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Rectangles: Drawing, Editing, and Placing
Street Atlas USA 2005 lets you add filled rectangles to a map file.
To Draw a Rectangle
Use the following steps to draw a rectangle.
1.
Click the
Draw
tab to open the Draw dialog area.
2.
Click and hold the Polygon/Rectangle/Circle tool to view its hidden options. Select the Rectangle tool
.
3.
From the Fill drop-down list, select the fill style you want to apply to the rectangle.
4.
Click the fill color button (to the right of the Fill drop-down list) to select the color for your fill style.
5.
Select an outline style for your rectangle from the Outline drop-down list.
6.
Click the outline color button to select a color for the outline of your rectangle.
7.
Select the width for your rectangle outline from the Width drop-down list.
8.
Select
Show Measurement
to display information on the width, height, and area on the map as you draw
the rectangle.
Note
: Labels display when end points are clicked if the Show Measurement check box is selected.
9.
Click the location for the rectangle's upper-left corner on the map and drag away from the corner to set the
width, height, and area for the rectangle. Release as soon as the desired size is achieved.
•
The coordinates of the upper-left corner point displays in the corresponding text boxes to the right
of the fill options.
•
The distance and bearing/angle of the final corner point from the first corner point displays in the
corresponding text boxes to the right of the fill options.
Obtain the area of the rectangle by adding a detailed MapNote using the right-click function.
To Edit a Rectangle
Use the following steps to edit a rectangle.
1.
Click the
Draw
tab to open the Draw dialog area.
2.
Click the Select tool
and then click the desired rectangle on the map. A dotted-line box displays
around the rectangle indicating that it is active and the corner points display as small, magenta boxes.
OR
To edit multiple rectangles, click the Select tool
and then drag a box around the rectangles that you
want to edit.
3.
Change the rectangle fill, outline, and/or width option.
OR
If you selected to edit a single rectangle, click on one of the corner points of the rectangle and drag to
change it's width, height, and area on the map.
4.
Click
Done
to finish your edit.
OR
Press the ENTER key on your keyboard to finish your edit.
OR
Click outside the object's active box on the map.
To Place a Rectangle at a Specific Location
Use the following steps to place a rectangle.
1.
Click the
Draw
tab to open the Draw dialog area.
2.
Click and hold the Polygon/Rectangle/Circle tool to view its hidden options. Select the Rectangle tool
.
3.
Select the desired rectangle fill, outline, and/or width options.
