Using the Toolbar
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Show Tab Area Panel—Allows you to show or hide all the tabs. If Show All Tabs is
turned on, the check box next to it is selected. Click Show Tab Area Panel to show
or hide the tab area.
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Show Control Panel—Allows you to show or hide the Control Panel. If Show Control
Panel is turned on, the check box next to it is selected. Click Show Control Panel to
show or hide it.
To Exchange Files with a Handheld Device
Use the Exchange button
on the toolbar (also on the GPS and Handheld Export tabs)
to exchange objects such as waypoints, tracks, and routes with a handheld device.
The Exchange button is
hidden by default
; to show it, right-click the toolbar to open the
menu and click Exchange.
For more information on exchanging objects, see Help topics listed under Using Handheld
Devices.
To Add Images to a GPS Location
To open the GeoTagger Wizard, where you can combine images with GPS information on the
map, click the GeoTagger button
on the toolbar.
The Geotagger button is
hidden by default
; to show it, right-click the toolbar to open the
menu and click Geotagger.
For more information, see
Getting Started with GeoTagger
.
To Grab and Pan the Map
To drag and pan the map in any direction, click the Map Panning button
on the
toolbar.
The Map Panning button is
hidden by default
; to show it, right-click the toolbar to open the
menu and click Map Panning.
To Measure Distance
Use the following steps to measure linear distances and perimeter/area on the map. For
more information, see
Measuring Distance and Area
.
The Measure tool is
hidden by default
:to show it, right-click the toolbar to open the menu
and click Measure Tool.
1.
Click the Measure tool
on the toolbar.
2.
Click point-by-point to draw a measurement line on the map. A text box displays
next to your pointer indicating the total distance of the measurement taken.
Note When you pass over a point in a road, measurement line, or measurement
area to which you can snap, a yellow circle defines the snap point. Click to snap
the point of the measure line to the road or measurement object's point coordinate.
Press and hold the ALT key on your keyboard to disable snapping.