# How to use trackpad on laptop to zoom in probe exploration window

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**Category:** General Issues\
**Created:** [March 31, 2021, 7:09am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/how-to-use-trackpad-on-laptop-to-zoom-in-probe-exploration-window/303218 "2021-03-31T07:09:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![PlagueDoc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/plaguedoc/32/264396_2.png) [@PlagueDoc](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/PlagueDoc)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2021, 7:09am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/how-to-use-trackpad-on-laptop-to-zoom-in-probe-exploration-window/303218/1 "2021-03-31T07:09:38Z")

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Hello there!

I am trying to play Eve on my laptop and hence, by using the laptop’s trackpad.

The axtivity where I have encountered most struggles was exploration - when trying to use probes in the probing window, I am trying to zoom in and out of the map (on a normal pc, this would be done using a mouse’s scroll wheel) by the pinch gesture on the trackpad.

However, the pinch gesture does not zoom in/out in the probe window, but just repositions all the probes that are present. Therefore, if I have probes deployed, I cannot efficiently position them on signatures for scanning.

How can I change this trackpad behaviour?

Thank you for the time taken to answer,

CptPlagueDoc

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**Author:** ![Gerard\_Amatin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/gerard_amatin/32/481361_2.png) [@Gerard\_Amatin](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Gerard_Amatin)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2021, 7:45am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/how-to-use-trackpad-on-laptop-to-zoom-in-probe-exploration-window/303218/2 "2021-03-31T07:45:29Z")

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Not sure if it works, but have you tried keybinds?

You can set keybinds for zooming in and out (rather than using scroll wheel) in space if I recall correctly, maybe that works for the probe window too?

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**Author:** ![Lis\_Torin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/lis_torin/32/204820_2.png) [@Lis\_Torin](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Lis_Torin)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2021, 7:51am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/how-to-use-trackpad-on-laptop-to-zoom-in-probe-exploration-window/303218/3 "2021-03-31T07:51:52Z")

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esc - shortcuts - general - zoom in, zoom out.

Works in system map

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/3X/4/1/41ec4921cbaca7a6f9ea556e7cc20018461eae5e.png) [@system](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2021, 7:52am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/how-to-use-trackpad-on-laptop-to-zoom-in-probe-exploration-window/303218/4 "2021-06-29T07:52:00Z")

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