Zooming Diagram

In order to look at the diagram in different views, you can use the zooming feature to zoom into your diagram. The zooming feature allows you to change the viewing size of your diagram to suit your needs when you have to look at the diagram in detail, or when you simply wish to view the diagram as a whole. The zoom feature is available in all Visual Paradigm products.

The zoom icons are on the toolbar above the diagram and navigator panes.

The zoom in feature allows you to get a close-up view of the diagram. To zoom in, perform one of the following actions:

• Select View > Zoom In from main menu.
• Click on the Zoom In button on toolbar.
• Right-click on the target diagram and choose Zoom > Zoom In from popup menu.
• Press Ctrl-= (Ctrl-Equals).

The zoom out feature allows you to see more of the diagram at a reduced size. To zoom out, perform one of the following actions:

• Select View > Zoom Out from main menu.
• Click on the Zoom Out button on toolbar.
• Right-click on the target diagram and choose Zoom > Zoom Out from popup menu.
• Press Ctrl-–(Ctrl-Minus).

The zoom to 100% feature allows you to view the diagram in its actual size (100%). To restore the zoom ratio to 100%, perform one of the following actions:

• Select View > Zoom 100% (Actual Size) from main menu.
• Click on the Zoom 100% (Actual Size) button on toolbar.
• Right-click on the target diagram and choose Zoom > Zoom 100% from popup menu.
• Press Ctrl-0.

The zoom to a specific ratio feature allows you to choose the zooming ratio from the dropdown list. To zoom to a specific ratio, perform one of the following actions:

• Click on the Select Zoom drop down button on the toolbar, select a zoom ratio from the drop down menu or enter a specific zoom ratio to the text field.
  
  
  
• Right-click on the target diagram and choose Open Specification from popup menu. This displays the Diagram Specification dialog box. From the dialog box, select a zoom ratio from the Zoom ratio drop down menu, or enter the specific zoom ratio to the field.
• From the property table, select a zoom ratio from the drop down menu on the row Zoom ratio, or enter the specific zoom ratio to the field.

Beside standard zoom in/out and zoom to ratio, there are dynamic zoom options that allow you to zoom the diagram to fit its content to the window. Click on the Select Zoom drop down button on the toolbar (or click on the Zoom ratio combo box in the Property pane when a diagram is active), scroll down and you will see the Page, Width and Height zoom items.

• Page – Zoom the whole diagram to fit to window
• Width – Zoom the width of the diagram to fit to window
• Height – Zoom the height of the diagram to fit to window
  

Just select the zoom item to apply the corresponding zoom option. The figure below shows a diagram after the fit diagram to width option is applied.

The zoom to region feature allows you to zoom the diagram to any selected region. This is especially useful when working with a large diagram with lots of detail.

1. To zoom a diagram to region, click on the Zoom to Region button on the toolbar.
   
   
   
2. Press the mouse on the diagram, hold and drag the desired zoom region (just like multi-select shapes). The region is indicated by the dotted-line rectangle.
   
   
   
3. Release the mouse button and you will see the diagram is zoomed to the desired region.
   

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