Michigan Forest Biomass Information System

Welcome to FBIS Help.

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
Zoom in Mouse wheel
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
Left-mouse button
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.
Slider tool
Zoom in tool
Drag the slider tool towards the top of the map to zoom in.
Zoom out Mouse wheel
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.
Ctrl+Left mouse
Left-mouse button
Hold the Ctrl key down, then click the left mouse button to zoom out. You can also hold the left mouse button down and drag to draw a rectangle. The map will zoom out so that the current map extent fits into the rectangle drawn. The smaller the rectangle, the more the map zooms out.
Slider tool
Zoom out tool
Drag the slider tool towards the bottom of the map to zoom out.
Pan the map Pan
Pan tool
Hold the left mouse button down and drag across the screen to pan.