Map controls and shortcuts

Check the mouse, touch, and keyboard controls for navigating a map, plus Search and Sketch shortcuts and how to finish a Measure drawing.

Use these controls to navigate a map. The in-product Map Help dialog is the main list of mouse, touch, and keyboard controls; this page also includes Search and Sketch shortcuts, and how to finish a drawing with Measure or Sketch.

Mouse and trackpad

Action	Input
Pan around the map	Drag
Inspect a map feature	Left click
Open the context menu	Right click (while you edit a feature’s geometry, right-click removes a vertex instead)
Zoom in/out	Mouse wheel or Trackpad scroll
Zoom precisely	`Shift` + Mouse wheel
Zoom in quickly	Double-click
Zoom to an area	`Shift` + Drag
Rotate the map	`Ctrl` + Drag

Touch gestures

Action	Gesture
Pan the map	Drag
Zoom or rotate	Pinch
Tilt the map	Two-finger drag

Keyboard shortcuts

Click or tab to the map before using keyboard shortcuts so the map receives the keystrokes.

Action	Keys
Zoom in	`+` or `Shift` + `+`
Zoom out	`-` or `Shift` + `-`
Pan the map	Arrow keys
Rotate the map	`Shift` + `←` or `Shift` + `→`
Tilt the map	`Shift` + `↑` or `Shift` + `↓`

Search

When the search results list is open:

Action	Keys
Move between results	`↑` or `↓`
Select the highlighted result	`Enter`
Close the search	`Escape`

Finish a drawing

Measure and Sketch show a hint while you draw. It tells you how to finish the shape:

Shape	How to finish
Line (`Measure distance`, Sketch `Line`)	Double-click the last point
Polygon (`Measure area`, Sketch `Shape`)	Click the first point, or double-click the last point
Sketch `Rectangle`	Click to start, move the pointer, then click again
Sketch `Radius`	Click the centre, move the pointer to set the radius, then click again
Sketch `Marker` or `Annotation`	Click the map once

Sketch tool

When Sketch is active on a desktop device:

Action	Keys
Cancel or close Sketch	`Escape`
Cycle drawing tools	`Enter` or `Space`
Show or hide a saved sketch	`Tab` to the sketch in the list, then `Enter` or `Space`

Sketch is hidden on mobile devices. See Supported browsers and devices.

How to enable Map Help on a map — the in-product dialog that surfaces these interactions.
Supported browsers and devices — which input devices and OSes support MangoMap.