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The IMSMA themes toolbar and [[Glossary|<abbr title="Geographic Information System ">GIS</abbr>]] map controls toolbar allow you to display icons on the map and control the appearance of the map. The Workbench button opens the Workbench window which lists field reports that need manager approval.
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There are four different IMSMA toolbars in the Main Navigation window:
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# Map Pane toolbar
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# Data entry toolbar
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# IMSMA themes toolbar
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# Item pane toolbar
  
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[[Image:MapPaneToolbars.png|center|500px|''Map Pane Toolbars'']]
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Apart from these four toolbars, you can also see in the bottom, right corner of the Map Pane the current coordinates of the mouse cursor over the map. Longitude and Latitude report the coordinates of the mouse pointer as the user hovers or drags the mouse across the map. You can even [[Change the Coordinate Reference System Display]].
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''Map Pane Toolbars''
 
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The IMSMA themes toolbar, which is located to the left of the map, allows you to select the icons displayed on the map. Icons are images representing the different items. The buttons in the map themes toolbar and their descriptions are listed below.
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Finally, the country structure selected from the country structure pane is displayed in the bottom, left corner of the map pane.
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{{note| Note that any time the Map Pane is updated, it may take a few seconds for the update of the Map Pane to be started and finished.}}
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[[Image:MapPaneToolbars.png|center|500px|''Toolbars'']]
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==Map Pane toolbar==__NOEDITSECTION__
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The Map Pane toolbar, which is located across the top of the map, allows 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 below.
  
 
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<center>
 
{| class="wikitable" width="600"
 
{| class="wikitable" width="600"
 
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|-
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| align="center" colspan="2" | '''IMSMA Themes Toolbar Buttons'''
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| align="center" colspan="2" | '''Map Pane Toolbar Buttons'''
 
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| width="125pt" | '''Button'''
 
| width="125pt" | '''Button'''
 
| width="475pt" | '''Description'''
 
| width="475pt" | '''Description'''
 
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| align="center" | [[Image:LocationsIcon.png|Location]] || Displays or hides the icons on the map to indicate the Locations associated with the displayed country structure. This option is enabled by default.  
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| align="center" | [[Image:arrowLeftIcon.png|Backward]] || Displays the previously displayed map. For more information, see [[View the Previous and Next Map in the Series]].
 
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| align="center" | [[Image:TasksIcon.png|Task]] || Displays or hides the icons on the map to indicate the Tasks associated with the displayed country structure.
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| align="center" | [[Image:arrowRightIcon.png|Forward]] || Displays the next map. For more information, see [[View the Previous and Next Map in the Series]].
 
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| align="center" | [[Image:HazardsIcon.png|Land]] || Displays or hides the icons on the map to indicate Land associated with the displayed country structure.
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| align="center" | [[Image:CatPaneIcon.png|Lasso]] || Allows you to specify the area in the Map Pane for which you would like to view data in the data set categories pane. For more information, see [[Lasso an Area on the Map]].
 
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| align="center" | [[Image:AssistanceClassificationIcon.png|Assistance]] || Displays or hides the icons on the map to indicate the Assistance  associated with the displayed country structure.
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| align="center" | [[Image:MouseIcon.png|Select]] || Displays the feature selection tool that allows you to select one or more symbols in the Map Pane. After you select the symbol(s), the rows in the item tab(s) corresponding to the selected symbol(s) are highlighted. For more information, see the [[Select Symbols in Map Pane]].  
 
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| align="center" | [[Image:HazReducIcon.png|Activity]] || Displays or hides the icons on the map to indicate the Activities associated with the displayed country structure.  
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| align="center" | [[Image:ScaleUpIcon.png|Zoom To Area]] || Displays a smaller map area at a larger scale and also recentres the Map Pane on the point that you select on the map. For more information, see [[Navigation Functions]].
 
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| align="center" | [[Image:AccidentsIcon.png|Accident]] || Displays or hides the icons on the map to indicate the Accidents associated with the displayed country structure.
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| align="center" | [[Image:ScaleDownIcon.png|Zoom From Area]] || Displays a larger map area at a smaller scale and also recentres the Map Pane on the point that you select in the Map Pane. For more information, see [[Navigation Functions]].
 
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| align="center" | [[Image:MREsIcon.png|Education]] || Displays or hides the icons on the map to indicate the Educations associated with the displayed country structure.
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| align="center" | [[Image:PanHandIcon.png|Pan]] || Displays the pan tool (hand) that allows you to move the map within the Map Pane. For more information, see [[Navigation Functions]].
 
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| align="center" | [[Image:QCsIcon.png|QM]] || Displays or hides the icons on the map to indicate the QMs associated with the displayed country structure.
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| align="center" | [[Image:InfoIcon.png|Map Identify]] || Allows you to display some of the attributes for a selected symbols in the Map Pane. For more information, see [[Identify Objects on the Map]].
 
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| align="center" | [[Image:OrgsIcon.png|Organisation]] || Displays or hides the icons on the map to indicate the Organisations associated with the displayed country structure.  
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| align="center" | [[Image:MeasureLnIcon.png|Measure Distance]] || Allows you to measure lines, polylines, and polygons in the Map Pane. For more information, see [[Measure Distance on the Map]].
 
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| align="center" | [[Image:PlacesIcon.png|Place]] || Displays or hides the icons on the map to indicate the Places associated with the displayed country structure.
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| align="center" | [[Image:ZoomInIcon.png|Zoom In]] || The zoom-in tool displays a smaller area of the country structure in more detail.  For more information, see [[Navigation Functions]].
 
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| align="center" | [[Image:CountryIcon.png|Country Structure]] || Displays or hides the icons on the map to indicate Country Structures.
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| align="center" | [[Image:ZoomOutIcon.png|Zoom Out]] || The zoom-out tool displays a larger area of the country structure in less detail. For more information, see [[Navigation Functions]].
 
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| align="center" | [[Image:VictimsIcon.png|Victim]] || Displays or hides the icons on the map to indicate the Victims associated with the displayed country structure.
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| align="center" | [[Image:ScaleIcon.png|Scale]] || Allows you to select the scale at which to display the map. For more information, see [[Change the Map Scale]].
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| align="center" | [[Image:CoordWinIcon.png|Go To Coordinates]] || Displays the Recentre on Coordinates window that allows you to specify the coordinates on which to recentre the map. For more information, see [[Navigation Functions]].
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| align="center" | [[Image:OrigScaleIcon.png|Zoom To Home]] || Displays the map in its original scale and original position within the Map Pane. For more information, see [[Navigation Functions]].
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| align="center" | [[Image:FurthLocIcon.png|Zoom To Full Extent]] || Displays the map to its full extent. For more information, see [[Navigation Functions]].
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| align="center" | [[Image:MapProjectIcon.png|Map Projection]] || Allows you to alter the map projection. For more information, see [[Change the Map Projection]].
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| align="center" | [[Image:MapDisplayIcon.png|Map Display]] || Allows you to edit the map display. For more information, see [[Map Display Window]].
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| align="center" | [[Image:RefreshIcon.png|Refresh Map/Layout]] || Refreshes the map display. For more information, see [[Refresh the Map]].
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| align="center" | [[Image:AlterLayoutIcon.png|Map Layout/View]] || Allows you to alter the layout of the map for printing purposes. For more information, see [[Control the Page Layout]].  
 
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You can also control the icons displayed on the map by using the Map Display window. For more information, see [[Map Display Window]].
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{{ New_6.0 | The Map Display button has been added to the Map Pane toolbar in version 6.0.}}
  
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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 below.
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==Data Entry toolbar==__NOEDITSECTION__
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The Data Entry toolbar displays shortcuts to various features in the Data Entry menu. These include opening the Workbench window, adding a data entry form, and managing tasks. Each button in the toolbar is described below.
  
 
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<center>
 
{| class="wikitable" width="600"
 
{| class="wikitable" width="600"
 
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| align="center" colspan="2" | '''GIS Map Controls Toolbar Buttons'''
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| align="center" colspan="2" | '''Data Entry Toolbar Buttons'''
 
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| width="125pt" | '''Button'''
 
| width="125pt" | '''Button'''
 
| width="475pt" | '''Description'''
 
| width="475pt" | '''Description'''
 
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| align="center" | [[Image:arrowLeftIcon.png|Backward]] || Displays the previously displayed map.
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| align="center" | [[Image:WorkbenchIcon.png|Workbench]] || Displays the Workbench window. For more information, see [[Access and Use the Workbench Window]].
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| align="center" | [[Image:MapToolbarTasks.png|Tasks]] || Allows you to manage tasks. For more information, see [[Using the Tasking Tool in IMSMANG]].  
 
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| align="center" | [[Image:arrowRightIcon.png|Forward]] || Displays the next map.
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| align="center" | [[Image:MapToolbarAddDataEntryForm.png|Add Data Entry Forms]] || Allows you to [[Add a Data Entry Form]].  
 
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| align="center" | [[Image:CatPaneIcon.png|Lasso]] || 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 [[Lasso an Area on the Map]].
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</center>
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==IMSMA themes toolbar==__NOEDITSECTION__
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The IMSMA themes toolbar, which is located to the left of the map, allows you to select which themes/symbols to be displayed in the Map Pane. The buttons in the IMSMA themes toolbar and their descriptions are listed below.
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How many symbols that are displayed in the Map Pane are controlled by:
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# which Country Structure node is selected in the Country Structure pane
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# which function is activated in the Item Pane toolbar.
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{| class="wikitable" width="600"
 
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| align="center" | [[Image:MouseIcon.png|Select]] || 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 [[Select Icons on the Map]].
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| align="center" colspan="2" | '''IMSMA Themes Toolbar Buttons'''
 
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| align="center" | [[Image:ScaleUpIcon.png|Zoom To Area]] || 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 [[Navigation Functions]].
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| width="125pt" | '''Button'''
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| width="475pt" | '''Description'''
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| align="center" | [[Image:ScaleDownIcon.png|Zoom From Area]] || Displays a larger map area at a smaller scale and also recentres the map on the point that you select on the map.
 
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| align="center" | [[Image:PanHandIcon.png|Pan]] || Displays the pan tool (hand) that allows you to move the map within the map pane. For more information, see [[Navigation Functions]].
 
 
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| align="center" | [[Image:InfoIcon.png|Map Identify]] || Allows you to display some of the attributes for a selected icon on the map. For more information, see [[Identify Objects on the Map]].
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| align="center" | [[Image:LocationsIcon.png|Location]] || Displays or hides the Location theme in the Map Pane.  
 
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| align="center" | [[Image:MeasureLnIcon.png|Measure Distance]] || Allows you to measure lines, polylines, and polygons on the map. For more information, see [[Measure Distance on the Map]].
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| align="center" | [[Image:TasksIcon.png|Task]] || Displays or hides the Task theme in the Map Pane.
 
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| align="center" | [[Image:ZoomInIcon.png|Zoom In]] || The zoom-in tool displays a smaller area of the country structure in more detail.  For more information, see [[Navigation Functions]].
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| align="center" | [[Image:HazardsIcon.png|Land]] || Displays or hides the Land theme in the Map Pane.  
 
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| align="center" | [[Image:ZoomOutIcon.png|Zoom Out]] || The zoom-out tool displays a larger area of the country structure in less detail. For more information, see [[Navigation Functions]].
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| align="center" | [[Image:HazReducIcon.png|Activity]] || Displays or hides the Activity theme in the Map Pane.
 
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| align="center" | [[Image:ScaleIcon.png|Scale]] || Allows you to select the scale at which to display the map.
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| align="center" | [[Image:AccidentsIcon.png|Accident]] || Displays or hides the Accident theme in the Map Pane.  
 
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| align="center" | [[Image:CoordWinIcon.png|Go To Coordinates]] || Displays the Recentre to Coordinates window that allows you to specify the coordinates on which to recentre the map.  
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| align="center" | [[Image:VictimsIcon.png|Victim]] || Displays or hides the Victim theme in the Map Pane.  
 
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| align="center" | [[Image:OrigScaleIcon.png|Zoom To Home]] || Displays the map in its original scale and original position within the map pane.  
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| align="center" | [[Image:AssistanceClassificationIcon.png|Assistance]] || Displays or hides the Assistance theme in the Map Pane.  
 
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| align="center" | [[Image:FurthLocIcon.png|Zoom To Full Extent]] || Displays the map in its original scale and original position within the map pane.
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| align="center" | [[Image:MREsIcon.png|Education]] || Displays or hides the Education theme in the Map Pane.  
 
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| align="center" | [[Image:MapProjectIcon.png|Map Projection]] || Allows you to alter the map projection. For more information, see [[Change the Map Projection]].  
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| align="center" | [[Image:QCsIcon.png|QM]] || Displays or hides the Quality Management theme in the Map Pane.  
 
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| align="center" | [[Image:MapDisplayIcon.png|Map Display]] || Allows you to edit the map display. For more information, see [[Map Display Window]].  
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| align="center" | [[Image:OrgsIcon.png|Organisation]] || Displays or hides the Organisation theme in the Map Pane.
 
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| align="center" | [[Image:RefreshIcon.png|Refresh Map/Layout]] || Refreshes the map display.  
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| align="center" | [[Image:PlacesIcon.png|Place]] || Displays or hides the Place theme in the Map Pane.  
 
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| align="center" | [[Image:AlterLayoutIcon.png|Map Layout/View]] || Allows you to alter the layout of the map for printing purposes. For more information, see [[Control the Page Layout]].  
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| align="center" | [[Image:CountryIcon.png|Country Structure]] || Displays or hides the Country Structure theme in the Map Pane.  
 
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The Data Entry toolbar displays shortcuts to various features in the Data Entry menu. These include opening the Workbench window, adding a data entry form, and managing tasks. Each button in the toolbar is described below.
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You can also control which themes are displayed in the Map Pane by using the [[Map Display Window]] where you are also controlling the appearance of the symbols e.g. different symbols by type or different symbols by status.
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==Item Pane toolbar==__NOEDITSECTION__
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The Item Pane toolbar, which is located to the right in the Item Pane below the map, allows you to control how many symbols are displayed in the Map Pane. The buttons in the Item Pane toolbar and their descriptions are listed below.
  
 
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| width="125pt" | '''Button'''
 
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| align="center" | [[Image:WorkbenchIcon.png|Workbench]] || Displays the Workbench window. For more information, see [[Access and Use the Workbench Window]].
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| align="center" | [[Image:records2Icon.png]] || Shows all items of activated IMSMA themes in the Map Pane.  
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| align="center" | [[Image:MapToolbarTasks.png|Tasks]] || Allows you to manage tasks. For more information, see [[Using the Tasking Tool in IMSMANG]].  
 
 
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| align="center" | [[Image:MapToolbarAddDataEntryForm.png|Add Data Entry Forms]] || Allows you to [[Add a Data Entry Form]].  
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| align="center" | [[Image:recordsIcon.png]] || Shows selected items in the Item Pane of activated IMSMA themes in the Map Pane.  
 
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| align="center" | [[Image:InfoPageIcon.png]] || Identifies the selected symbols in the Map Pane.
 
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</center>
 
</center>
  
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The coordinates of the mouse are displayed in the bottom, right corner of the map pane. The country structure selected from the country structure pane is displayed in the bottom, left corner of the map pane.
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{{note| Note that any time the map pane is updated, it may take a few seconds for the update to occur.}}
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Latest revision as of 18:22, 17 June 2017

There are four different IMSMA toolbars in the Main Navigation window:

  1. Map Pane toolbar
  2. Data entry toolbar
  3. IMSMA themes toolbar
  4. Item pane toolbar

Apart from these four toolbars, you can also see in the bottom, right corner of the Map Pane the current coordinates of the mouse cursor over the map. Longitude and Latitude report the coordinates of the mouse pointer as the user hovers or drags the mouse across the map. You can even Change the Coordinate Reference System Display.

Finally, the country structure selected from the country structure pane is displayed in the bottom, left corner of the map pane.

Note.jpg Note that any time the Map Pane is updated, it may take a few seconds for the update of the Map Pane to be started and finished.
Toolbars

Map Pane toolbar

The Map Pane toolbar, which is located across the top of the map, allows 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 below.

Map Pane Toolbar Buttons
Button Description
Backward Displays the previously displayed map. For more information, see View the Previous and Next Map in the Series.
Forward Displays the next map. For more information, see View the Previous and Next Map in the Series.
Lasso Allows you to specify the area in the Map Pane for which you would like to view data in the data set categories pane. For more information, see Lasso an Area on the Map.
Select Displays the feature selection tool that allows you to select one or more symbols in the Map Pane. After you select the symbol(s), the rows in the item tab(s) corresponding to the selected symbol(s) are highlighted. For more information, see the Select Symbols in Map Pane.
Zoom To Area Displays a smaller map area at a larger scale and also recentres the Map Pane on the point that you select on the map. For more information, see Navigation Functions.
Zoom From Area Displays a larger map area at a smaller scale and also recentres the Map Pane on the point that you select in the Map Pane. For more information, see Navigation Functions.
Pan Displays the pan tool (hand) that allows you to move the map within the Map Pane. For more information, see Navigation Functions.
Map Identify Allows you to display some of the attributes for a selected symbols in the Map Pane. For more information, see Identify Objects on the Map.
Measure Distance Allows you to measure lines, polylines, and polygons in the Map Pane. For more information, see Measure Distance on the Map.
Zoom In The zoom-in tool displays a smaller area of the country structure in more detail. For more information, see Navigation Functions.
Zoom Out The zoom-out tool displays a larger area of the country structure in less detail. For more information, see Navigation Functions.
Scale Allows you to select the scale at which to display the map. For more information, see Change the Map Scale.
Go To Coordinates Displays the Recentre on Coordinates window that allows you to specify the coordinates on which to recentre the map. For more information, see Navigation Functions.
Zoom To Home Displays the map in its original scale and original position within the Map Pane. For more information, see Navigation Functions.
Zoom To Full Extent Displays the map to its full extent. For more information, see Navigation Functions.
Map Projection Allows you to alter the map projection. For more information, see Change the Map Projection.
Map Display Allows you to edit the map display. For more information, see Map Display Window.
Refresh Map/Layout Refreshes the map display. For more information, see Refresh the Map.
Map Layout/View Allows you to alter the layout of the map for printing purposes. For more information, see Control the Page Layout.
New 6.0.png The Map Display button has been added to the Map Pane toolbar in version 6.0.

Data Entry toolbar

The Data Entry toolbar displays shortcuts to various features in the Data Entry menu. These include opening the Workbench window, adding a data entry form, and managing tasks. Each button in the toolbar is described below.

Data Entry Toolbar Buttons
Button Description
Workbench Displays the Workbench window. For more information, see Access and Use the Workbench Window.
Tasks Allows you to manage tasks. For more information, see Using the Tasking Tool in IMSMANG.
Add Data Entry Forms Allows you to Add a Data Entry Form.

IMSMA themes toolbar

The IMSMA themes toolbar, which is located to the left of the map, allows you to select which themes/symbols to be displayed in the Map Pane. The buttons in the IMSMA themes toolbar and their descriptions are listed below.

How many symbols that are displayed in the Map Pane are controlled by:

  1. which Country Structure node is selected in the Country Structure pane
  2. which function is activated in the Item Pane toolbar.
IMSMA Themes Toolbar Buttons
Button Description
Location Displays or hides the Location theme in the Map Pane.
Task Displays or hides the Task theme in the Map Pane.
Land Displays or hides the Land theme in the Map Pane.
Activity Displays or hides the Activity theme in the Map Pane.
Accident Displays or hides the Accident theme in the Map Pane.
Victim Displays or hides the Victim theme in the Map Pane.
Assistance Displays or hides the Assistance theme in the Map Pane.
Education Displays or hides the Education theme in the Map Pane.
QM Displays or hides the Quality Management theme in the Map Pane.
Organisation Displays or hides the Organisation theme in the Map Pane.
Place Displays or hides the Place theme in the Map Pane.
Country Structure Displays or hides the Country Structure theme in the Map Pane.

You can also control which themes are displayed in the Map Pane by using the Map Display Window where you are also controlling the appearance of the symbols e.g. different symbols by type or different symbols by status.

Item Pane toolbar

The Item Pane toolbar, which is located to the right in the Item Pane below the map, allows you to control how many symbols are displayed in the Map Pane. The buttons in the Item Pane toolbar and their descriptions are listed below.

Item Pane Toolbar Buttons
Button Description
Records2Icon.png Shows all items of activated IMSMA themes in the Map Pane.
RecordsIcon.png Shows selected items in the Item Pane of activated IMSMA themes in the Map Pane.
InfoPageIcon.png Identifies the selected symbols in the Map Pane.
Viewing and Browsing in IMSMANG
General
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