Using the Draw Tools
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Editing a Symbol
With DeLorme XSym, you can edit an existing symbol in a symbol set (.dim) file and
save the change or save it as a new symbol to be added to another symbol set. You
can assign a new category name for the symbol to help locate it under the Find tab
in the DeLorme mapping program.
To Edit a Symbol
Use the following steps to edit a symbol.
1.
Click the Draw tab.
2.
Click and hold the Symbol/MapNote/Text Label/Image tool
to view its hidden options. Select the Symbol tool
.
3.
Under Symbols, select the symbol set that contains the symbol you want to
edit.
4.
Click Edit. The DeLorme XSym dialog box opens.
5.
Select the symbol you want to edit from the symbol selection of the default
symbol set or from another symbol set you have created. The symbol displays
in the Symbol Editing Grid.
6.
Use the tools in the Draw Tool Box and under Transparency and Anchor to
edit the symbol.
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To undo the last action, click the Undo button
under Edit Symbol.
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To repeat the last action, click the Redo button
under Edit Symbol.
7.
To assign a symbol name to the current symbol, type a name or phrase in the
Symbol Name text box under Edit Symbol.
Note Once you assign a name to a symbol in a symbol set, each occurrence
of that symbol you place on the map retains the new symbol name in addition
to the default symbol name of "symbol."
8.
Click OK when finished.
Note As you create a symbol, an image preview displays to the upper-left of the
Symbol Editing Grid. You can make edits to the symbol in either the Image Preview
or the Symbol Editing Grid. Any edits done in one view are mirrored in the other
view.
Finding a Custom Symbol
The symbol name you assign to a symbol in XSym is different than the label you
attach to the symbol on the map using the symbol draw tool. You can use the
symbol name to help locate a custom symbol you have already placed on a map
using the Advanced feature under the Find tab.
To Find a Custom Symbol
Use the following steps to find a symbol by its symbol name.
1.
Click the Find tab and then click Advanced.
2.
Select Category from the Find drop-down list
3.
Select the applicable option from the Within drop-down list.
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