time the position of animation frame is changed. Thank you in advanced --- ## [Help! Some layers don't show the content of the frames anymore](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/help-some-layers-dont-show-the-content-of-the-frames-anymore/10051)
**Author:** [@annaki1](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/annaki1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [3 October 2025 07:28 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/help-some-layers-dont-show-the-content-of-the-frames-anymore/10051 "2025-10-03T07:28:08Z")
Hi everybody, I really hope you can help me out. I have been working really hard on a project and the deadline is fastly approaching. I have used seperate bitmap layers to create different parts of my animation. I was … --- ## [How do I expand the work space?](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/how-do-i-expand-the-work-space/10053)
**Author:** [@AtarahDerekh](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/AtarahDerekh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [1 October 2025 15:52 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/how-do-i-expand-the-work-space/10053 "2025-10-01T15:52:15Z")
Right now, the work space fills less than half of the screen, so no matter how far I zoom in, it still feels like I’m trying to draw a large portrait on a postcard. I need the work space to take up 75% of the screen. Rig… --- ## [Exporting non-blurred pixel art movies](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/exporting-non-blurred-pixel-art-movies/10047)
**Author:** [@Tetie](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/Tetie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [19 September 2025 13:17 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/exporting-non-blurred-pixel-art-movies/10047 "2025-09-19T13:17:28Z")
Hi, I’m trying to export my movie, but the video it exports is extremely blurry. This might be a macOS issue, but I frankly have no idea. My movie is exported in the same resolution as the camera. I’ve attached an examp… --- ## [Problems caused by an incremental operating system upgrade!](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/problems-caused-by-an-incremental-operating-system-upgrade/10010)
**Author:** [@StopMotionVector](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/StopMotionVector)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [13 August 2025 19:42 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/problems-caused-by-an-incremental-operating-system-upgrade/10010 "2025-08-13T19:42:58Z")
I’m using Linux and upgrades to Linux are made available on an incremental basis. I was given a warning that an upgrade was available, to download. I didn’t save the active .PCLX file and I performed the download. There… --- ## [Is there a limit on the number of colours in the Vector pallette?](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/is-there-a-limit-on-the-number-of-colours-in-the-vector-pallette/9967)
**Author:** [@Naughtywithpencil2d](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/Naughtywithpencil2d)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [25 July 2025 11:34 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/is-there-a-limit-on-the-number-of-colours-in-the-vector-pallette/9967 "2025-07-25T11:34:06Z")
I cannot see any logical reason for such a limit. --- ## [Import vector art to the vector layer](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/import-vector-art-to-the-vector-layer/9915)
**Author:** [@Barney](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/Barney)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [22 July 2025 12:18 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/import-vector-art-to-the-vector-layer/9915 "2025-07-22T12:18:42Z")
How do I import vector art files to the vector layer? --- ## [URGENT HELP NEEDED! Is there any way I can salvage this project after it froze?](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/urgent-help-needed-is-there-any-way-i-can-salvage-this-project-after-it-froze/9909)
**Author:** [@pimmypete](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/pimmypete)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [3 July 2025 06:24 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/urgent-help-needed-is-there-any-way-i-can-salvage-this-project-after-it-froze/9909 "2025-07-03T06:24:32Z")
I’ve been working on an animation for a little while (2 hours, probably), when I mindlessly zoomed all the way out and made a big drawing and quickly control-z. The program then froze, likely due to memory overload. I re… --- ## [Top and sidebars gone on macOS](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/top-and-sidebars-gone-on-macos/9893)
**Author:** [@Aadaaru](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/Aadaaru)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [23 June 2025 16:59 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/top-and-sidebars-gone-on-macos/9893 "2025-06-23T16:59:50Z")
Help, the screen only has a canvas, I panicked and deleted all the side things and can’t do anything anymore. The top bar is also gone. ): --- ## [I have a Chromebook and zero clue what Im doing](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/i-have-a-chromebook-and-zero-clue-what-im-doing/9870)
**Author:** [@oilybeaver](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/oilybeaver)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [21 June 2025 08:34 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/i-have-a-chromebook-and-zero-clue-what-im-doing/9870 "2025-06-21T08:34:59Z")
I recently got a chromebook and wanted to get into animating, I tried installing both the 32-bit and 64-bit files, but I don’t have an option to run open or anything, and I do have linux development enabled so if I could… --- ## [Recover saved over file](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/recover-saved-over-file/9865)
**Author:** [@princesscutiefluffs](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/princesscutiefluffs)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [21 June 2025 07:04 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/recover-saved-over-file/9865 "2025-06-21T07:04:48Z")
Is there a way to recover a pclx file that was saved over by another file? I accidentally saved another project on top of a different one. I tried looking at tempory files on computer, looking for a previous version of f… --- ## [The polyline tool acts weird when trying to undo](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/the-polyline-tool-acts-weird-when-trying-to-undo/9833)
**Author:** [@garlic\_tree\_95537](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/garlic_tree_95537)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [12 June 2025 18:19 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/the-polyline-tool-acts-weird-when-trying-to-undo/9833 "2025-06-12T18:19:33Z")
Basically, undoing actions after using the line tool results in it undoing other lines drawn. Also, if the first lines I draw are with the line tool, then pressing Ctrl+Z will do nothing (the lines will just stay there… --- ## [Easy way to add text](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/easy-way-to-add-text/9858)
**Author:** [@TheSillyAnimator](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/TheSillyAnimator)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [7 June 2025 08:44 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/easy-way-to-add-text/9858 "2025-06-07T08:44:54Z")
You can easily add text to Pencil2D by going into insert any text app. google docs, samsung notes, microsoft word, you name it, I say it! Then take a screenshot. {and if you’re on windows just use windows + shift + S to … --- ## [How to change framerate of my animation?](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/how-to-change-framerate-of-my-animation/9854)
**Author:** [@not\_ptyr](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/not_ptyr)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [5 June 2025 19:58 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/how-to-change-framerate-of-my-animation/9854 "2025-06-05T19:58:46Z")
I’m quite new to this program… can anyone explain to me how to change framerate of my animation? [Next page](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/c/support/5.md?page=1)