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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Located in the upper left corner of the map display (if available). 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
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Click on the Pan tool in the Toolbar, then click and drag the map to move it. | |
| 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. |
Shift+Left mouse
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Hold the Shift key down, then hold the left mouse button down and drag to draw a rectangle. The map will zoom in to the area of the rectangle. | |
Zoom in tool
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Click on the zoom-in tool in the
Toolbar, then
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Zoom-level
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Click the plus button on the zoom level control to zoom in. Some maps may have tics between the plus and minus buttons, which may be clicked to zoom to a specific scale. | |
| 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. |
Ctrl+Left mouse
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Hold the Ctrl key down, then click the left mouse button to zoom out. You can also hold the left mouse button down and drag to draw a rectangle. The map will zoom out so that the current map extent fits into the rectangle drawn. The smaller the rectangle, the more the map zooms out. | |
Zoom out tool![]() |
Click on the zoom-out tool in the
Toolbar, then
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Zoom-level
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Click the minus button on the zoom level control to zoom out. Some maps may have tics between the plus and minus buttons, which may be clicked to zoom to a specific scale. | |
| 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. |