Use the page menu

The page menu controls the page itself, not just one object on it. Use it to add page comments, paste content, lock or unlock objects on the page, add pages, create a sub-canvas, rename the page, change the background, resize pages, fold or unfold, copy, duplicate, copy a page link, or delete the page.

The menu changes depending on canvas type, permission, selection count, page state, copied-page state, whether you are a guest, and whether the canvas is a page canvas or a freeform whiteboard. A missing action is often a state signal rather than a bug.

Where to find it

Open the page menu from the page controls or slide rail context for a page. In a page canvas, the menu is tied to a specific page. In a freeform whiteboard, normal page stack actions do not apply because the canvas behaves as one board instead of a sequence of pages.

The page menu is different from the Element menu. If you want to crop an image, duplicate a sticky note, or lock one selected object, use the element menu or inline toolbar. If you want to rename a page, add a page, fold a page, resize page structure, or change a page background, use the page menu.

Availability and permissions

Page menu actions

Page comments

Use Add comments from the page menu when the comment is about the page as a whole. Examples include "This section is ready for client review," "Need legal approval before this page is shared," or "Move this activity after the break."

Use object comments for feedback about a specific file, image, sticky note, or diagram part. When a page is deleted, ALLO checks both page-level comments and comments attached to objects on that page because deletion can remove discussion history.

Lock all and unlock all

Use Lock all when a page has stable layout that should not shift during a meeting. This locks lockable objects on the current page using the ordinary lock path. It is useful for facilitator instructions, background frames, imported reference images, or final presentation pages.

Use Unlock all when the page needs active editing again. It unlocks objects on the current page that ALLO can unlock for you. Protected objects can remain locked if you are not allowed to unlock them.

For selected-object locking, protected locks, external collaborator guidance, lock indicators, and the difference between Anyone can unlock and Only you can unlock, see Lock canvas objects.

Rename, background, and resize

Rename pages that people will revisit. A manual page title is more reliable than a smart title for navigation, presentation, and links.

Use background changes to separate phases or make a page feel distinct, but avoid low-contrast backgrounds behind dense text or comments.

Use page resizing when content no longer fits the intended page shape. The page menu handles Resize this page and Resize n pages. The canvas header menu handles Resize all canvas pages because that action changes the whole page canvas. See Page size for page-by-page sizes, automatic height adjustment, freeform whiteboard behavior, and export or print implications.

Fold and unfold

Use Fold page when a page should remain available but stay out of the main flow. Folded pages appear as compact rows or cards in page navigation and can be unfolded later.

ALLO can hide Fold page when folding the current selection would leave every expanded page folded. Leave one overview, start, agenda, or landing page expanded so collaborators always have a visible place to land.

For fold behavior in presentation, PDF export, print, multi-page selection, and troubleshooting, see Fold pages.

Copy, duplicate, paste, and links

Copy and Paste Page are useful when you want to move or recreate page structure deliberately. Duplicate is faster when the new page should sit near the original.

Copy page link is useful when someone needs to land on one exact page. A page link is not a permission grant. If another person opens the link and cannot see the canvas, share the canvas with the right permission first.

Create a sub-canvas from a page

Use Create a canvas when a page has become too important or too crowded to stay as one page. ALLO creates a connected canvas from that page so deeper work can continue in its own space. The parent canvas remains the navigation point.

This is useful for breakout work, research deep dives, risk analysis, or detailed planning that started as one workshop page. See Use sub-canvases.

Delete pages carefully

Delete is permanent enough that ALLO guards several edge cases. You cannot delete the last page, and deletion can be blocked when the selected pages would remove the whole page set.

Deletion can also warn about comment impact because page comments and object-attached comments can be removed with the page. If a page contains protected locked objects that you cannot remove, deletion can be blocked until the protected objects are resolved.

Before deleting, check whether the page contains unresolved comments, decision history, protected objects, or reference material. Fold an old but still useful page instead.

What can go wrong

If Paste Page is disabled, copy a page first. Copying objects and copying pages are different clipboard states.

If Delete page is disabled, you may be on the last page, selecting all remaining pages, or missing edit permission.

If Fold page is missing, ALLO may be preventing a state where every visible page is folded. Leave at least one page expanded.

If Resize this page is missing, check whether you are on a freeform whiteboard, a guest view, or a context where page size is controlled elsewhere.

If Unlock all does not unlock everything, the remaining objects may be protected by someone else or blocked by the current permission state.

If Copy page link opens the wrong place for another person, they may not have access to the canvas, the page may have been deleted, or the canvas may have been moved. Share the canvas with the right permission before sending page-specific links.