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Zooming, panning, and scrolling

You can change the view of a drawing by zooming in to get a closer look or by zooming out to see more of the drawing. You can experiment with a variety of zoom options to determine the amount of detail you want.

Panning and scrolling are two additional ways to view specific areas of a drawing. When you work at high magnification levels or with large drawings, you may not be able to see the whole drawing. Panning and scrolling let you move the page around in the drawing window to view previously hidden areas.

You can zoom in and out while you are panning, and you can pan while you are zooming. In this way, you can avoid having to alternate between the two tools.

You can also use the Quick Pan mode to switch from any active tool to the Pan tool. This feature lets you pan without having to change tools.

If you use a mouse wheel, the wheel zooms in and zooms out by default. You can also use the mouse wheel to scroll.

You can specify default zooming and panning settings.

To zoom Back to Top

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The Zoom to selected button is available only if one or more objects are selected before you click the Zoom tool.

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When you are not editing text, you can also access the Zoom tool by pressing Shift + Z.

Using the Zoom tool, you can also zoom in by clicking anywhere in the drawing window or dragging to select a specific area to magnify. To zoom out, right-click in the drawing window, or drag with the right mouse button to select a specific area.

You can also zoom in by using the Pan tool and double-clicking in the drawing window. To zoom out, right-click in the drawing window.

Use the following keyboard shortcuts to zoom during any task, such as when you are drawing an object:

The F2 and F3 shortcut keys let you zoom in and out around the pointer.

To pan in the drawing window Back to Top

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To pan in the drawing window while zoomed in on the drawing, click the Navigator button in the lower-right corner of the drawing window.

You can quickly center the page in the drawing window by double-clicking the Pan tool in the toolbox.

Using the Navigator (lower-right), you can display any part of a drawing without having to zoom out.

To switch to the Quick Pan mode Back to Top
To scroll by using a mouse wheel Back to Top

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The mouse wheel can be used for scrolling only if the Scroll option for the mouse is enabled. For more information, see To establish default setting for the mouse wheel.

To specify default zoom settings Back to Top

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You can click Calibrate rulers to ensure that one inch on your screen equals one inch of real-world distance. For more information, see Calibrating the rulers.

To establish default setting for the mouse wheel Back to Top

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