Basic Functions
37
To Resize the Map and Tab Area Using the Resize Buttons
There are three Resize toggle buttons, which switch to the opposite function once they are clicked. The following
table shows each Resize button, provides its name, and describes its function. Each button is immediately followed
by its toggle opposite.
Button
Button Name
Button Function
Increase to
Maximum Width
Maximizes the tab area. All tabs are in view and the information area
widens. The right and left scroll arrows do not display and the Overview
Map is very narrow.
Decrease to Normal
Width
Restores the tab area to its default size. Right/Left scroll arrows and the
Overview Map display.
Decrease to
Minimum Height
Displays a minimum view of the tab names.
Increase to Normal
Height
Increases to the 20% screen height size.
Note
: You can also double-click the horizontal border to increase the
screen height size to 20%.
Increase to
Maximum Height
Increases to the 40% screen height size.
Decrease to Normal
Height
Decreases to the 20% screen height size.
Note
: You can also double-click the horizontal border to decrease the
screen height size to 20%.
To Resize the Map and Tab Area Using the Drag Method
The drag method can be used to resize these areas horizontally or vertically. Use the following steps to resize using
the drag method.
1.
Point to the frame area between the Tab and Overview Map windows. The pointer becomes a
.
OR
Point to the horizontal edge of the Tab or Overview Map window. The pointer becomes a
.
2.
Drag to resize.
3.
To cancel the resize while dragging, press the ESC key on your keyboard. The size just prior to this resize
is restored.
To Resize the Map and Tab Area Using Function Keys
Press the
F11
key on your keyboard. Your pointer becomes a
and is repositioned to the top of the Tab and
Overview Map windows, centered over the frame between the two windows. Move your mouse to resize to the
desired height and width. Click the mouse once when done.
To return to the default Tab and Overview Map window size, press the
F10
key on the keyboard or double-click
each border.
You can use the arrow keys on the keyboard to resize, after pressing the
F11
key on your keyboard.
When done, press the ENTER key on your keyboard.
Data Zoom Level
Street Atlas USA 2005 uses data zoom levels between 2-0 (maximum zoom-out) and 16-0 (maximum zoom-in, in
most instances).
Data zoom level has to do with the relationship between what you see in a map view and how it exists in reality. It is
the amount of geographic data displayed on a computer monitor or handheld device screen. The data zoom level is
similar to the traditional fractional relationship expressed on paper maps (for example, 1:24,000, 1:100,000,
1:500,000, and so forth).