1.6 How to use the Map Navigation Tools

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The map navigation tools allow you to pan and zoom around your map.  The easiest way to navigate is to use the Pan Tool SPATIA~1_img10 and your mouse scroll wheel.  Click the ‘Pan’ button SPATIA~1_img10 and click and drag your mouse cursor on your map to move around. To zoom in and out, use your mouse scroll wheel.  

You can also zoom in and out using the ‘Zoom’ buttons SPATIA~1_img12 Draw a square over the area you want to zoom in or out to, or click with the left mouse button on your map to zoom in or out  incrementally.

 

The two ‘Zoom Fit’ buttons (globes) allow you to zoom to the extent of your data   SPATIA~1_img13

 

1.The first globe will zoom to the extent of all your map layers

2.The second globe will zoom to the extent of one map layer only - the one you have clicked

o(highlighted) in your layer description box

oClick the layer in the Layer Description box to highlight it in Blue (1)

oClick the ‘Zoom fit layer’ button (second globe)   (2)

oThe map will zoom to the extent of that layer

oHint, you can also right click a layer in your Layers Description Box and click ‘Zoom fit’ to zoom to that layer

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To zoom back to or from your previous viewing extents at any time, click the ‘Arrow’ buttons

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