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Getting Information About Map Features
The Street Atlas USA 2005 status bar (located above the tab area) displays point of interest name (if applicable),
street name/address, highway, city, state, and ZIP Code information for the map location that your cursor is
positioned on.
You can also right-click a point, symbol, feature, or area on the map to identify it and view detailed information
about it. The type of descriptive information varies, depending on the item you have right-clicked. You can also
copy the information and paste it into another program, such as a word processor.
To Get Information About a Map Feature Using Right-Click Functionality
Use the following steps to get information about a particular map feature.
1.
Right-click the desired map feature, such as a road, town, or point of interest. The right-click options
available for that type of feature display.
2.
Click
Info
. A list of information categories display.
Note
: Descriptive information may include a name or feature type, telephone number, length/area, URL,
ZIP Code, town name, county name, state, coordinates, and so forth.
3.
Click the plus sign next to each of the information categories to expand the category to view more detailed
information.
OR
Right-click in the information box and click
Expand All
to expand all of the information categories. Right-
click in the information box again and click
Collapse All
to minimize all of the information categories.
4.
Optional: Right-click in the information box and click
to print your map feature information.
To Copy Map Feature Information into Another Program
Use the following steps to copy the data in the Info tab and paste it into another program, such as a
word processor.
1.
Select the desired text by dragging across it.
OR
If you want all the information in the dialog area, right-click the information box and then click
Select
All
.
2.
Right-click the information box with the selected text and then click
Copy
.
OR
Press CTRL+C on your keyboard.
3.
Open or switch to the program where you want to paste the text.
4.
Right-click the selected location and then click
Paste
.
OR
If the program you are pasting information into has a menu bar, under the Edit menu, click
Paste
.
