Map window

Zoom in

 

Zooms in on a spot or an area within a map window. The Zoom In command is also available in the Pixel editor, Polygon editor, Segment editor, Point editor, Georeference Tiepoint editor, Sample set editor and the Layout editor.

To zoom in on maps, first:

The mouse pointer changes into a magnifying glass with a large plus inside, then:

Tips:

  1. To zoom in, you can also press Ctrl+I on the keyboard: ILWIS will automatically zoom in at the center of the window with a factor 2.
  2. When zoomed in, you can use the Pan button to roam through the map(s); you can also use the scroll bars or some keyboard keys (see below).
  3. The overview window in a map window, may help to orientate yourself when zoomed in; you can also use the overview window to easily zoom in on a certain area.
  4. Whether the shape of the map window changes or not when zooming in, depends on whether the command Adjust Window Size on the Options menu of the map window is marked or not.
  5. To display a map without any automatic zooming, select the No Zoom command on the Options menu.

Scrolling by keyboard:

When you zoom in on a map, scroll bars will appear at the right and bottom side of the map window. You can use the scroll bars in the normal way with the mouse, but you can also use the following key combinations:

To move the mouse pointer exactly one screen pixel up, down, to the left, or to the right, you can use the Arrow keys on the keyboard.

See also: