View Add/Edit Patient Images screen. View Video, 1 min. 43 sec.

Zoom Functions
The viewing of digital images is greatly enhanced with the ability to zoom in and out. The Add/Edit Patient Images screen has seven Zoom Controls to facilitate zooming. These will be discussed from left to right.

Zoom Combo Box
The Zoom Combo Box displays the current state of zoom expressed as a percent of normal size. Change the zoom state by clicking on the down arrow and selecting another preset percentage or type directly into the text field.

Full Size / Zoom Image To Fit Proportionally
The Full Size button (pastoral scene pictured) changes the zoom factor to 100%. This shows the actual size of the image. If it is a large image you will no longer see the entire image without using the vertical or horizontal scroll bars. If it is a small image it may take up just a little bit of space on the screen. Whatever 100% is, is what you will see. The Zoom Image To Fit Proportionally (pastoral scene framed) is the default setting for the program. In this state the entire image will be displayed as large as possible in the available display space without distorting the image. So you may see some “white” space below or to the right of the image.

Zoom In (+) and Zoom Out (-)
The Plus and Minus buttons will zoom the image in our out.

Zoom Glass
Click on the Zoom Glass (magnifying glass) button and then move the mouse over the image. The mouse cursor turns into a magnifying glass with a plus in the middle. Each time you click on the image you will zoom in. Another feature of the Zoom Glass is that wherever you click will become the new center of the picture. If you press the Ctrl key you will see the plus sign in the middle of the magnifying glass turn to a minus. If you click in this state the image will zoom out.

Zoom Rubberband
The Zoom Rubberband (dashed square) is probably the most useful and easiest to use of all the zoom tools. To use it, click on the Zoom Rubberband button and move the mouse over the picture. You will see the mouse cursor turn into crosshairs (+). You will be inscribing a rectangle around the area you want to zoom into. Hold down the left mouse button and drag diagonally. You will see a rectangle form. When you release the mouse the area that you inscribed will now take up the entire picture. To get back to view the full image, click the Zoom Image To Fit Proportionally button. Using these two buttons to quickly zoom in and zoom out, makes a very effective tool for image viewing, especially x-ray viewing.