DeLorme Topo North America 9.0 - Manual (Page 71)

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Finding a Symbol by its Name
Within the Draw tab, you can attach a name to any symbol you add to your map. For more
information on adding symbols to the map, see Adding a Waypoint, Symbol, MapNote, or
Text Label to the Map .
You can use a name to help locate a symbol you have already placed on a map using the
QuickSearch feature on the Find tab. For example, if you named a symbol "My House" when
you placed it on the map, use the following steps for conducting a search on the unique
symbol name.
To Find a Symbol by its Name
Use the following steps to find a symbol by its name.
1. Click the Find tab.
2. Using QuickSearch, type the symbol name followed by the town and state
abbreviation (for example, My Office, Yarmouth, ME) in the Search For text box.
3. Click Search. The closet matches display in the list view to the right of the Search
For text box. The symbol name displays in the Name column.
4. Double-click the item or select the item and click Go To to locate your selection on
the map. The map view centers on the item. A MapTag displays the symbol name at
the symbol location.
Note To display MapTags, select the MapTags check box on the Find tab.
Tips on Viewing Search Results
These tips can help you view Find tab search results.
• To make it easier to view a long list of search results, increase the height of the tab
by dragging the top of the tab area up or by clicking the increase (up) tab height
arrow
at the top of the tab.
• To sort results by another column, click the column header. An arrow identifies the
sort column. Click a second time to reverse the sort order.
Note This feature is not available when in browse mode; see last item in this list.
• To copy the information for the selected item or items, press CTRL+C on your
keyboard. You can then paste the text into another program, such as a word
processing program.
• Right-click an item in the results list to display the following options:
 Copy to Clipboard–Copies the detailed information for the selected item or
items and is available for pasting into another program.
 Go To–Centers the map on the selected item.
 Select All–Selects all items in the list and highlights up to 350 on the map. If
you right-click again with all items selected, you can select Copy to
Clipboard; point to Add and then click MapTag, MapNote, Detailed
MapNote, Address Book Entry, or Waypoint; or point to Route and click
Insert Stop. You must have the MapTags checkbox on the Find tab selected
to add a MapTag.
 Add–Adds a MapTag, MapNote, Detailed MapNote, Address Book Entry, or
Waypoint for the selected item or items. You must have the MapTags
checkbox on the Find tab selected to add a MapTag.