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{{note|See section [[Display Items in Map Pane]] to display the desired item. See how to  [[Navigation Functions | center ]] on the item. }}
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<td style="padding-top: 0.2em; font-weight: bold; background-color: #cee0f2" class="">Daily Activities</td>
 
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[[IMSMA Navigation Window  | IMSMA Navigation]]<br />
 
[[Theme Manager Window | Theme Manager]]<br />
 
[[Current View Windows | Current View]]<br />
 
[[Field Reports | Field Reports]]<br />
 
[[Geospatial Data | Geospatial Data]]<br />
 
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<td style="padding-top: 0.2em; font-weight: bold; background-color: #cee0f2" class="">How To Information</td>
 
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[[HowTo:View the Previous and Next Map in the Series|View Next/Previous Map]]<br />
 
[[HowTo:Select Icons on the Map|Select Icons on Map]]<br />
 
[[HowTo:Display the Area and Length of Polygon|Display Polygon Area/Length]]<br />
 
[[HowTo:Identify Objects on the Map|Identify Objects]]<br />
 
[[HowTo:Measure Distance on the Map|Measure Distance]]<br />
 
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The feature selection button allows you to select one or more icons from the map. After you select the icon, the rows in the item tab corresponding to the selected icon are highlighted in yellow. Before using the feature selection map control, you will want to have at least one of the map themes enabled. Also, it may be helpful to zoom into the area of the map where the icons of the items are located. A closer view of the map area allows you to select the specific icon in which you are interested.
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The '''Select''' button allows you to select one or more features in the Map Pane. The rows of the selected features in the items data tab are highlighted in blue. To '''Select''' symbols in the Map Pane:
 
 
To select icons on the map using the feature selection map control:
 
 
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<li>Click the [[Image:MouseIcon.png]] button.</li>
 
<li>Click the [[Image:MouseIcon.png]] button.</li>
<li>Select the icon(s) on the map for which you would like to locate data in the items pane.</li>
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<li>Click in the Map Pane and while holding down the mouse button, drag the mouse to form a rectangle around the symbol(s) you would like to select. Then release the mouse button.</li>
 
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The symbol(s) are selected if a blue circle displays in their centre and the associated rows in the items pane are highlighted in blue.  
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| [[File:Note.jpg | 40px]] || To select multiple icon(s), click the map and while holding down the mouse button, drag the mouse to form a rectangle around the icon(s) you would like to select. Then release the mouse button.  
 
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::A blue circle displays in the centre of the selected icon(s) and the associated rows in the items pane are highlighted in yellow.  
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{{Note | To inactive the feature '''Select''', select another feature in [[Explore the Toolbars#Map Pane toolbar|Map Pane toolbar]].}}
  
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<li>To disable the feature selection map control, select another GIS map control.</li>
 
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Latest revision as of 13:28, 23 March 2015

Note.jpg See section Display Items in Map Pane to display the desired item. See how to center on the item.

The Select button allows you to select one or more features in the Map Pane. The rows of the selected features in the items data tab are highlighted in blue. To Select symbols in the Map Pane:

  1. Click the MouseIcon.png button.
  2. Click in the Map Pane and while holding down the mouse button, drag the mouse to form a rectangle around the symbol(s) you would like to select. Then release the mouse button.

The symbol(s) are selected if a blue circle displays in their centre and the associated rows in the items pane are highlighted in blue.

Note.jpg To inactive the feature Select, select another feature in Map Pane toolbar.