Explore the map
You can use a mouse or pointing device to move around and explore the map.
| Map action | Use this tool... | ...and do this |
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| Re-center the map | Navigation element
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Display the Navigation image, if necessary by clicking its down-arrow in the Console. Click and hold on the Navigation image in the direction you want to re-center the map. You can click on any spot on the Navigation image to fine-tune the movement. |
| Pan tool |
Click on the Pan tool in the Toolbar, then click and drag the map to move it. | |
Overview map![]() |
In the Console, make the Overview map visible. The red rectangle shows the current map extent. Click inside this rectangle and drag to move the main map's extent. | |
| Zoom in | Mouse wheel
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Scroll the mouse wheel forward or up to zoom in. Each wheel click will zoom the map by about 50 percent in width and height. |
| Zoom in tool |
Click on the zoom-in tool in the
Toolbar, then
Hold the left mouse button
down and drag to draw a rectangle.
The map will zoom in to the area of the rectangle.
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| Zoom out | Mouse wheel
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Scroll the mouse wheel backward or down to zoom out. Each wheel click will zoom the map by about 50 percent in width and height. |
| Zoom out tool |
Click on the zoom-out tool in the
Toolbar, then
hold the left mouse button
down and drag to draw a rectangle.
The map will zoom out.
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| Zoom out to full map | Zoom full extent |
Click on the full extent image in the Toolbar. The map will zoom all the way out to the full map extent. |