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title: "Map controls and shortcuts"
description: "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](/docs/map-extensions/enable-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](/docs/getting-started/supported-browsers).

## Related

- [How to enable Map Help on a map](/docs/map-extensions/enable-map-help) — the in-product dialog that surfaces these interactions.
- [Supported browsers and devices](/docs/getting-started/supported-browsers) — which input devices and OSes support MangoMap.