Zooming maps

Zoom the map in or out by a factor (two, four, six, or ten), zoom in to a rectangle you draw, zoom to the extents of the map, or zoom to the previous map extents.

Change the map to a specific scale by selecting a map scale from a list or by typing the scale in a text box.

The default map projection changes as your map scale changes.

Click Map projection vs. scale cutoffs for details.

The following tasks are covered in this topic:

Zoom the map out to full view	Zoom in to a custom rectangle
Zoom or pan the map back to the previous extent	Zoom the map
Zoom the map to a custom scale

To zoom the map

From the Map menu, click either Zoom In or Zoom Out .

The map zooms in or out by a default factor of two. Click the arrow () right of the zoom button and select a factor of four, six, or ten.

To zoom in to a custom rectangle

1. From the Map menu, click Zoom .

2. Drag a rectangle that defines the new map extents on the map.

To zoom the map to a custom scale

1. Click the drop-down arrow next to the scale display in the status bar at the bottom of the map.

2. Select a scale from the drop-down list between 10,000 and 10,000,000
OR
Type a scale in the text box.

To zoom the map out to full view

From the Map menu, click Full View .

To zoom or pan the map back to the previous extent

From the Map menu, click Last Extent .