The toolbar buttons give you access to more information about the map. The buttons enable you to navigate within the map, get help and print the map.
Zoom In
![Zoom In Zoom In](https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20060203151214im_/http://atlas.gc.ca/site/english/zoom_in_1.jpg)
This tool lets you view part of the map in greater detail.
Instructions:
- Click the "Zoom In" button.
- Position the cursor over the part of the map you would like to see in greater detail.
- Click the mouse.
- The map will be redrawn to show more detail.
Zoom Out
![Zoom Out Zoom Out](https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20060203151214im_/http://atlas.gc.ca/site/english/zoom_out_1.jpg)
This tool lets you view a larger area with less detail.
Instructions:
- Click the "Zoom In" button.
- The map will be redrawn to show a larger area.
View Full Map
![View Full Map View Full Map](https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20060203151214im_/http://atlas.gc.ca/site/english/view_full_map_1.jpg)
This tool lets you zoom out to view the entire map.
Instructions:
- Click the “View Full Map” button.
- The map will be redrawn to show all of it.
Map Size
![Map Size Map Size](https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20060203151214im_/http://atlas.gc.ca/site/english/help/map_size.jpg)
This tool lets you change the size of the map window.
Instructions:
- Click the one of the three buttons, “S” (small map) or “M” (medium map) or “L” (large map).
- The map will be redrawn in either a larger or small window size.
Note: This tool has been designed to work best after using the "Zoom In" tool at least once.
Browse Maps
![Browse Maps Browse Maps](https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20060203151214im_/http://atlas.gc.ca/site/english/help/browse_maps.jpg)
This tool lets you browse other archive maps. Just click one of the icons to browse. The order of maps is the same that appears in the pull-down selection menus.
Instructions:
- Click one of the "Browse Maps" symbols.
- The browser window will refresh with a new map.
Download Map
![Download Map Download Map](https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20060203151214im_/http://atlas.gc.ca/site/english/download_1.jpg)
This tool moves the current page to the bottom of the browser window, where download instructions are located. The download function allows users to save the full-sized map to their hard drive.
Instructions:
- Click the "Download Map" button.
- The browser window will move to the bottom of the page where download instructions appear.
Print Preview
![Print Preview Print Preview](https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20060203151214im_/http://atlas.gc.ca/site/english/print_preview_1.jpg)
This tool refreshes the browser window with a print preview page. It provides a printer-friendly, 8.5” x 11” letter-size, portrait-format page that includes the current view of the map and a brief text describing it.
Instructions:
- Click the "Print Preview" button.
- The browser window will refresh with a print preview page.
- Print the map with the “Print” tool on this page or by using the browser's print function.
Note: The maps print best using a colour printer.
Help
![Help Help](https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20060203151214im_/http://atlas.gc.ca/site/english/help_1.jpg)
This tool gives you access to these instructions for using the Archive Maps’ features.
Instructions:
- Click the "Help" button.
- The browser window will refresh showing the help instructions.
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