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Navigate maps

You can navigate maps in ArcGIS Maps for Fabric using a mouse, keyboard, or navigation buttons.

To navigate the map with the mouse, do the following:

  • To zoom in or out, roll the mouse wheel in either direction.

  • To pan, use the click and drag the mouse in the direction you want to move.

  • To rotate a map, right-click while dragging the pointer in either direction.

To navigate the map with the keyboard, do the following:

  • To zoom in, press the Shift key while dragging a box on the map.

  • To pan, use the arrow keys on your keyboard to move in the intended direction.

  • To rotate a map, use the letter D to rotate the top of the map to the East or the letter A to rotate the top of the map to the West. Press the letter N on your keyboard to return the map view to north.

To navigate the map with navigation buttons, do the following:

  • To zoom, use Zoom in Zoom in and Zoom out Zoom out.

  • To zoom the map to its initial extent, click Default map view Default map view. You can also navigate the map to a predefined extent using a bookmark.

  • Click Reset compass orientation Reset compass orientation to return the map view to north.

  • If you are using a Mac with OS X 10.6 or later, you can use multitouch gestures by dragging two fingers to pan and zoom the map. The default behavior is to pan. To zoom in or out, press Shift while dragging two fingers toward you to zoom in or dragging two fingers away from you to zoom out.