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Topo USA User Guide
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If you attempt to import a bitmap larger than 24 x 24 pixels into XSym, a
message box warns you the selected bitmap is larger than 24 x 24 pixels and
the image is reduced.
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If the bitmap is less than 24 x 24 pixels, the remaining area is filled to the
edge of the Symbol Editing Grid with one of the symbol pixel colors.
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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.
Removing a Symbol
You can remove a symbol from the default symbol set or from any other symbol set
you have created.
To Remove a Symbol
Use the following steps to remove a symbol from a symbol set.
1. Click the Draw tab.
2. Click and hold the Symbol/MapNote/Text Label/Image 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 to remove from the symbol selection.
The symbol displays in the Symbol Editing Grid.
6. Click Remove.
The symbol disappears from the symbol selection under Symbols in Set and
the next symbol within the selection displays in the Symbol Editing Grid.
7. Click OK when finished.
Symbol Editing Tools
Draw Tool Box
DeLorme XSym has a Draw Tool Box that lets you create and edit symbols within the
Symbol Editing Grid independently of the DeLorme mapping program. The tools
provided help you to create unique symbols to add to your map.
The following are the tools available in the Draw Tool Box.
Pencil—Draw freehand lines within the grid.
Line—Draw lines by clicking and dragging to the end point you want
within the grid.
Ellipse—Create an ellipse by clicking and dragging until you achieve the
size or shape of the ellipse you want.
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to view its hidden options. Select the Symbol tool
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