Snapping Draw Objects - DeLorme Topo USA 8.0 User Manual

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Note You can also delete a draw object using the right-click feature in the draw file
list. Click the File button in the Draw tab, click to select the Draw File that contains
the object you want to delete, click More, right-click the object, and then click
Delete.
To Delete Multiple Draw Objects
Use the following steps to delete several draw objects.
1. Click the Draw tab.
2. To select multiple draw objects, click the Select tool
object on the map to select it, and then press and hold the SHIFT key on your
keyboard while clicking each additional draw object you want to delete. A box
displays around each selected object.
OR
To select multiple draw objects, click the Select tool
the draw objects you want to delete.
3. Click the Delete button in the Draw dialog area.
OR
Press the DELETE key on your keyboard.
OR
Right-click the object and then click Manage Draw/Delete Draw Object.
A message box displays asking if you want to delete the draw objects from
the current file.
If you click Yes, all selected draw objects in the file are deleted. You
cannot undo this action.
If you click No, no objects are cleared from the file.
To Delete All Draw Objects
To delete all draw objects from an unsaved draw file, click the Draw tab and, click a
draw object button that represents the draw file you want to clear (for example, if
you want to clear a RoadLayer, click the Routable Roads tool
Clear All. A message box displays asking if you want to clear all draw objects from
the current file.
If you click Yes, all draw objects in the file are cleared. You cannot
undo this action.
If you click No, no objects are cleared from the file.

Snapping Draw Objects

You can snap any draw object to the exact coordinates of a point in another draw
object. You can also snap the central shape point of an arc to another object.
To Snap a Draw Object to the Coordinates of Another Object
Use the following steps to snap a draw object to the coordinates of another draw
object.
1. Click the Draw tab.
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, click the first draw
, drag a box over
) and then click

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