Zooming a Diagram :: Creating Stateflow Chart Diagrams (Stateflow User's Guide)

Stateflow User's Guide

Zooming a Diagram

You can magnify or shrink a diagram, using the following zoom controls:

Zoom Factor Selector. Selects a zoom factor (see Using the Zoom Factor Selector).
Zoom In button. Zooms in by the current zoom factor.

You can also press the R key to increase the zoom factor.

Zoom Out button. Zooms out by the current zoom factor.

You can also press the V key to decrease the zoom factor.

Using the Zoom Factor Selector

The Zoom Factor Selector allows you to specify the zoom factor by

Choosing a value from a menu.

Click the selector to display the menu.

Double-clicking the Zoom Factor Selector selects the zoom factor that will fit the view to all selected objects or all objects if none are selected.

You can achieve the same effect by choosing Fit to View from the right-click context menu or by pressing the F key to apply the maximum zoom that includes all selected objects. Press the space bar to fit all objects to the view.

Clicking the Zoom Factor Selector and dragging up or down.

Dragging the mouse upward increases the zoom factor. Dragging the mouse downward decreases the zoom factor. Alternatively, right-clicking and dragging on the percentage value resizes while you are dragging.

Zooming with Shortcut Keys

The following is a summary of the shortcut keys you can use to perform some of the zooming operations described above:

Key
Zoom Operation

F
Highlight (select) an object and press the F key to fit it to view.

space bar
Set to full view of diagram.

R or +
Increase zoom factor.

V or -
Decrease zoom factor.

Key	Zoom Operation
F	Highlight (select) an object and press the F key to fit it to view.
space bar	Set to full view of diagram.
R or +	Increase zoom factor.
V or -	Decrease zoom factor.

Moving in Zoomed Diagrams with Shortcut Keys

You can also use number keys to move in zoomed diagrams according to their layout in the number keypad:

You can enter numbers for moving from the number keys above the alphabetic keys at any time or from the number keypad if NumLock is engaged for the keyboard. The 5 key fits the currently selected object to full view. If no object is selected, the entire diagram is fit to view.

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