Navigation Tools

The category of navigation tools is used to control what is visible in the Map editor.

Navigation Tools:

Navigation Commands:

Navigation Tools

Zoom Tool

The Zoom tool allows the user to zoom towards or away from the map.
The Zoom tool provides the following options:

An alternative to using the mouse wheel is holding alt- and moving the mouse left or right.

Pan Tool

A drag with the left mouse button down will move the map across the display.

Navigation Commands

May of these commands may also be found in the Navigation Menu.

Back

Displays the previous view. The back button is active only after the view has been changed and is not saved between sessions.

Forward

Displays the next view. The forward button is active only after the back button has been pressed.

Refresh

Redraw the screen.

Stop Drawing

Stop the current rendering process.

Show All

Sets the zoom so that all available data is displayed.

Zoom-In

The Zoom-In button zooms towards the data by a set amount. The center of the zoom is the center of the map.

Zoom-Out

The Zoom-Out button zooms away from the data by a set amount. The center of the zoom is the center of the map.

Zoom to Selection

Zoom to the selected features.

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