The legend simply describes the features on the map views (a feature is any object--point, line, polygon--on the map).  By clicking the check boxes, features can be displayed or removed from the Main Map area.  Additionaly, by clicking on the description of the feature (a box should appear around the feature in the Legend area), you can drag the feature description up and down the Legend area thereby displaying that feature on top of other features in the Main Map area.

Tool Bar --

Zooms in and out (changes scale) of Main Map.  Click on this and then click (or drag) on any spot on the map to zoom in or out

Zooms to full extent of the Main Map

Zooms to full extent of the selected map feature

Zooms to previous and next extent viewed

Pans through the map.  Click on this and then drag the map in any direction

Shows the attributes of the feature selected.  Click on this and then click on a feature to see a brief description of that feature (if available)

Click on this then use the mouse as a drawing device on the map to create measured line segments that give distances between segment end points

Sets units for distances

Creates buffer zone areas around features that are selected

By clicking this icon, a set of new icons will be displayed on the bottom of the Main Map.  You can use these icons to create and submit comments and information

By clicking this icon, a set of new icons will be displayed on the bottom of the Main Map.  You can uses these icons to create and submit data that can be used be integrated into the map

These icons are used to select features on the map

Clicking on this icon will display the attributes of the selected feature

Clears all selections

Allows you to change how features are displayed (i.e., the color, outline, etc.)

You can save the map display as an image file.  Click on this and then fill the forms that pop up at the bottom of the Main Map with the appropriate information

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