User Guide

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These four tools determine the operation of the mouse and of a single finger.

Move - click, tap, or drag to move the map

Point - click, tap, or drag highlight and identify a feature on the map

Sketch - click, tap, or drag to sketch a new feature or edit an existing one

Measure - click or tap twice to measure the distance between two points

You can also move the map by dragging with two fingers, and by using the arrow keys.

Move in Move Mode

  drag the mouse or one finger
  click or tap to jump to a point

Move in any mode

  drag the middle mouse button        
  drag two fingers
  right, left, up, down arrow keys

Zoom

  mouse wheel
  shift-up and shift-down arrow keys
  two finger pinch in and out
  zoomer tool

Rotate the globe on the z-axis

  shift-right and shift-up arrow keys

Point

  shift-click the mouse

double click double tap

Sketch - drag to draw a shape on the map

Point - click only, highlight and identify an object on the map

Measure - two mouse clicks, measure the distance between the two points

Zoomer

Time Slider

Globe/Mercator

Where Am I - lower-left corner, lat/long coordinates of mouse

Main Menu

Tools

Layers

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