2.2.1 Zoom and View Options

Table 2-1 describes zoom and view options.

Table 2-1 Zoom and Viewing Options

View Menu	Button	Shortcut	Description
			Zooms into to a selected area. To use, click the Selection Zoom button, click in the Layout view to set an anchor position, drag to draw a selection rectangle, then release the mouse. All elements within the selection rectangle magnify to fill the viewing area.
Zoom 1:1		1	Resets the drawing to 100%, but does not center the drawing.
Zoom +		+	Incrementally magnifies the drawing.
Zoom –		–	Incrementally reduces the size of the drawing.
Zoom			Selects the size of a drawing by a percentage.
Zoom to World		Home	Zooms to display the entire drawing. In most cases, it centers and resets the drawing to 100%. If the drawing is originally larger than the Layout view, it reduces the drawing until it fits inside the view.
			Use Pan to move the drawing position inside the view. Click Pan to change to pan mode, then click and drag the drawing to move it to the desired position.

2.2.2 The Navigator

The Navigator pane, found in the lower left panel, presents a “bird’s eye” view of the drawing that is helpful when zoomed in on a large or complex drawing. Click and drag the transparent overlay pane to display different portions of a drawing in the Layout view.

Figure 2-5 illustrates dragging the transparent pane to display a different section of the drawing:

Figure 2-5 Navigator Pane

To show/hide the navigator, select or deselect Show Navigator in the View menu.

2.2.3 Drilling Down into Element Hierarchies

You can move from the current Layout drawing to other drawings by clicking elements in the current drawing. Drawing objects can be linked to specific elements in the hierarchy. The system administrator who created a custom drawing for an element should explain the general purpose of the drawing, and identify the linked elements.

To view the drawing linked to an element in the current drawing: