Explore the map

Using the mouse

You can use a mouse or pointing device to move around and explore the map. All clicks (double, left, middle, right) of a standard 2-button wheel mouse are supported. See details below for what each button does.

Map action	Use this tool...	...and do this
Re-center the map	Navigation element	Located in the upper left corner of the map display. Click and hold on the Navigation image in the direction you want to re-center the map. You can click on any spot on the Navigation image to fine-tune the movement.
	Pan tool	Click on the Pan tool in the Toolbar, then click and drag the map to move it.
	Right click	Right click on the map: Left click "Center Map" to re-center the map where you clicked.
	Middle click	Click the mouse wheel on the map to show the navigator image. Move the mouse away from the navigator image to pan the map in the direction the cursor is located. The farther the mouse is moved away from the image, the faster the map will pan.
Zoom in	Double click mouse	Double click on the map: the map will zoom in and re-center where you double-clicked.
	Mouse wheel	Scroll the mouse wheel forward or up to zoom in. The map zooms by about 50 percent in width and height with every wheel click.
	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.
	Zoom in tool	Click on the zoom-in tool in the Toolbar, then Click once on the map: the map will zoom in and re-center the map where you click; OR Click and drag to draw a rectangle on the map: the map will zoom in to the area of the rectangle.
	Zoom-level	Click the plus button on the zoom level control to zoom in. The tics between the plus and minus buttons may be clicked to zoom to a specific scale.
	Right click	Right click on the map and left click "Zoom to Street" or "Zoom to Parcel" to center the map where you clicked at close levels.
Zoom out	Mouse wheel	Scroll the mouse wheel backward or down to zoom out. Every click of the wheel zooms the width and height of the map by about 50 percent.
	Ctrl + Left mouse	Hold the Ctrl key down and 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.
	Overview map	Hover over the lower right corner of the yellow square in the Overview map until diagonal arrows appear (click image to left for better picture). Drag the yellow square bigger to Zoom out (or smaller to Zoom in).
	Zoom-level	Click the minus button on the zoom level control to zoom out. Tics between the plus and minus buttons are available to zoom to a specific scale.
	Right click	Right click on the map and left click "Zoom Out" or "Zoom to City" to re-center the map where you clicked.
Zoom in or out to full map	Zoom full extent	Click on the full extent image in the Toolbar. The map will zoom all the way out to the full map extent.
Step forward in extent history	Right click	Right click on the map and click "Forward" to return to the extent (zoom level and area) that was viewed prior to clicking the Back button in the Toolbar.