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6. Zoom and Fit a CimView Screen or Window
About this task
If this feature is available on your CimView screen, you can change the size of the screen and window to fit your viewing needs.
CimView offers you several methods to magnify or reduce your CimView display size during configuration.
Zoom a CimView screen.
Fit the CimView screen to the window size.
Note:
These methods are for display in CimView. To change the display of the CimView screen, enter the screen dimensions on the Geometry tab of the Properties dialog box.
When the CimView screen display is magnified hold down the mouse middle button (wheel) and move the mouse in any direction to scroll (pan) the screen in that direction.
Zoom a CimView Screen
Procedure
Do one of the following to change a CimView screen display size during configuration.
Method 1. Use CimView toolbar buttons
CimView provides the following screen size buttons.
A
Full screen
Uses the entire monitor screen to display the CimView screen.
Press the Esc key to return to a Window view.
B
Zoom 100
Zooms the screen to the size it in which it was saved in CimEdit.
C
Zoom to fit
Expands or contracts the screen expands to fit the workspace.
D
Previous Zoom
Returns the screen to the previous zoom size.
Note: At least one zoom is required to enable the Previous Zoom button.
E
Next Zoom
Returns to screen to the zoom size before Previous Zoom was clicked.
Note: The screen has to be in at least one previous zoom size to enable the Next Zoom button.
CimView View Menu: Quick Zoom
Click View on the CimView menu bar.
Select any of the following.
A
Full Screen uses the entire monitor screen for display.
B
Choices for the percent you want the display to zoom to.
CimView View Menu: Precise Zoom
Click View on the menu bar.
Select Zoom.
The Zoom dialog box opens.
Select any of the following.
1
Zoom to
Choices for the percent you want the display to zoom to.
2
Zoom to fit window
The screen expands or contracts to fit the workspace.
3
Percent
Precise percent the display will zoom to.
Additional Methods
Press the Ctrl key on the keyboard and do any of the following.
Click mouse-buttons, as follows.
Button
Result
Right
Enlarges the image by 5% increments.
Left
Decreases the image by 5% increments.
Use the mouse scroll wheel to zoom in and out.
Select an area to zoom, as follows.
Hold down the left-mouse button to drag the cursor around an area
A box surrounds the selected area.
Release the mouse button.
The screen zooms to maximize the selected area display size.
Use keyboard keys only, as follows.
Note: Keyboard zooms include both location and percent.
Keys
Result
Ctrl+K
Zooms to the next zoom in the zoom stack.
Ctrl+K functionality is only available if you have already used Ctrl+J or one of the buttons on the CimView toolbar.
Ctrl+J
Zooms to the previous zoom.
Size Window to Zoom
Click View>Size Window to Zoom on the CimView menu bar.
Results
The CimView window will expand or contract to fit the workspace display size.
Fit the CimView screen to the window size
If you change the CimView window size, e.g. make the entire window smaller or larger, you can increase or decrease the size of the CimView screen (in proportion) to display a best fit in the window.
In a best fit, the screen maintains the width and height proportion it was assigned during configuration.
Do any of the following to fit a CimView screen to the window size.
Click the Zoom to fit button on the toolbar
Check the Zoom to fit window in the Zoom dialog box.
Click View>Zoom to best fit on the CimEdit menu bar.
The CimView screen will expand or contract in proportion to display the best fit in the window.