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Toolbar Functions
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Tool Name Tool Function
Layout Button

Legend/Layer

Toggles between legend and layer.  These are shown to the right of your map.  Legend shows what map colors and symobls mean. Layer lists available data.

Overview button

Overview Map

The overview is thumbnail window of the overall map.  The overview button toggles the window on or off.  Use overview to compare your map with the full extent view.

Zoom In

Zoom In

Zoom in is the default tool (Red border around the tool in the toolbar. Zoom in is used two ways: click on the map or draw a rectangle to define a new view.

Zoom Out

Zoom Out

Zoom out.  Zoom in is used two ways: click on the map or draw a rectangle to define a new view.

Full Extent

Zoom to Full

Extent

Zoom out to the full map extent.

Zoom Active

Zoom to Active

Layer

Zoom in to the full extent of the active layer.

Zomm Last

Back to

Last Extent

Zoom back to the last map view.

Pan

 

Pan

Use to scroll the view in the graphic window. Hold the left mouse button and move the graphic by moving the mouse.

Identify

Pan

Click a feature to see a list of its attributes in a table below the map. This only works on the active layer in the Legend.

Hyperlink

Hyperlinks

Click Hyperlinks to open any image connected to a feature.
Measure

Measure

Measures distance between two points in the units specified.
Select by rectangle

Select by

Rectangle

Click and drag a rectangle on the map.  Any features that touch the rectangle will be selected.
Select by line or polygon

Select by Line or

Polygon

Click two points to select a line or click multiple point to draw a polygon and select the feature within it.
Clear Selection

Clear

Selection

Deselects any features that are selected.
Print

Print

Click print, specify a title and click 'Create Print Page' button. A new window will open and includes the legend and overview map. Click File»Print in your browser menu.




 

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