Canvas size, Zooming and Scaling

You canvas is the area on which you draw your Mind Map. The canvas size is in multiples of the page size you set up in your page setup, and takes into account any margin settings you have set in the print panel (otherwise it uses the default margins for the printer).

While drawing your Mind Map if the branches extend close beyond the boundaries of the canvas, and extra page is added in that direction.

Zooming

Zooming in enlarges both the canvas and the Mind Map, so you just see the whole thing a different size. It does not affect the number of pages your Mind Map will take up when printed.

You can zoom in and out by:

•	Using the hotkeys +"+" and +"-"

•	Using the popup menu at the bottom of the document window

•	Typing in a zoom value in the text field at the bottom of the document window and pressing Return

•	Using the zoom controls available on the Tool Palette

•	Holding down the Option key while scrolling up or down with your mouse scroll wheel

•	Using the zoom to fit option from the main menu, or its key equivalent +"/"

Scaling

Scaling allows you to scale the Mind Map so it fits on the number of pages you want it to.

You can scale by turning the Pages option on in the Map Layout settings:

•	Using the slider on the Map Layout palette to adjust the scale

•	Typing a scaling factor in the text field in the Map Layout palette and pressing Return

•	Holding down the key while scrolling up or down with your mouse scroll wheel

•	Clicking the Fit Page button on the Map Layout palette to scale the Mind Map so that it fits on a single page.