Map Tools and Keyboard Shortcut
Learn map tools and keyboard shortcuts to become a pro at NetworkBrain maps.
Map Tool
Click Map on the Map Toolbar to open the toolbox.
| Tool Icon | Function | Keyboard Shortcut |
 | See Auto Layout for more details. | |
 | See Update a Map for more details. | |
 | See Refresh a Map for more details. | |
 | Editing Rights: Automatically release Editing Rights when close map: Enable automatically release Editing Rights when close the map Transfer Editing Rights: Transfer editing rights to other user. | |
 | Lock a map with/Without password. See Lock a Map for more details. | |
 | Map Device Layout: Provide two modes to control whether the map can be directly edited.
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 | See Map Page Settings for more details. | |
 | Path Legend: View paths associated with the current Map. | |
 | Undo | Ctrl + Z |
 | Redo | Ctrl + Y |
 | Select Mode Free-hand Select: The default mode. You can click the desired map objects and adjust them at will. Area Select: Select map objects by dragging your mouse to select an area. | N/A
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 | Dynamic Grid A Dynamic Grid will appear on the elements when dragging on the map. The L3 device can achieve horizontal/vertical alignment and spacing with another device by selecting and holding it and adjust it as needed. This guide supports multiple selections as well within the map. You can chooes Show or Hide option. | |
 | Search: direct to the search bar | |
 | Save: Save the current map. | Ctrl + S |
 | Save As: Save a copy of the current Map with a different map name. | |
 | Print | Ctrl + P |
 | Copy Map URL: Copy the URL of the current Map. | |
 | See Export a Map for more details. |
Keyboard Shortcut
| Category | Action | Shortcut | ||
| Select map objects | Select multiple map objects | Hold the Ctrl key while selecting map objects. | ||
| Bulk select map objects by object type, such as sites or devices belonging to the same device type. | Hold the Shift key while selecting a map object belonging to the target type. | |||
| Select map objects by area | Hold the left mouse button for 2 seconds at least, and then select an area. | |||
| Select all objects on a Map | Ctrl + A | |||
| Alignment | Align the selected map objects to the left | Alt + L | ||
| Align the selected map objects to the center | Alt + C | |||
| Align the selected map objects to the right | Alt + R | |||
| Align the selected map objects to the top | Alt + T | |||
| Align the selected map objects to middle | Alt + M | |||
| Align the selected map objects to the bottom | Alt + B | |||
| Zoom Controls | Zoom in | Rotate the mouse wheel button forward. | ||
| Zoom out | Rotate the mouse wheel button backward. | |||
| Move map objects | Move the whole Map | Drag your mouse while holding the left mouse button, or press the Arrow key (↑↓←→). | ||
| Move specific objects | Selecting the objects, and then press the Arrow key (↑↓←→) or drag the objects with the mouse.
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| Others | Undo | Ctrl + Z | ||
| Redo | Ctrl + Y | |||
| Print a map | Ctrl + P | |||
| Save a map | Ctrl + S |
