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The Map Window itself has not really changed with V5.0 except for the fact that, if you un-dock the Layer Control and Information Browser you will be able to dedicated virtually your entire desktop to viewing the map e.g.

Displaying the Layer Control & Information Browser

Click button marked with a green "1" in the image below to display the Map Categories; this may also be used to hide this overlay. There is a similar button at the bottom right hand side of the map, as can be seen in the above screenshot to display or hide the Information Browser.

If you simply hover over this button the Layer Control or Information Browser will come into view and then disappear again when you move the mouse back over the map.

Navigating around the Map

 

The Navigation Tool zooms and scrolls by pre set units.

  • If you click on the Plus sign at the top of the vertical slider you will Zoom in and clicking on the Minus sign at the bottom will Zoom out.
  • Alternatively you can click on the slider handle in the middle and drag it up or down to Zoom in and out respectively.
  • You can also click on the Up, Down, Left and Right triangles at the top of the Navigation Tool to move the map up, down, left and right respectively.

There are  also various mouse and keyboard shortcuts such as:

  • If you hold down the shift key you will be able to perform a marquee selection, draw a rectangle, to zoom into a particular area of the map.
  • You can use the scroll bar on your mouse to zoom in and out.
  • You can use the arrows on your keyboard to move around the map.

 You can also move around the map by using the View menu.

Inspecting information on the map

Information can be retrieved from the map by simply clicking within it. Precisely where you click is important as only information from map objects found at that point will be retrieved. Therefor if you wish to retrieve information for a School or other point object, you need to click on that point.

The information is displayed in the Information Browser pane. There will be a tab for every layer that has a map object at the point where you clicked.

You can also Select & Measure features on the map by using the tools provided.

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