View operations are reviewed in this section. These operations mainly enable selection of navigation/mouse functionality.
Availability
Viewer and Level 1, 2, 3; specific operations vary by Level
Feature | Description |
FullExtent | Expand map view to full extent |
Zoom | Zoom in or out |
Pan/Drag | Slide map view using mouse |
Identify | Click on any shape to view profile |
Colors | Color picker to assign colors |
Layer Editor | Start layer editor to modify colors, patterns, labels, etc. |
Zoom to Full Extent
-- zooms out to largest extent of any layer in the open project.
-- same result as clicking Full Extent button on Toolbar1
Zoom Mode
-- changes mouse functionality to zoom mode.
-- same result as clicking Zoom by Window button on Toolbar1
Drag/Pan Mode
-- changes mouse functionality to pan/drag mode
-- left-click on map window, hold mouse down, and drag map
-- same result as clicking Drag/Pan button on Toolbar1
Select/Identify Mode
-- changes mouse functionality to select/identify mode.
-- with mouse as identify tool, select a layer (set active layer)
... now click an object in the map window to view a profile; all items in the shapefile dbf are displayed.
-- same result as clicking Select/Identify button on Toolbar1
Show Title Panel
-- shows title panel at bottom of map window
-- uses content in active title file
Open Title File
-- opens a title file
-- the open title file is used as the content source to display in title panel