Splitting and Joining to Create Complex Shapes
LayOut provides several options to help you navigate your documents. The Zoom tools (
) and the Pan Tool (
) can help you focus on a specific part of your document or give you a wider view of your whole document.
Zoom Options
If you use a three-button mouse, you can zoom in and out using your scroll wheel. If you have an Apple Magic Mouse, you can use the scroll gesture. You can also activate the following zoom options in the View menu:
| Name | Icon | Activate to… | Shortcut |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zoom | | Zoom in or out by clicking in your document and dragging up or down | N/A |
| Zoom Window |  | Draw a selection box in your document to zoom to that selected area. | Z |
| Zoom In |  | Zoom in by 20%. | N/A |
| Zoom Out |  | Zoom out by 20%. | N/A |
| Actual Size |  | Display the document at its actual size. | N/A |
| Zoom to Page |  | Show the document at the maximum size the window allows. | P |
| Zoom Extents |  | Size the view area to a zoom level showing all drawings on the current page. | Alt+Shift+Z |
| Zoom Selection |  | Zoom to a selected entity or group. Must have entities selected. | Alt+Z |
Panning Options
The Pan tool () helps you move around the document’s current view. You can activate the Pan tool through the following methods:
- Selecting Pan from the View menu.
- Using the assigned keyboard shortcut. By default, the Pan tool’s shortcut is ‘H’.
- With a three-button mouse, hold down the scroll wheel.
- With an Apple Magic Mouse, hold down the mouse button and press CMD+Ctrl+Shift.
When active, click and drag in the document area to pan around your document.
Trackpad Navigation (MacOS)
If you're using MacOS and have a touchpad you pinch to zoom on your touchpad. You can also activate two finger panning by following these steps:
- Navigate to LayOut > Preferences in the file menu.
- Select General.
- Select Enable Two Finger Pan.
