Explore the map

# Using the mouse

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

Map action | Use this tool... | ...and do this
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Re-center the map | Navigation element (image may vary) | Display the Navigation image, if necessary by clicking its down-arrow in the Console. Click and hold on the Navigation image in the direction you want to re-center the map. You can click on any spot on the Navigation image to fine-tune the movement.
Pan tool | Click on the Pan tool in the Toolbar, then click and drag the map to move it.
Overview map | In the Console, make the Overview map visible. The red rectangle shows the current map extent. Click inside this rectangle and drag to move the main map's extent.
Zoom in | Mouse wheel | Scroll the mouse wheel forward or up to zoom in. Each wheel click will zoom the map by about 50 percent in width and height.
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.
Fixed zoom in | If available, click on the fixed-zoom-in icon in the Toolbar. The map will zoom in on the center of the map.
Zoom in tool | Click on the zoom-in tool in the Toolbar, then Click once on the map: the map will zoom in and recenter the map where you click; OR Click and drag to draw a rectangle on the map: the map will zoom in to the area of the rectangle.
Zoom out | Mouse wheel | Scroll the mouse wheel backward or down to zoom out. Each wheel click will zoom the map by about 50 percent in width and height.
Fixed zoom out | If available, click on the fixed-zoom-out icon in the Toolbar. The map will zoom out from the center of the map.
Zoom out tool | Click on the zoom-out tool in the Toolbar, then Click once on the map: the map will zoom out and recenter the map where you click; OR 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 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.
Identify features | Ctrl + Left mouse | Hold the Ctrl key down, then click with the left mouse button on a location. Features at the location will be found a shown in the Results window.