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Moving left to right, or up and down in IGB

IGB has multiple different methods to allow you to move around and explore your data. Each method has it's own advantages, so be sure to try them all out.

Horizontal scroller

Use the horizontal scroller to move the display from left to right. The image below shows the horizontal scrollbar, with directional arrows at the end. To use the scroller, click-drag the thumb (see red arrow and red box) and move it left or right. Note however that when you are zoomed in, scrolling moves the display very quickly and you may lose track of the region you were viewing. The horizontal scroller works best when you're zoomed out on large regions. 

To move short distances, click the icons on the right side of the scroller - see blue arrow and blue box.

Click-drag to move left or right

Click-drag the selection tool (see red box below) to move in a more controlled fashion through the data. Choose the selection tool and then  click anywhere near the edge of the image. Keep the mouse pressed and drag the cursor (arrow) to the left or right. This click-drag interaction is similar to how you can scroll up or down in many word processing programs, where you can select text and then drag the cursor up or down to scroll through the document.  

Grab-Drag

This new feature debuted in IGB 6.5. Here, you select the grab tool ("cartoon hand") and then use it to drag the display in the direction you want to move.  'hand' box.

Note: After moving to an area of interest, you will need to change back to the Select cursor (arrow button to the left of the Grab button) in order to select annotations or elements within the image.

Autoscroll

This is a very useful feature for scanning large regions at medium zoom levels.  

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