A finished diagram shows everything at once, which is great for reference but harder to narrate. livediagram gives you a couple of ways to focus an audience as you walk through your work, whether you are on a call, a projector, or sharing your screen.
Zen mode
When you want the full canvas with nothing else competing for attention, Zen mode hides every piece of chrome, the header, tab bar, palette, and panels, leaving only the canvas and zoom controls. It is purely a view state: it changes nothing about the diagram and is not synced to other participants, so each viewer focuses independently. Toggle it with Z (or the button on the zoom controls), and exit with Escape.
The laser pointer
For pointing things out live, switch to the Laser tool (K). Moving the pointer leaves a glowing trail in your participant colour that fades after about a second, and on a shared session other people see your laser in real time, so you can sweep across the diagram and direct the room's attention.
Reveal a busy diagram gradually by building it up tab by tab, then switch to Zen mode and use the laser to walk the room through each step.
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