Zooming and Navigating in the Map Chart


Navigation Controls

The navigation controls for zooming and panning are located at the top right of the visualization:

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Click the arrows on the topmost circle to pan the map in the different directions.

Click the plus sign to zoom in and on the minus sign to zoom out. You can click the zoom handle and drag it to the desired position.

Tip: You can also use the mouse wheel to zoom in or out.

To reset navigation to the default values, click the gray button in the middle of the circle or right-click the visualization and select Reset Navigation.

Interaction Mode Control

The interaction mode control is normally located below the navigation controls:

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It is used to switch between marking mode and panning mode: The square represents the marking mode,  and the hand represents the panning mode. In the marking mode, you can mark one or more items using single click, rectangle marking, radius marking, and lasso marking.

Also in marking mode it is possible to pan in the map using some keyboard and mouse shortcuts, as described below:

Shortcut

Description

Press and hold the Shift + Ctrl + Alt keys and the left mouse button simultaneously, while drawing a rectangle with the mouse pointer.

Zoom in on a rectangular area of a map.

Press and hold the Shift key and the left mouse button simultaneously, while drawing a circle with the mouse pointer.

Radius marking.

Press and hold the Alt key and the left mouse button simultaneously, while drawing a custom area with the mouse pointer.

Lasso marking.

Press and hold the Ctrl key and the right mouse button simultaneously to grab the map and move it in any direction.

Pan right.

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Pan left.

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Pan up.

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Pan down.

When the hand is selected you can move the map by clicking and dragging. Double-clicking the map will zoom in one step. You can still mark items in panning mode by clicking a single item or by pressing Ctrl and clicking multiple items. However, rectangle marking, lasso marking,and radius marking are unavailable in this mode.

Note: When you use the default map projection (EPSG:3587 - WGS 84/PseudoMercator), the length and width of the rectangle are displayed when using rectangle marking, and the radius distance when using radius marking. However, for other map projections, distances will not be visible.

Search for locations

Use the search field to find locations on the map.

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See also:

What is a Map Chart?

Map Chart Properties

How to Use the Map Chart