Viewer for Silverlight Help | Navigate Around the Map

Navigate Around The Map

Interactive maps provide many choices for displaying information, searching for more details, and moving around the map. Most navigation uses the mouse but at times you also use a combination of key presses in combination with scrolling using the mouse wheel or dragging across the map.

If you’re using a touch screen, touch a spot on the map and move your finger to move the map around. Double tap or pinch outwards to zoom in. Pinch inwards to zoom out.

On the desktop map, you can use the following controls:

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Pan or move the map.	Click on the map and drag in any direction.
Pan left or right.	Press the Left- or Right-arrow keys.
Pan up or down.	Press the Up- or Down-arrow keys.
Pan in or out.	Press the Plus + key to zoom in. Press the Minus - key to zoom out.
Zoom in or out.	Scroll the mouse wheel away from you to zoom in; towards you to zoom out. or Use the Zoom Slider: Click the Plus + or Minus - to zoom in or out. Drag the marker up and down.
Zoom in to a specific region on the map.	Press SHIFT and drag a rectangle around the area you want to zoom in to. To find detailed information on zooming go to Use the Pan and Zoom Tools.
Open/Close the Toolbar.	Double-click the title bar, or click the Show/Hide the Toolbar button.
Open the context menu.	Right-click on the map. This menu changes depending on the map and how the application is configured.