Map Keyboard Shortcuts
Note
Bing Maps Web Control SDK retirement
Bing Maps Web Control SDK is deprecated and will be retired. Free (Basic) account customers can continue to use Bing Maps Web Control SDK until June 30th, 2025. Enterprise account customers can continue to use Bing Maps Web Control SDK until June 30th, 2028. To avoid service disruptions, all implementations using Bing Maps Web Control SDK will need to be updated to use Azure Maps Web SDK by the retirement date that applies to your Bing Maps for Enterprise account type. For detailed migration guidance, see Migrate from Bing Maps Web Control SDK and Migrate Bing Maps Enterprise applications to Azure Maps with GitHub Copilot.
Azure Maps is Microsoft's next-generation maps and geospatial services for developers. Azure Maps has many of the same features as Bing Maps for Enterprise, and more. To get started with Azure Maps, create a free Azure subscription and an Azure Maps account. For more information about azure Maps, see Azure Maps Documentation. For migration guidance, see Bing Maps Migration Overview.
The map has a number of keyboard shortcuts built in that make it easier to use the map. These work when the map has focus.
2D Map
| To | Press |
|---|---|
| Pan the map | Arrow keys |
| Switch to Road view | r |
| Switch to Aerial view with roads/labels turned off | a |
| Switch to Aerial view with roads/labels turned on | h |
| Switch to Birds eye with roads/labels turned off | o |
| Switch to Birds eye with roads/labels turned on | b |
| Switch to Ordnance Survey view (when map set to en-GB) | s |
| Zoom in | Plus sign (+) or *Equals sign (=) |
| Zoom out | Minus sign (-) or *Underscore (_) |
| Zoom into area | Shift + mouse drag on map to draw area |
* These key shortcuts usually share the same key on a keyboard. These were added to improve the user experience, such that it doesn’t matter if the user uses the shift key or not for these shortcuts.
Streetside
| To | Press |
|---|---|
| Advance to next panorama | Up/Down arrow keys |
| Rotate panorama | Left/Right arrow |
| Zoom in | Plus sign (+) |
| Zoom out | Minus sign (-) |
Drawing Tools Module
| To | Press |
|---|---|
| Stop any active drawing/editing | Esc |