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={{note|To inactive a feature/function, select another feature/function in [[Explore the Toolbars#Map Pane toolbar|Map Pane toolbar]].}} ==Zoom to Area===__NOEDITSECTION__

To '''Zoom to Area''' on the map:

 

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<li>Click the [[Image:ScaleUpIcon.png]] button to enable the zoom in function.</li>

<li>Select the area on the map that you would like to zoom in by drawing a rectangle around this area.

<li>To disable the map zoom in function, select another tool from the tools pane.</li>

</ol>

===Zoom from Area===__NOEDITSECTION__

To '''Zoom from Area''' on the map:

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<li>Click the [[Image:ScaleDownIcon.png]] button to enable the zoom out function.</li>

<li>Zoom out by drawing a rectangle around the area of your interest.

<li>To disable the map zoom in function, select another tool from the tools pane.</li>

</ol>

===Pan function===__NOEDITSECTION__

To '''Move''' the map image, or '''Panning''':

<ol>

<li>Click the [[Image:PanHandIcon.png]] button to enable the pan map control.The cursor changes to a hand to indicate that the pan tool is enabled.</li>

<li>Click the map and while holding down the mouse button, drag the map to the desired position in the map pane.</li>

<li>To disable the pan map control, select another GIS map control.</li>

</ol>

===Go to Home function===__NOEDITSECTION__

The '''Go to Home''' [[Image:OrigScaleIcon.png]] button displays the map in its original scale and in its original position within the map pane.

===Zoom to Full Extent===__NOEDITSECTION__

IMSMA allows you to define locations that are not within the area of the maps that you have available.

To display the map so that it displays with the furthest location defined in IMSMA:

#Click the [[Image:FurthLocIcon.png]] button.

#:The map displays the full extent.

===Go to Coordinates===__NOEDITSECTION__

The Go To Coordinates [[Image:CoordWinIcon.png]] button allows you to navigate to specific coordinates. You can also drop a visual pin at the specific location for reference purposes, see [[Drop a Visual Pin on the Map]].

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<li>Click the [[Image:CoordWinIcon.png]] button. The Recentre On Coordinates window displays.</li>

<li>Select the coordinate system that you would like to use from the list.</li></ol>

[[Image:RecentreOnCoordinates.png|center|''Recentre On Coordinates Windows'']]

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''Recentre On Coordinates Windows''

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<li>Enter the coordinates.</li>

<li>Define desired zoom scale.</li>

<li>Check in '''Add Pin''' button if you want to add a pin on the map.</li>

<li>Click the '''Apply''' button.</li>

<li>The map recentres on the coordinates that you entered.</li>

</ol>

The map recentres on the coordinates that you entered.  

{{Note | The following error message indicates that you either did not enter coordinates, or the coordinates that you entered were not in a valid format. Click on '''Show Detail''' for more information. Click the '''Close''' button and enter valid coordinates.

[[Image:Invalid_coordinate_message.png|500px|]]}}

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