DeLorme Street Atlas USA 2009, User Manual

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Using the Draw Tools
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Editing a Track
Once you download a track from a GPS receiver, you can edit (including reshaping or
changing line color or width), copy, move, or delete it at any time.
To Edit a Track
Use the following steps to edit a track.
1. Open the map file containing the draw file with the track you want to edit.
2. Click the Draw tab.
3. If the track you want to edit is not in the active draw file, click File and select
the draw file from the draw file dialog area. Then, click Done.
4. Click the Select tool and click the track you want to edit.
• A box displays around the selected track.
• The shape points used to create the line display as small, magenta
squares.
5. Change any of the track style, color, or weight options of the existing track.
• To edit any label on a track, click the Select tool, select the line twice,
then type the label in the text box that displays next to the track.
• Reshape the track by dragging any of the points in the line to a new
location. When you select a shape point of a line segment within an
active line:
• A small green circle indicates the start end point of the selected
track segment.
• A small red circle indicates the last end point of the selected
track segment.
• Select the Coordinate or the Distance and Bearing/Angle option
and edit their numbers. Click Apply to initiate the changes.
6. Click Done to finish your edit.
OR
Press the ENTER key on your keyboard.
OR
Click outside the object's active box on the map.
Placing a Routable Road, Line, Arc, or Spline at a
Specific Location
You can place any line object (routable road, line, arc, or spline) at a specific
coordinate location.
To Place a Line Object at a Specific Location
Use the following steps to place your line object at a specific coordinate location.
1. Click the Draw tab.
2. To place a routable road, click and hold the Routable Road tool .
OR
To place a line/arc/spline, click and hold the Line/Arc/Spline tool