Viewing Maps

There are several ways to view maps either with keyboard commands or the mouse.

To zoom in, or magnify a map, choose one of the following:

Left click the mouse on the map (this will zoom in to the cursor's location)
Choose Map > Zoom In
Scroll up with the scroll wheel (if you have a two-button mouse with scroll wheel)

To zoom out, choose one of the following:

Press the Option key and click the mouse on the map (this will zoom out from the cursor's location)
Choose Map > Zoom Out
If you have a two-button mouse, right-click the mouse on the map
Scroll down with the scroll wheel (if you have a two-button mouse with scroll wheel)

To fit the map to the size of the window:

Choose Map > Zoom to Fit

To move the map around within the window:

Press the Command (Apple) key, hold down the mouse button and move the mouse

If you have selected a product and wish to display it as a different product, the View As feature allows you to interchange barbs, contours, gradients, observations, and vectors.

To change a current product's view, select a product in the legend and choose one of the following:

Choose Product > View As
Press the Control key and click with the mouse, then choose "View As" from the menu
If you have a two-button mouse, right-click with the mouse then choose "View As" from the menu