> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://rive-transitions-2.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Stage

> The Stage is an infinite canvas where you can place artboards containing all your graphics.

export const YouTube = ({id, timestamp}) => {
  const videoSrc = timestamp ? `https://www.youtube.com/embed/${id}?start=${timestamp}` : `https://www.youtube.com/embed/${id}`;
  return <iframe width="100%" height="400" src={videoSrc} title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerPolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowFullScreen />;
};

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/rive-transitions-2/RjFpn8Nd3LRpJVNy/images/interface/stage.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=RjFpn8Nd3LRpJVNy&q=85&s=7bdded7a9837668014d300917f79c9f7" alt="Stage" width="3632" height="2342" data-path="images/interface/stage.png" />

[Artboards](/editor/fundamentals/artboards) live on the stage. You can pan and zoom around the stage, select objects, and use guides or rulers to help position elements.

<Tip>
  To learn how to navigate and select items on the stage, see [Keyboard Shortcuts](/editor/keyboard-shortcuts).
</Tip>

### View Options menu

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/rive-transitions-2/RjFpn8Nd3LRpJVNy/images/interface/stage-view-options.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=RjFpn8Nd3LRpJVNy&q=85&s=5fed1b2e2033b25431157e2c96c8173f" alt="View options" width="3728" height="2438" data-path="images/interface/stage-view-options.png" />

The View Options menu controls what appears on the stage while you work. Use it to adjust zoom, snapping, guides, and visual overlays for animation and interaction tools.

* **Zoom and snapping:** adjust the stage zoom level, enable snapping, or snap objects to pixels
* **User Cursors:** show or hide other users' cursors
* **Tool overlays:** show or hide gizmos, bones, targets, motion paths, joysticks, events, layouts, and text modifier ranges
* **Show Final Playback:** show the final playback state while editing
* **Rulers and guides:** show rulers, lock guides, or clear guides from the stage

## Rulers and Guides

<YouTube id="uePyLZfrB7E" />
