How to use C-Map charts

This section includes a short summary of the various tools used to move within the C-Map charts. For a more detailed review, please refer to the chart selection section.

Use the hand tool tes00264.gif to move the chart : click upon the chart and have it slide while pressing on the left button of the mouse : the chart will move simultaneously with the hand.

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To have the information dialogue relating to the displayed chart appear, click twice upon the chart with the mouse left button. The information dialogue will inform you about the chart geodesy, about creation dates, etc.

In order to change the scale, select the magnifying tool tes00266.gif and click within the chart onto the desired place. Then select a scale in the available scales list. Some scales appear with a mark : these are the scales for which the chart will be of better quality. If you select a scale without a mark, the chart will appear in overzoom (the chart will be ãenlargedä).