The standard set of tools for the Map Editor are shown below. Depending on the plugins
you have installed, you may see more or less tools.
| Selection Tools |
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Selection tool: Select and move features and geometry points. |
| Navigation Tools |
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Zoom tool: Zoom the map in or out. |
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Pan tool: Pan or recentre the map. |
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Centering tool: Centres the projection at the point clicked |
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Browse tool: Display the Web page for the URL clicked on. |
| Drawing Tools |
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Point tool: Creates a point feature. |
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Text tool: Creates a text feature. |
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Line tool: Draws a straight line. |
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Path tool: Draws or edits a polyline. |
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Polygon tool: Draws a regular polygon. |
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Freehand path tool: Draws a freehand path. |
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2-point circle tool: Draws a circle specified by two points on the circle |
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3-point circle tool: Draws a circle specified by three points on the
circumference. |
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Ellipse tool: Draws an ellipse specified by two bounding corners. |
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Rectangle tool: Draws a rectangle specified by opposite corners. |
| Transformation Tools |
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Rotate tool: Rotates the selected features. |
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Scale tool: Scales the selected features. |
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Reflect tool: Reflect the selected features. |
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Shear tool: Shears the selected features. |
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Image positioning tool: Positions image layers by moving corners or tiepoints. |
| Miscellaneous Tools |
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Measuring tool: Measures distances on the map. |