## Chart Panning

The **Chart Panning** tool allows you to move the chart across the workspace to view different areas. It is activated through the context menu or the tool selection menu.

### Tool activation

The tool is activated by clicking the panning icon ![Panning](images/move-icon.png) in the tool selection menu. When activated, the ECDIS cursor changes to ![Panning cursor](images/move-cursor.png).

### Usage

**To pan the chart:**

1. **Using the mouse:** press and hold the left mouse button on the chart and, without releasing, move the cursor in the desired direction. The chart will follow the cursor movement.
2. **On a touchscreen:** touch the screen on the chart and, without releasing, move your finger in the desired direction.

```{tip}
The chart panning tool is especially convenient for quick navigation across large areas of the chart without changing the scale.
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### Operating features

- The chart moves smoothly in the direction of the cursor or finger movement
- Movement is possible in any direction
- When the mouse button or finger is released, movement stops
- The tool remains active until another tool is selected

```{note}
The panning tool does not change the chart scale, only its position in the viewing window.
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```{tip}
When centering mode is enabled {{ btn_center_on }}, the chart will return to the vessel position. To move the chart beyond the screen and view areas outside the vessel position, disable centering {{ btn_center_off }}.
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