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Moving the IGB display without changing zoom level is called "panning," a term borrowed from film. Panning is also called "scrolling."
When you are zoomed in, only part of your data are visible and much of the genomic scene it is off-screen and the data display area only shows you part of the data. The data display area is like the viewfinder of a camera 's viewfinder that only shows you part of the data surrounding scene. Use IGB's panning controls to pan move the data display area and view a different part of the genomic data scene without changing the zoom level.
Because moving through the data scene is an important part key aspect of viewing your data exploration and analysis, IGB has offers many ways to pan the display.
To pan the display in IGB, you can
- Click-drag using the grab tool
- Use the horizontal or vertical scrollbars
- Click-drag the selection tool right or left
- Click the toolbar panning shortcuts
- Turn on Auto scroll
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