Explore the map

Using the mouse

You can use a mouse to move around and explore the map.

Map action	Use this tool...	...and do this
Re-center the map	Pan tool	Click on the Pan tool in the Toolbar, then click and drag the map to move it.
Zoom in	Mouse wheel	Scroll the mouse wheel forward or up to zoom in. Each wheel click will zoom the map along a pre-set scale interval shown in the upper left corner of the Map Screen.
	Left mouse	Double-click the left mouse button to zoom in. Each double-click will zoom the map along a pre-set scale interval shown in the upper left corner of the Map Screen.
	Shift+Left mouse	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	Click on the zoom-in tool in the Toolbar, then: Click and drag to draw a rectangle on the map: the map will zoom in to the area of the rectangle. You cannot zoom to any larger scale than 1:600 on the map, which is the pre-set limit.
	Zoom-level	Click the up arrow on the zoom level control to zoom in at a pre-set interval. There are black tics between the up and down arrows, which are clicked to zoom to a specific scale.
Zoom out	Mouse wheel	Scroll the mouse wheel backward or down to zoom out. Each wheel click will zoom the map along a pre-set scale interval shown in the upper left corner of the Map Screen.
	Zoom out tool	Click on the zoom-out tool in the Toolbar, then: Click and drag to draw a rectangle on the map: the map will zoom out so that the current map area will fit into the rectangle drawn. The smaller the rectangle you draw, the more the map will zoom out.
	Zoom-level	Click the down arrow on the zoom level control to zoom out at a pre-set interval. There are black tics between the up and down arrows, which are 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.