DeLorme 6 User Manual

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Getting Started

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Map Navigation

• Recenter the map and zoom it in and out.
• Grab and pan the map in any direction.

Map Tools

• Measure linear distance and area on the map based on the units chosen in the

Display tab of the Options dialog box.

• Get information about a location on the map. You can also right-click a

location on the map and click Info.

• Profile a linear object on the map. You can also select the Profile tab, right-

click the linear object on the map and then click Profile.

MapShare/Portable Maps

• Share maps, route directions, or profiles with friends, family, or associates

with MapShare using the Internet.

• Launch the Earth Community Atlas wizard.
• Send static maps to your iPod with Portable Maps.

Options/Help

• Open the Options dialog box to set GPS, display, map feature, voice

navigation, 3-D, handheld export, and keyboard shortcut preferences. This is

also available in the tab area on the GPS, 3-D, and Handheld Export tabs).

• Open the Help menu to access the XMap Help topics, Map Legend, and more.

Print

• Print your current map screen. See the Print tab for more printing options.
• Quick print with the current Print tab settings.

Project

• Create, save, and/or open projects. You can also access these options on the

Map Data tab.

Redline/Sync Tools

• Redline/mark up a GIS layer.**
• Refresh subscription layers and send redline layers to the source database.**
• Add all of the layers that are in the active subscription to your workspace.**

Route

• Set route start, finish, and stop, and via points and calculate a route. You can

also access these options from the Route tab.

Undo/Redo

• Undo/redo your last GIS edit and measure tool actions.


Notes

• Not all of the toolbar features are activated by default. To modify which toolbar

items you want to view, right-click the toolbar. Toolbar options with selected

check box next to them are currently displayed on the toolbar. Click the item to
activate or inactivate it on the toolbar.

• In addition to customizing which toolbar features are displayed, you can also

reposition the toolbar segments horizontally or vertically. Just drag the vertical

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