To Grab And Pan The Map; To Create A Profile; To Measure Distance - DeLorme Topo USA 8.0 User Manual

The Earthmate PN-Series Exchange dialog also opens when you plug in a device.
For more information on exchanging objects, see Help topics listed under Using
Handheld Devices.

To Grab and Pan the Map

To drag and pan the 2-D or 3-D 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 and
click Map Panning.

To Create a Profile

To create a profile:
1. Center your 2-D map on the area with the linear object you want to profile.
OR
Center the route you want to profile on the map.
2. Click the Profile button
3. Move your pointer over the map. The pointer changes from
when it passes over an object that you can profile.
4. Select a linear object or route on the map to generate its profile.
When the object is selected, it is highlighted and the Profile graph displays in
the Profile tab area.
Note Move your pointer along the elevation profile in the Profile graph. The
intersection of the vertical and horizontal blue lines travels along the top of
the terrain profile. These lines indicate the height and distance of the
particular location. A small crosshair follows along the corresponding object
on the map.
You can also right-click a linear object or route on the map and click Profile. For
more information about profiles, see the Help topics under Profiling Linear Objects.

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.
1. Click the Measure tool
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
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.
3. To end a measurement line, double-click the last point of the measurement
line. The measure line displays as a two-pixel wide yellow line and the total
length of the line displays in a label at each endpoint of the line.
on the toolbar.
on the toolbar.
Using the Toolbar
to
defines the snap
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