Learn how to view an image at different scales and orientations.Viewing ImagesZooming
Users can zoom in with the Zoom In (zoom-in-symbolic)
button and zoom out with the Zoom Out (zoom-out-symbolic)
button. They can also use the following keyboard shortcuts:
Ctrl+ or + to zoom in.
Ctrl- or - to zoom out.
Ctrl0 or 0 to zoom to the best fitting size for the window size.
Ctrl1 or 1 to zoom to the image's original scale.
Ctrl2 or 2 to zoom to 200% of the image's original scale.
Touchpad and touchscreen users can also zoom with a two-finger pinch gesture.
Panning
Mouse and touchpad users can pan the view when zoomed in by clicking and dragging the image.
Touchscreen users can use a single-finger drag gesture to pan the view. Users with a keyboard
can also use the following keyboard shortcuts:
Ctrl← to pan left.
Ctrl→ to pan right.
Ctrl↑ to pan up.
Ctrl↓ to pan down.
Rotating
Users can use the Rotate Right (object-rotate-right-symbolic)
and Rotate Left (object-rotate-left-symbolic)
buttons under Rotate in the main menu to rotate clockwise and
counter-clockwise. They can also use the following keyboard shortcuts:
CtrlR to rotate clockwise.
CtrlShiftR to rotate counter-clockwise.
Touchpad and touchscreen users can also use a two-finger rotate gesture.
Fullscreen
Image Viewer has a simple fullscreen mode. Users can toggle fullscreen mode by pressing the Toggle Fullscreen
(view-fullscreen-symbolic / view-restore-symbolic) button.
Keyboard users can also use F11 to toggle fullscreen mode.