Toolbar Buttons


The Map Viewer's toolbar appears to the left of the map display area. It includes all of the following tools. To learn how to use a specific tool, click on the image to the left, otherwise click next below. Use your browsers back button to return to this page when you are done.

Toggle between Legend and Layer List: Switches back and forth between a legend with symbology and a layer list with visibility options.
Toggle Overview Map: Adds or removes the overview map from the map display area.
Zoom In: Zooms in to the area of the map that you click or drag a box around.
Zoom Out: Zooms out from the area of the map that you click or drag a box around.
Zoom to Full Extent: Zooms to the full extent of the map (both Elkhart and St Joseph County).
Zoom to Active Layer: Zooms to the full extent of the active layer.
Back to Last Extent: Zooms to the previous extent.
Pan: Pans the display in the direction that you drag the mouse pointer.
Hyperlink: If the feature clicked in the active layer contains a hyperlink field, a new window will open to the link.
Identify: Displays attribute information for the feature that you clicked.
Identify All: Displays all of the available attribute information for the point where you clicked (only displays information from layers displayed).
Query: Searches for features based on a query expression.
Find: Finds map features with an attribute value matching a string that you type.
Measure: Measures distances on the map.
Set Units: Sets the units for the Measure tool.
Buffer: Selects the features of one layer that are within the specified buffer distance of selected features of another layer.
Select by Rectangle: Selects the group of features contained by or in contact with a rectangle you draw on the map.
Select by Line/Polygon: Selects the group of features contained by or in contact with a line or polygon you draw on the map.
Clear Selection: Clears the selected set of features.
Locate Address: Locates a street address on the map. Currently not functioning correctly.
Print: Prints the map to your default printer.

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