Interactive Map User Guide

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Viewing. Click a marker on the map (or a name in the sidebar), to see information in the sidebar. Click it again to hide the information. When you do this, the map zooms in and pans so that the location is at the centre of the map.
Zooming. Use the and controls in the lower right corner of the map to zoom the map in and out. Another way to zoom in and out is to double-click the mouse at a location where you want the map centered.
You can zoom in to a specific area of the map by dragging a rectangle across the area of interest. To do this, hold down a Shift key while clicking and dragging the mouse from one corner of the rectangle to the opposite corner, then release the mouse button. To cancel the operation, release the Shift key before releasing the mouse button.
Centering. Centre the map around a location by double-clicking the point on the map. This also zooms the map in by one level.
Panning. View neighbouring areas by clicking in an area of the map not covered by a marker and dragging the mouse.
Use the left-, right-, up-, and down-arrow keys on the keyboard to pan the map a small distance to the west, east, north, and south, respectively. When using macOS, hold down the fn key while pressing an arrow key to pan the map a greater distance; for Windows, use the Home, End, Pg Up, and Pg Dn keys. This works when the map has focus; if it doesn't already have focus (because a pop-up menu, a text entry box, or the sidebar is active), click once inside the map frame first.
Changing View. Select a standard Map view or a Satellite view by selecting the corresponding button in the top left corner of the map. To show satellite imagery overlaid with street names, click the Satellite button then mark the Labels box that appears below it. To show a terrain view, click Map then mark the Terrain box. If the Terrain box is grayed out, you will have to zoom out until it can be marked.