Zoom In
The Zoom In button allows you to zoom in the map by clicking a point or dragging a box.
On the Maps tab, in the Browse group, click the Zoom In button to change the mouse pointer to
on the map.
- Zoom in by clicking a point: Click in the map window to zoom in the map by 2 times.
- Zoom in by dragging a box: Hold down the left mouse button and drag along the diagonal to draw a temporary box, and then release the left mouse button to zoom in the map. The map will be zoomed in from the center of the temporary by either the width, or height ratio of the map window and the box. The smaller ratio will be chosen as the zoom in factor.
Except for clicking the Zoom In button, you can also press the Z key on the keyboard to switch to zoom in mode.
Zoom Out
The Zoom Out button allows you to zoom out the map by clicking a point or dragging a box.
On the Map tab, in the Browse group, click the Zoom Out button to change the mouse pointer to
on the map.
- Zoom out by clicking a point: Click in the map window to zoom out the map by 2 times.
- Zoom out by dragging a box: Hold down the left mouse button and drag along the diagonal to draw a temporary box, and then release the left mouse button to zoom out the map in focus. The map will be zoomed out from the center of the temporary box by either the width, or height ratio of the map window and the box. The smaller ratio will be chosen as the zoom out factor.
Except for clicking the Zoom Out button, you can also press the X key on the keyboard to switch to zoom out mode.
Zoom Free
- Zoom Free
Click the Zoom In or Zoom Out drop-down button to display the drop-down list, then click Zoom Free. The mouse pointer turns to
in the map window.
- Hold down the left mouse button and drag to zoom in or out the map, then release the left mouse button and the map will be refreshed.
- White areas may exist during the zoom free operation because the map is not instantly refreshed. For each zoom free operation, the map is refreshed after you release the left mouse button.
- To instantly refresh the map during the zoom free operation, please use the Instant Zoom Free command.
Also, you can press the C key on the keyboard to switch to zoom free mode.
Instant Zoom Free
Click the Zoom In or Zoom Out drop-down button to display the drop-down list, then click Instant Zoom Free. The mouse pointer turns to
in the map window.
- Hold down the left mouse button and drag to zoom in or out the map and, then release the left mouse button. The map is fluently displayed because it is instantly refreshed during the instant zoom free operation.