Zoom Out

The View | Zoom | Out command decreases the magnification of the plot window. After clicking the command, click on the screen in the area where you want to zoom. The command decreases the magnification of the image in the plot window. The command scrolls the window to keep the point of interest centered.

Zoom Out - Grid Window

The View | Zoom | Out command decreases the magnification in the grid window. The window auto scrolls to keep the currently selected grid node near the center of the zoomed out view.

Zoom Out - Quick Access Toolbar

When the View | Zoom | Out command is added to the Quick Access Toolbar, the command zooms out with the point of interest centered in the plot window or with the selected grid node centered in the grid window.

Zoom with a Wheel Mouse

You can use a wheel mouse to zoom in/out and pan in the plot window and grid window. Rotate the wheel forward to zoom in, or rotate the wheel backward to zoom out. Hold down the wheel button straight down, and the cursor will turn to a closed hand. When the cursor is a , drag the mouse to pan the plot window. Be sure to click straight down with the scroll wheel. The zoom is changed so that the cursor location remains on the screen.

Zoom with the Keyboard

You can use keyboard commands to zoom in and out of the plot window. The default commands are CTRL + = to zoom in, and CTRL + - to zoom out.

See Also

View Tab Commands

Fit to Window

Zoom Selected

Zoom Page

Zoom Percent

Actual Size

Full Screen

Zoom In

Zoom Rectangle

Pan

Selecting Objects