Data Sheet

Schematic Capture
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Navigation of the view displayed in the Editing Window takes two forms; adjusting the scale of
the drawing (zooming) and adjusting the area of the drawing displayed (panning). These
techniques are somewhat intertwined and are discussed in more detail below:
Zooming
There are several ways to zoom in and out of areas of the schematic:
Point the mouse where you want to zoom in and out of and roll the middle mouse button
(roll forwards to zoom in and backwards to zoom out).
Point the mouse where you want to zoom in or out of and press the F6 or F7 keys
respectively.
Hold the SHIFT key down and drag out a box with the left mouse button around the area
you want to zoom in to. We call this Shift Zoom
Use the Zoom In, Zoom Out, Zoom All or Zoom Area icons on the toolbar.
Zoom Icons
The F8 key can be used at any time to display the whole drawing.
The Shift Zoom and the middle mouse zoom techniques can also be used over the
Overview Window. That is, you can position the mouse over the Overview Window
and either roll the middle mouse button or use Shift Zoom to navigate in or out of an
area of the schematic.