Also note in the above polyline that there is a orange dot in the centre of the polyline, and another at the bottom right corner Once a polyline is selected you can change the appearance by clicking the arrow next to the Line polyline’s tool. Text can also be added to a selected polyline. The position of the text will be in the centre of the polyline The shape of a selected polyline can also be adjusted. Position the mouse over one of the orange dots that appear overlapping a polyline vertex, until the mouse cursor changes to . When this occurs, a vertex of the polyline has been selected. Click the mouse, and drag the selected vertex to a new position. To change the position of a polyline, grab with the mouse the orange dot that appears in the centre of the polyline. To change the size of a polyline, grab with the mouse the orange dot that appears in the right bottom corner of the polyline. Markup / Redline Tools - Rectangle Rectangles can be added to the by first clicking the button. Then click the mouse Main Map Display Rectangle on the and drag the mouse. As you drag the mouse, a red rectangle will be generated, Main Map Display outlining the current shape. Clicking the mouse again, will cause a rectangle symbol to appear on the Main Map Display. The default appearance of a rectangle symbol will be solid yellow fill, with a black outline. Use the Modify button , together with the and buttons to change the Text can also be added Fill Line rectangle’s appearance. to the rectangle, and is placed in the center of the rectangle. The button can be used to change the Modify size and position. rectangle’s Markup / Redline Tools - Polygon The polygon symbol is very similar in operation to the rectangle symbol. To add a polygon element to the first click the tool button. Then with the mouse on the click Main Map Display, Polygon Main Map Display, in three different locations. An yellow shape will then appear on the map. Continue clicking till the desired shape is obtained, then double click to stop the operation. The outlined shape will then appear (if the default colours and lines types are not changed) as a solid yellow filled polygon with a black outline. As with the rectangle symbol, use the button to add text, change position, change shape or alter the Modify appearance of the polygon.
Also note in the above polyline that there is a orange dot in the centre of the polyline, and another at the bottom right corner Once a polyline is selected you can change the polyline’s appearance by clicking the arrow next to the Line tool. Text can also be added to a selected polyline. The position of the text will be in the centre of the polyline The shape of a selected polyline can also be adjusted. Position the mouse over one of the orange dots that appear overlapping a polyline vertex, until the mouse cursor changes to . When this occurs, a vertex of the polyline has been selected. Click the mouse, and drag the selected vertex to a new position. To change the position of a polyline, grab with the mouse the orange dot that appears in the centre of the polyline. To change the size of a polyline, grab with the mouse the orange dot that appears in the right bottom corner of the polyline. Markup / Redline Tools - Rectangle Rectangles can be added to the Main Map Display by first clicking the Rectangle button. Then click the mouse on the Main Map Display and drag the mouse. As you drag the mouse, a red rectangle will be generated, outlining the current shape. Clicking the mouse again, will cause a rectangle symbol to appear on the Main Map Display. The default appearance of a rectangle symbol will be solid yellow fill, with a black outline. Use the Modify button , together with the Fill and Line buttons to change the rectangle’s appearance. Text can also be added to the rectangle, and is placed in the center of the rectangle. The Modify button can be used to change the rectangle’s size and position. Markup / Redline Tools - Polygon The polygon symbol is very similar in operation to the rectangle symbol. To add a polygon element to the Main Map Display, first click the Polygon tool button. Then with the mouse on the Main Map Display, click in three different locations. An yellow shape will then appear on the map. Continue clicking till the desired shape is obtained, then double click to stop the operation. The outlined shape will then appear (if the default colours and lines types are not changed) as a solid yellow filled polygon with a black outline. As with the rectangle symbol, use the Modify button to add text, change position, change shape or alter the appearance of the polygon.
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