> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.tuple.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Collaborative Painting

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  With Tuple, all participants in a pairing session can draw on the shared screen.

  If you're viewing a screen, make sure you're using the "Paint" cursor mode by selecting it from the [Guest Toolbar](/pairing-with-tuple/interacting-with-a-shared-screen).

  If you're sharing your screen, you can configure a hotkey in your [preferences](/application-preferences) to enable Paint mode, or click the icon in the menu bar:

  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/tuple-0f82e5be/O4IiteXcXoa48ycm/images/pairing-with-tuple/collaborative-painting/menu-bar-paint-mode.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=O4IiteXcXoa48ycm&q=85&s=190f9a8a096d54da9c4074649760ee39" alt="Tuple menu bar menu with Paint mode enabled" width="2288" height="1108" data-path="images/pairing-with-tuple/collaborative-painting/menu-bar-paint-mode.png" />

  Press the hotkey again, press "Esc", or click the Tuple icon in your menu bar to return to normal.

  In either role, just click and drag to paint, and use right-click to clear your paint. Hold **Shift** while drawing to constrain your stroke to a straight line. In your Preferences, you can choose between waiting until a right-click to clear the paint, or if you want it to clear after a few seconds automatically.

  ## Paint colors

  Each participant is automatically assigned a unique color when they join a call. Your paint strokes, text annotations, and highlight clicks all use this color so everyone can tell who drew what. The color cannot be changed manually — Tuple picks colors with good contrast so each person's drawings are easy to distinguish. Your color may change between calls.
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