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summary explains the function of each buttons on the toolbar
and how to use them.
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Click
on the POINTER button
and move the pointer into the map.
The POINTER has 3 functions
- It
displays detailed information in a yellow box when
you slowly hover over some features.
- It
allows you to select a feature with a single left
click on your mouse, The feature when selected is
highlighted and changes colour.
- It
allows you to open a web page, linked to some features.
These are indicated when the pointer changes from
the arrow to a hand icon as you hover over them. By
double clicking, you will open the web page.
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Click
on the ZOOM IN button
and move into the map. Click on the map where you want
to see more detail, the map will then zoom. Once the
map has rebuilt you can click again to zoom in further.
You can also zoom directly to an area of your choice
by drawing a rectangle around it: Left click near your
area, hold the mouse button down and move the mouse to
draw a rectangle, let the mouse button go and the map
will zoom to the chosen rectangle. This is the best method,
if you know where on the map you wish to look at. If you
do not know where you need to look then use the Search
facility ( see below ) to zoom the map to a chosen Address,
Locality, Postcode or Roadname.
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Click
on the ZOOM OUT
button to display a larger area of the map.
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Click
on the ZOOM PREVIOUS button,
the map returns to the previous zoom magnification and
location. |
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Click
on the ZOOM EXTENTS
button, it will Zoom out to display the entire map. |
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Click
on the PAN
button and move into the map, left
click on your mouse, hold the click down and move the
map around (north, south, east, west ..) to display the
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The
QUERY AREA button
will give you the measurement of an area in Square meters.
First you need to click on the POINTER button then click
on the feature (polygone) you want to measure on the map,
when the feature is highlighted, it changes color, you
can then click on the AREA QUERY button which will generate
a popup box with the area measurement of that feature
in square metres
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SEARCH
FACILITY |
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Type
your search criteria into the box and then choose the
category for that search by highlighting any one of the
options Address, Locality, Postcode or Road Name. Click
on the Go button to activate the search and the map will
zoom to the search location. If there is more than one
possibility from the search criteria, a dialog box will
present the possibilities. Highlight your choice and click
on OK. The key to using this facility is the fact that
typing less will give you more !! Type the first few
letters of the word and then click the go button. This
will suffice for searching and will give you the choices
in the dialog box. The address category will expect a
number and then the roadname. The Postcode search is
best if you use the full postcode, The Road Name search
will produce a map zoomed to the beginning and end of
that road, so the scale of the map will depend on the
length of the road. |
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