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On the Mac

Documents open in windows, save themselves and keep versions (File ▸ Revert To). The drawing tools sit at the top of the side panel; every command is also in the menu bar:

Command Shortcut
File ▸ Import… ⇧⌘I
File ▸ Print… ⌘P
File ▸ Print in 3D… ⌥⌘P
Edit ▸ Delete Point ⌫
Edit ▸ Delete Spot ⌘⌫
Edit ▸ Delete (the selected shape) ⌥⌘⌫
Edit ▸ Rename Shape… ⌥⌘R
View ▸ Show ▸ Map / 3D Terrain ⇧⌘1 / ⇧⌘2
View ▸ Switch Map and 3D ⇧⌘T
View ▸ Slope / Contours ⌥⌘S / ⌥⌘C
View ▸ Chart ⇧⌘C
View ▸ Map Style 1–6 ⌥⌘1 – ⌥⌘6
View ▸ Fit All ⌘0
View ▸ Find a Place… ⌘F
Shape ▸ New Path / New Area ⌥⌘N / ⌥⇧⌘N
Shape ▸ Select / Add Points / Freehand / Spot Height ⌃⌘1 – ⌃⌘4
Shape ▸ Next / Previous Shape ⌥⌘] / ⌥⌘[
Shape ▸ Hide Layer ⌃⌘H
Shape ▸ Arrange ▸ Bring to Front / Bring Forward ⇧⌘F / ⌥⇧⌘F
Shape ▸ Arrange ▸ Send Backward / Send to Back ⌥⇧⌘B / ⇧⌘B
Shape ▸ Add Point at Coordinates… ⇧⌘A
Shape ▸ Add My Location ⌘L
Shape ▸ Spot Height at My Location ⇧⌘L
Elevation ▸ Get Elevation ⌘E
Settings ⌘,

Without shortcuts: Edit ▸ Rename Document… and Clear All…; View ▸ Shape Labels, Side Lengths and Units; Shape ▸ New Circle, New Rectangle, Draw Paths and Reverse Path; Elevation ▸ Update Automatically and Data Source; Help ▸ Geo Elevation Help, which opens these pages.

Drop a GPX, KML or GeoJSON file on the map to import it. In 3D, drag to turn and scroll to zoom.