Using the Toolbar
The toolbar allows you to interact with the map by clicking on the map with a tool. For example, if you click in the toolbar on the Zoom In tool, then click on the map, the map will zoom in around where you click.
To use a tool
Note: Some tools do an action immediately. These include the Full-extent, Back-extent, Next-extent, and Magnifier tools.
| Name | Icon | Description |
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| Zoom in |
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Click and drag a rectangle: Click and hold the left mouse button down on the map at one corner of the rectangle to zoom in to. Drag the mouse to the other corner of the rectangle, and release the mouse button. The map will zoom in to the area of the rectangle. |
| Zoom out |
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Click and drag a rectangle: the map will zoom out so that the current map area will fit into the rectangle drawn. The smaller the rectangle you draw, the more the map will zoom out. |
| Pan (recenter) |
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Click and drag the map: Click and hold the left mouse button on the map, and drag the map. The map will be recentered, with the location dragged at the location you dropped it. |
| Full extent |
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Full extent: Immediately zooms the map out to the area of all features and layers. The active tool does not change. |
| Previous extent |
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Previous extent: The map returns to the area displayed previously. Similar to the browser's Back button, but specifically for the map. Up to fifty previous extents are stored when the map is zoomed or panned. If the button is disabled, you are at the original extent in the extent history. |
| Forward extent |
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Forward extent: The map displays the next extent in the list of stored map extents. This is only available after the Previous Extent button has been clicked. Up to fifty extents are stored in the extent history. If the button is disabled, you are at the latest extent in the extent history. |
| Identify |
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Click to identify:
Click with the left mouse button on the map.
A small icon is added to the map
and a callout box displays the name of a feature at the location. |
| Parcel Select |
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Click to identify: Click to select a parcel. For more detailed directions click here. |
| Parcel Buffer |
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Click to identify: Click to buffer parcels around a target parcel. For more detailed directions click here. |
| Clear Selection |
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Click to clear: Click this button to clear the map of any sellected parcels. |
| Measure |
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Click to Measure distance or area |
| Magnifier |
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Click to Magnify a section of the map |