Map basics

Turn zooming and panning on or off

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On your map's Settings tab, the Zoom section controls whether visitors can move around the map at all, how far they can zoom in, and which on-map controls show. This is also where you make a map fixed.

The master switch

Enable zoom is the master switch for zooming. Turn it off and the map is fixed at its start view: visitors can't zoom or pan, they just see the framed image. That suits a simple poster-style map. Leave it on for an explorable map.

A fixed map opens exactly at its start view, so set that first. See Set how your map is framed when it opens.

How far, and how much slack

Maximum zoom level sets how far in visitors can go, as a multiple of the fit-to-screen size (for example 3 means three times in). Zoom margin (desktop) and Zoom margin (mobile / tablet) add pan slack past the map edges, so people can nudge the map a little beyond its border. A little breathing room helps on desktop, but on mobile and tablet it over-pans into empty space, so leave the mobile value at 0.

Which controls appear

Below those are toggles for the on-map controls:

Zoom + / − buttons. Show the zoom-in and zoom-out buttons on the map.

Clear button. Show a button that clears the current selection or directions.

Mouse-wheel zoom. Let the scroll wheel zoom the map (desktop only).

Fill the container. Keep the map image covering the whole frame at minimum zoom (desktop only; always on for mobile). See Control how your map fills the screen.

What visitors see

For how these controls feel from the visitor's side, see Zoom and pan a map.