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Map Toolbar help

Various tools are available for use in the viewers. By default the Zoom In tool is active when the viewer opens. Other tools can be activated by clicking on them.

There are two types of tools.

1.) Basic tools, such as zoom and pan, apply to all viewable content at the same time.

2.) Active Layer Tools, such as identify and find , apply only to the layer that is active.

		Toggle Overview Map: Adds or removes the overview map from the left top corner of the map display area.
		Zoom In: Zooms in to the area of the map that you click or drag a box around.
		Zoom Out: Zooms out from the area of the map that you click or drag a box around.
		Zoom to Full Extent: Zooms to the full extent of the map. (may not be available in all viewers)
		Back to Last Extent: Zooms to the previous extent.
		Pan: Pans the display in the direction that you drag the mouse pointer.
		Print: Prints the map to your default printer.
		Extract: Extracts, zips and ships shapefile data. (see Data/Extract Server for more information on downloading data)

Active Layer Tools - The following tools are relative to the active layer. To make a layer active, simply click on the name of the layer.

		Zoom to Active Layer: Zooms to the full extent of the active layer.
		Identify: Displays attribute information for the feature that you clicked.
		Hyperlink: Opens hyperlinked documents.
		Query: Searches for features based on a query expression.
		Search: Searches for features based on the information you enter.
		Find: Finds map features with an attribute value matching a string that you type.
		Measure: Measures distances on the map.
		Set Units: Sets the units for the Measure tool.
		Buffer: Selects the features of one layer that are within the specified buffer distance of selected features of another layer.
		Select by Rectangle: Selects the group of features contained by or in contact with a rectangle you draw on the map.
		Select by Line/Polygon: Selects the group of features contained by or in contact with a line or polygon you draw on the map.
		Clear Selection: Clears the selected set of features.
		Locate Address: Locates a street address on the map.

Created by SouthWest Data Center, Inc. - Last Modified June 13, 2007