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Working with Zoom Areas

Zoom area draws a learner’s attention to a specific area of the screen by expanding that portion of the image. Using the Authoring tool, you can add, modify and delete zoom areas as needed. You can see them only in the Whiteboard view.The Whiteboard view presents eTexts with a simplified user interface. The interaction model in this mode facilitates navigation through key content areas and supports single touch hand gesture. It displays in the same browser window as the eText in the Viewer application.

To define a zoom area using the Zoom Area Tool:

From Authoring Home, select or search for an eText.
From the Authoring menu, click Review eText Pages, Region Hotspots and Zoom Areas.
Click the Zoom Area Tool near the top left of the page to activate the tool.
Click and drag the Zoom Area Tool to cover the required area on the page.
In the Property Editor panel, enter the appropriate fields X, Y, W, H and Sequence number.
Click Save in the Property Editor panel, shown in the following figure, to save the zoom area.

Zoom Area Property Panel

Use the following description to learn more about the fields and values in the Property Editor panel for every zoom area.

Parameter	Value	Description
X, Y, W, H	[numeric]	X and Y specify the geometric location in points to the upper left corner on the target page. W and H specify the width and height of the zoom area on the target page. The area is highlighted as per the values specified for W and H.
Sequence Number	[numeric]	Defines the sequence of zoom areas.

Parameter

Value

Description

X, Y, W, H

[numeric]

X and Y specify the geometric location in points to the upper left corner on the target page.

W and H specify the width and height of the zoom area on the target page. The area is highlighted as per the values specified for W and H.

Sequence Number

[numeric]

Defines the sequence of zoom areas.

To update/modify a zoom area:

Double-click on the zoom area to open the property editor panel. You can adjust the X, Y, W, H and Sequence number for any zoom area.

Sequence of Multiple Zoom Areas

To delete a zoom area:

Double-click the zoom area to open the property editor panel. Click Delete button on the property editor panel to delete the zoom area on the target page.

Notes:

If you delete a zoom area, such as 3 from the sequence of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, then the selected zoom area is deleted and the order of the remaining zoom areas are re-sequenced, for example, to 1, 2, 3, and 4.
If you modify or change the sequence number of third zoom area from 3 to 4, then the third zoom area becomes fourth and vice versa. The sequence number of remaining zoom areas 1, 2 and 5 are unchanged.
You can work with hotspots in the same way even if it is within a defined zoom area.
Zoom areas are confined to a single page. They cannot cross pages ( for example on facing pages).
Zoom areas and Whiteboard tools are not supported in Browse view.
The smallest zoom area you can create is 7 pixels high x 7 pixels wide.