Welcome Suzy,
You should find manuals in PDF form in the folder where Ship Simulator is installed.
The wheel on your mouse zooms in and out. In bridge or walkthrough views, zooming in will put you in binocular view.
DJM or someone will be along to give you more help if you need it.
Marty
What Fred said:
http://www.shipsim.com/ShipSimForum/index.php/topic,4511.msg45328.html#msg45328 (http://www.shipsim.com/ShipSimForum/index.php/topic,4511.msg45328.html#msg45328)