How to use an iPIX image

Ready to Step Inside the Picture? Make the most of your iPIX image experience by familiarizing yourself with this brief key.

When using the iPIX Plugin

When you see the hand icon hold the left button on your mouse and move the mouse around to move around the image.

When you see the Magnyfiying Glass icon with a + sign it it hold your left mouse button down to zoom in.

When you see the Magnyfiying Glass icon with a - sign it it hold your left mouse button down to zoom out.

Windows users Java Plugin

The first thing a Windows user will notice when inside a Java iPIX image is that the cursor becomes a 4arrow icon. To move inside the iPIX image, HOLD DOWN your left mouse button and drag the 4arrow icon in the direction you wish to move.

The 4arrow icon drives the iPIX image slowly if held near the center of the picture. The closer the 4arrow gets to the edge of the picture, the faster the iPIX image moves.

The 2arrow icon, which allows you to zoom in and zoom out, appears when the cursor is slightly above or slightly below the center of the iPIX image. To zoom closer into the iPIX image, HOLD DOWN your mouse button when the 2arrow icon is slightly above the center of the iPIX image. To zoom further out of the iPIX image, HOLD DOWN your mouse button when the 2arrow icon is slightly below the center of the iPIX image.

In the plugin version the two arrow icon is shown as a magnifying glass with a plus or minus on it for zooming in or out.

Macingtosh Users

The Closed Hand Icon. The first thing a Mac user will notice when inside a Java iPIX image is that the cursor becomes a closed hand icon. To move inside the iPIX image, HOLD DOWN your left mouse button and drag the closed hand icon in the direction you wish to move.

Hint: The closed hand icon drives the iPIX image slowly if held near the center of the picture. The closer the closed hand gets to the edge of the picture, the faster the iPIX image moves.

The arrow icon, which allows you to zoom in and zoom out, appears when the cursor is slightly above or slightly below the center of the iPIX image. To zoom closer into the iPIX image, HOLD DOWN your mouse button when the arrow icon is slightly above the center of the iPIX image. To zoom further out of the iPIX image, HOLD DOWN your mouse button when the arrow icon is slightly below the center of the iPIX image.

Keyboard Navigation

If a mouse isn't hooked up to your machine or you just prefer keyboard navigation, don't fear. iPIX images are fully functional with standard key strokes.

A crosshair icon will appear in the center of the image when using the arrow keys to move left, right, up, or down in an iPIX image. To move quickly, HOLD DOWN the arrow key which points in the direction you wish to move.

HINT: To activate a link, such as a door or speaker, position the crosshair icon over the desired link, then press ENTER.

To zoom closer into the iPIX image, press the plus key. To zoom further out of the iPIX image, press the minus key.