Navigating the Map

Panning or zooming on the map can be achieved in several ways, depending on if you are using a mouse, keyboard or touch screen device.

Navigation Type Touch Screen Mouse Keyboard
Pan Touch and drag Click and drag Arrow keys
Zoom In/Out

Pinch gesture

Zoom buttons

Mouse scroll wheel

Zoom buttons

Press +/-

As you zoom and pan around the map, the Status Bar will display your current co-ordinates and the scale for your current map view.

The Status Bar

The and arrows can be used to navigate through your map view history.

Note: For devices with no multi-touch screen, ensure the zoom buttons have been enabled.

You can navigate to a specific set of co-ordinates by clicking to open the Centre Map interface.

Enter a set of co-ordinates on which to centre the map, and the scale at which to display it. Click OK to centre the map on this location.

The Centre Map interface

Click to copy the currently entered X and Y co-ordinates to the clipboard.

Click to zoom to the extent of the map.

ClosedEnable Zoom Buttons

  1. Open the Settings panel from the Charms Bar.

  2. Select 1Edit Settings.

  3. Set Zoom Buttons Visible to On.

    Zoom Buttons Visible setting

    The zoom buttons will now appear in the status bar.