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Navigating in the Editor

The map changes to the Editor after you click the Start Building button. The Editor navigation controls are slightly different than map navigation.

Using the 3-Button Mouse to Navigate the Editor

Following is a list of mouse operations you can use to navigate the editor:

  • Hold down the left mouse button and move the mouse to pan around the editor.
  • Roll the mouse wheel forward to zoom in on the image.
  • Roll the mouse wheel backward to zoom out from the image.

Using the On-Screen Viewing Controls to Navigate the Editor

The On-Screen Viewing Controls consist of the zoom slider bar allowing you to zoom in to an image or out from a image. An image of the On-Screen Viewing Controls follows:

You can do any of the following using the Navigation Controls:

  • Click on the plus () end of the zoom slider bar to zoom into a location.
  • Click on the minus () end of the slider bar to zoom out from a location.
  • Click between the plus and minus () to perform a zoom extents operation which centers your building in the Editor.

updated 10/16/2012