To

Use

Quick Stretch

SHIFT-click on the image and hold while dragging up / down / left / right.

Pan

CTRL-click on the image and hold while dragging the image.

Zoom and re-center

Right-click on the image and select Zoom In or Zoom Out. The image will zoom and pan so that the spot you clicked on is now the center.

-OR-

Point the mouse at the location you wish to be centered, and roll the mouse wheel up to zoom in, and down to zoom out.

Pan Right or Left

Hold down the CTRL key, point the mouse at the image, and roll the mouse wheel up to pan right, or down to pan left.

Scroll Up or Down

Hold down the SHIFT key, point the mouse at the image, and roll the mouse wheel up to scroll up, or down to scroll down.

Select a region of the image

Click and drag the mouse on the image to select a rectangle. The rectangle can be adjusted by gripping an edge (move) or a corner (resize). To keep a square aspect ratio hold down ALT.

Turn on Crosshairs

Right-click on the image and select Crosshairs.

Adjust Information Panel aperture

Right-click on the image to select the aperture, gap, or background annulus size.

Center the telescope on an object in an image you just exposed

Right-click on the point you want centered, and click Point telescope here. (Note: Auto-center must be calibrated using the Telescope Control window.)

Lock the Information Panel cursor

Double-click on the image window. You can move the locked cursor around using the arrow keys. (Information Panel must be open.)

To

Press

Activate Help

F1

Zoom in (limit 1600%)

PgUp

Zoom Out (limit 25%)

PgDn

Switch windows forward

F6

Switch windows backward

Shift-F6

Undo an operation

CTRL-Z

Redo an operation

CTRL-Y

Close MaxIm DL

ALT-F4

Open a file

CTRL-O

Save a file

CTRL-S

Create a new file

CTRL-N

Open Camera Control Panel

CTRL-W

Open Observatory Control Panel

CTRL-T

Activate Keyboard Shortcuts

ALT