Pitney Bowes MapXtreme - Manual (Page 415)

Chapter 23: Workspace Manager
Workspace Manager Menu Commands
MapXtreme v7.1 422 Developer Guide
Zoom Out
Use the Zoom Out tool to get a wider area view of your map. To zoom out on a map:
1. Choose Tools>Zoom Out to activate the tool.
Your cursor changes to a magnifying glass with a minus sign in it.
2. Click on your map.
The map redraws at a wider area view, centering itself at the point you clicked.
One tool Zoom In and Zoom Out
To zoom in and out using the same zoom tool, hold down the Control key. When using the Zoom In
tool with Control you will zoom out stepwise with each click. When using the Zoom Out tool while
holding down the Control key, you will zoom in stepwise with each click.
Pan
Use the Pan tool to reposition your map without changing the zoom level. For example, you might
want to redirect the view of your map so that a certain country or city is in the center. To pan your
map:
1. Choose Tools>Pan to activate the tool.
Your cursor changes to a hand icon.
2. Click on the map, and while holding down the mouse button, drag the map to the desired
position.
The map redraws reflecting the new position.
Select
Use the Select tool to select objects one at a time or to select all objects that are generally in the
same area.
To select an object using the Select tool:
1. Choose Tools>Select to activate the tool.
The cursor changes to an arrow.
2. Click the object on the map you want to select.
The selected object is highlighted.
Radius Select
Use the Radius Select tool to select all objects that fall within a given radius. For example, you have
a table of blood donors and a table of blood donation sites. Using the Radius Select tool, you could
create a temporary list of blood donors that live within a one-half-mile radius of each blood donation
site.
Note that the Radius Select tool selects all objects whose centroid falls within the circle. The object
does not have to be completely bounded by the circle. To select objects within a radius: