DeLorme Street Atlas USA 2009, User Manual

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Using the Draw Tools
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Editing a Circle, Rectangle, or Polygon
Once you have created an area draw object, you can edit (including reshaping or
changing line color or weight), copy, move, or delete at any time.
To Edit a Circle, Rectangle, or Polygon
Use the following steps to edit an area draw object.
1. Open the map file containing the draw file with the area object you want to
edit.
2. Click the Draw tab.
3. If the object 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. The
Draw dialog area displays.
4. Click the Select tool and then click the object on the map.
A box displays around the object indicating that it is active.
OR
To edit multiple objects, click the Select tool and then drag a box
around the objects that you want to edit.
5. Change the object's fill, outline, and/or width option.
OR
If you selected a single circle, drag one of the magenta squares around the
circle to change the circle's size. The center of the circle remains in its original
location.
OR
If you selected a single rectangle, click one of the corner points of the
rectangle and drag to change its width, height, and area on the map.
OR
If you selected a single polygon, click one of the shape points of the polygon
and drag to change its bearing or angle, the leg length, and polygon area on
the map. Reshape the polygon by dragging any of the points in the polygon to
a new location. When you select a shape point of a line segment within an
active polygon, a small green circle indicates the start end point of the
selected line segment and a small red circle indicates the last end point of the
selected line segment. Select the Coordinate option or the Distance and
Bearing/Angle option and edit their numbers. Click Apply to initiate the
changes.
Notes You can display either bearing or distance by clicking the drop-down
arrow next to the Bearing or Angle text located below the distance text in the
Distance and Bearing/Angle option. You can also delete points and line
segments from or add points to a polygon.
6. Press the ENTER key on your keyboard to finish your edit.
OR
Click outside the object's active box on the map.