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	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.
	Slider tool	Drag the slider tool towards the top of the map to zoom in.
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.
	Ctrl+Left mouse	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	Drag the slider tool towards the bottom of the map to zoom out.
Pan the map	Pan	Hold the left mouse button down and drag across the screen to pan.