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The GIS map controls, which are located across the top of the map, allow you to control the appearance of the map. The toolbar contains buttons that perform various functions on the map. The buttons in the map controls toolbar and their descriptions are listed in Table 12.

Table 12. GIS Map Controls Toolbar Buttons
Button Description
ArrowLeftIcon.png Displays the previously displayed map.
ArrowRightIcon.png Displays the next map.
CatPaneIcon.png Allows you to specify the area on the map for which you would like to view data in the data set categories pane. For more information, see page 22.
MouseIcon.png Displays the feature selection tool that allows you to select one or more icons from the map. After you select the icon(s), the rows in the item tab(s) corresponding to the selected icon(s) are highlighted. For more information, see the How to select icons on the map section on page 19.
ScaleUpIcon.png Displays a smaller map area at a larger scale and also recentres the map on the point that you select on the map. For more information, see page 23.
ScaleDownIcon.png Displays a larger map area at a smaller scale and also recentres the map on the point that you select on the map.
PanHandIcon.png Displays the pan tool (hand) that allows you to move the map within the map pane. For more information, see the How to reposition the map image section on page 22.
InfoIcon.png Allows you to display some of the attributes for a selected icon on the map. For more information, see page 21.
MeasureLnIcon.png Allows you to measure lines, polylines, and polygons on the map. For more information, see page 21.
ZoomInIcon.png The zoom-in tool displays a smaller area of the country structure in more detail. For more information, see the How to display the map at a larger scale section on page 24.
ZoomOutIcon.png The zoom-out tool displays a larger area of the country structure in less detail. For more information, see page 24.
ScaleIcon.png Allows you to select the scale at which to display the map. For more information, see page 24.
CoordWinIcon.png Displays the Recentre to Coordinates window that allows you to specify the coordinates on which to recentre the map. For more information, see page 24.
OrigScaleIcon.png Displays the map in its original scale and original position within the map pane. For more information, see page 25.
FurthLocIcon.png Displays the map in its original scale and original position within the map pane. For more information, see page 25.
MapProjectIcon.png Allows you to alter the map projection. For more information, see page 25.
RefreshIcon.png Refreshes the map display.
AlterLayoutIcon.png Allows you to alter the layout of the map for printing purposes. For more information, see page 27.