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Basics Mouse Palette View Filters WPs

 
 
Mouse Control

Although the Map provides a manual Zoom bar and scroll arrows, the easiest way to move and zoom the Map is by using the mouse buttons.
 
Move Map
To move the Map, hold down the right mouse button. This will "grab" the Map to enable you to reposition it.
Zoom In
Hold down the left mouse button on the map (somewhere other than a WP) and the Map will automatically Zoom in. The speed is adjustable in Preferences.
Zoom out
Double-click the left mouse button will Zoom out in steps. It can also be linked to Fit To Battlefield in Preferences.

 

There are also different "modes" for selecting FGs on the Map:
 

Select FG 
(to Move)
To move a FG (or one of its WPs), left click on it and drag it to its new location. Clicking on it will also make it the Current FG. To drag a FG's waypoints along with it, hold down the CTRL key while dragging it.
 Select FG (without moving)
If you want to select a FG as the Current FG, but don't want to move its position, right-click on it.
Multi-select
To select multiple FGs on the Map, hold down the SHIFT key or the CTRL key while selecting it. This can be done when you right-click to select without moving, or left-click to move selections.

Basically, holding the CTRL key down while dragging means "drag WPs as well start position", and holding the SHIFT key down means "drag all selected FGs."  Therefore, holding both keys down while dragging will drag all selected FGs and their WPs.

The following demonstrates the different modes of dragging multiple FGs:
 

Here four FGs are shown with their WPs. Three of the FGs are selected.
Holding down the SHIFT key while dragging moves all selected FGs (without moving their WPs.) 

This can be useful for adjusting FGs' arrival at a certain location, or the length of time a convoy will take to follow its complete path and hyper out.

Alternately, holding down both the SHIFT and CTRL keys while dragging will drag all selected FGs and their WPs.

It's a good idea to play around with these functions to get used to them before using it in mission building.


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