Zooming and Panning in CorelDRAW

 Zooming and panning

CorelDRAW allows  you to can change the view of a drawing by zooming-in to get a closer look or by zooming-out to see more of the drawing. Please  experiment with a variety of zoom options to determine the amount of detail you want. Another way in which you can view specific areas of a drawing is by panning. When you work at high magnification levels or with large drawings, you may not be able to see the whole drawing. Panning lets you view areas that aren’t displayed by moving the page around in the drawing window.

Tips:You can use the Hand tool to pan around a large image and view particular areas.

You can zoom in and out while you are panning, and you can pan while you are zooming; this saves you from having to alternate between the two tools.

How To zoom

Click on  the Zoom flyout

Click the Zoom tool       .

On the property bar, click one of the following buttons:

• Zoom to all objects

• Zoom to page

• Zoom to page width

• Zoom to page height

• Zoom in

• Zoom out

• Zoom to selected

Tips:The Zoom to selected button is available only when you select one or more objects before you open the Zoom flyout. When you are not editing text, you can also access the Zoom tool by pressing the Z key.

Tips: You can also zoom in by double-clicking or dragging anywhere in the drawing window using the Hand tool. To zoom out, right-click in the drawing window.

How To pan in the drawing window

Open the Zoom flyout

Click the Hand tool       .

Drag in the drawing window until the area you want to view appears.

Tips:When you are not editing text, you can also access the Hand tool by pressing the H key. If you want to pan in the drawing window while zoomed in on the drawing, click the Navigator button        in the bottom-right corner of the drawing window or the N key. Drag the cross-haired pointer around in the Navigator pop-up window.

Tips: You can quickly center the page in the drawing window by double-clicking the Zoom tool in the toolbox.