# ZOOM buttons. "How" do they zoom
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/zoom-buttons-how-do-they-zoom/3314
**Category:** General
**Created:** [20 September 2018 20:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/zoom-buttons-how-do-they-zoom/3314 "2018-09-20T20:45:58Z")
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### Author:  [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)
#### Post date: [20 September 2018 20:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/zoom-buttons-how-do-they-zoom/3314/1 "2018-09-20T20:45:58Z")
Before anyone says "But the nodes weren't deployed!"
See the third and fourth pictures.
Same, but not quite as bad.
I am guessing they are part of NR, as on this tab/browser they aren't visible.
I am looking at part of my flow. The view isn't "big" enough. so I zoom out.
See pic 1 for initial view.
But it seems to zoom out from a non-disclosed point. The part of the flow I was viewing isn't centred any more.
See pic 2
(Post picture taking note:
I goofed with the first couple of pictures/screen grabs, so I went back and did it again.
This time it is a doozy what happens.
I have NOT changed what is being shown. But this time it has really lost the plot.)
(Oh, and also weirdly: if I zoom back in, the original part of the flow re-appears.)
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### Author:  [@Andrei](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Andrei)
#### Post date: [20 September 2018 21:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/zoom-buttons-how-do-they-zoom/3314/2 "2018-09-20T21:24:42Z")
Perhaps this piece of information may be useful. The newer version of Node-RED has a navigation button that makes it easy to visualize flows that are larger than the screen-size.
Link:
[https://nodered.org/docs/user-guide/editor/workspace/](https://nodered.org/docs/user-guide/editor/workspace/)
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### Author:  [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)
#### Post date: [20 September 2018 21:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/zoom-buttons-how-do-they-zoom/3314/3 "2018-09-20T21:29:52Z")
I guess I shall have to upgrade that machine's NR. It is still v18.
Thanks.
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### Author:  [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)
#### Post date: [20 September 2018 21:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/zoom-buttons-how-do-they-zoom/3314/4 "2018-09-20T21:31:38Z")
Hi,
I'm struggling to pick out what you're reporting here. Would the short version be:
> "When I zoom out, it does not keep the view centred as I would expect it to"
If that's the case, my guess is it isn't properly taking into account if you've scrolled at all. Another bug for us to address.
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### Author:  [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)
#### Post date: [20 September 2018 22:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/zoom-buttons-how-do-they-zoom/3314/5 "2018-09-20T22:43:00Z")
Nick,
It is both when zooming in and out.
Your version of the description is a lot better than what I said.
OK. It isn't something I am not/doing causing it to happen.
Thanks.