Map Display; Map Display Overview; Setting Map Feature Preferences; To Set Basic Map Feature Preferences - Apache Street Atlas USA 2005 User Manual

Map Display Overview

Street Atlas USA 2005 lets you customize the appearance of certain map features and units of measurement to meet
your individual preferences. You can even create a set of custom features.
To set your preferences, click the Map Display tab and then click:
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Features to select which features display on the map, such as minor places, grids, one-way streets, ZIP
Codes, and so forth.
Note: The Features dialog area includes an advanced feature, where you can choose how hundreds of types
of map objects display on the map. Select the Use Custom Points of Interest check box and then click
Customize POIs to create a custom set of map features.
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Display to change map magnification, to change the appearance of the map from the default colors to high-
contrast colors, or to change the data zoom level at which large POIs display on the map.
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Units to change the units of measurement, the bearing (true north or magnetic north), and the coordinate
format.

Setting Map Feature Preferences

Street Atlas USA 2005 lets you change the display of a wide variety of map features so you can customize your map
to meet your specific needs.
You can choose to display or hide county borders, exits, grids, international labels, the map center crosshair, one-
way streets, places (minor), points of interest, roads (minor), town borders, urban areas, and ZIP Code boundaries.
For a short description of each of these features, click the feature name and view the description in the information
box.
You can also customize your map features by selecting the Use Custom Points of Interest check box and clicking
Customize POIs.

To Set Basic Map Feature Preferences

Use the following steps to change the basic map feature preferences. Changes made to the map view display almost
immediately after selection.
1. Click the Map Display tab to open the Map Display dialog area.
2. Click Features to view the map feature options. Under Features, a check mark indicates a feature is
displaying on the map.
3. Select the check box next to the map feature you want to display on the map.
OR
Clear the check box next to the map feature you want to hide on the map.
If you cannot make changes to these basic preference check boxes, verify the Use Custom Points of
Interest check box is not selected.

To Set Custom Points of Interest

This is an advanced feature which lets you create a specific, custom set of points of interest for your map display
from hundreds of options. Note that changes are not visible until you click the Done button.
1. Click the Map Display tab and then click Features.
2. Select the Use Custom Points of Interest check box and then click Customize POIs to display the custom
options.
Note: Custom POI selections override selections in the basic Map Features list.
3. To quickly search for a particular type of POI, type the name of the desired item in the Search text box. A
list of matching keywords displays and corresponding POI types are listed in the Search Results window.
Results for number of keywords and types found also displays.
A check mark indicates the feature type displays on the map.
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Select/clear the individual POI check box to show/hide that feature and to center the directory tree
(far-left window) on that type.
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Click the small None button to the right of the Search Results window to show none of the POI
types listed.

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