 Dynamic Pan-Zoom
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Pans and Zooms the map. To zoom, click the red dot and drag your mouse up or down. To pan, click any arrow and drag the mouse in any direction. To refresh the map, release the mouse button. The mouse wheel can also be used for zooming.
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 Zoom-In
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Magnifies an area on the map. To magnify an area, select the zoom-in icon, move the cursor to a corner of the area you want to magnify. Click and hold down the left mouse button and drag a box around the area to be zoomed to. When you are satisfied with the location of the box, release the left mouse button. You may also use this tool to center and zoom to an area of interest by just single-clicking on the map.
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 Zoom-Out
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Displays a larger portion of the map. To zoom-out, select the zoom-out icon, move the cursor over the point of interest, and click once with the left mouse button. You may also use this tool to click and drag a box to zoom-out to an area twice the size of your box.
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 Pan
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Moves the map view in any direction. To pan, select the pan icon, then single click or click and drag on the map with the left mouse button. Release the mouse button to redraw the map at the new position.
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 Whole View Extent
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Zooms-out to the entire viewing area. Select the Whole View Extent icon to reset the map viewing area.
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 Go Back to Previous Extent
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Go back to the previous map view. Select the Previous Extent button to go back to the previous map view.
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 Go to Next Extent
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Go to the next map view. Select the Next Extent button to go to the next map view.
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 Identify Features
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Gets database information for features on the map. To get feature information, select the Identify icon and then click on a map feature.
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 Pictometry Viewer
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Provides access to oblique photography for a location. To access images, select the Pictometry icon and then click a location on the map. A separate window will open for viewing the images.
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 Google Street Viewer
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• Click on the “Layers” button on the upper right side
• Expand the “Aerial Imagery Layers” folder
• Check the “Street View Availability” layer and click the “Refresh Map” button at the top of the layer list
• Zoom in to the area of interest and if it is available, click the Google Street Viewer tool and click on the blue line on the road
• This should link to Google’s Street View and pop up in a new window
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 Measure Distance and Area
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Measures distances and areas on the map. Select the Measure icon to measure the length or area of map features.
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 Print
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Prints a map with optional legend, location map, or feature database information. Select the Print icon and then enter a title, size, and scale for your hardcopy map.
If you are using a pop-up blocker, you may need to disable it.
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Overview Map
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Located in the View menu - Displays the overview location map. The map shows you where you are zoomed to in relation to the entire map area.
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 Zoom to Selectable Layer
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Zooms the map display to the selectable map layer.
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 Insert Graphics
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Located in the Insert menu - Displays a drawing toolbar that allows you to add points, lines, polygons, and text to the map.
Double-click on the map to finish entering line and polygon graphics.
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 Select Features Tool
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Click on the tool to activate it and either perform a single click to select a single parcel or draw a box through multiple parcels.
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 Select By Attributes (Internal staff only)
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Located in the Selection menu - This page allows you to select features using database attribute information.
To see the results of your query, click the Open Attribute Table icon above.
You may sort this table be clicking on the column headings.
Operators:
- Like - Uses wildcards to search for patterns within text fields
- Between - Searches for values that fall within a range
- In - Searches for exact matches from a list separated by commas
Do not enter quotes around character search values. The query builder will do it for you.
To create mailing labels (Internal staff only), use the Select Features or Select By Polygon tools to highlight features on the map.
Then click the Create Mailing Labels icon to open a new window containing the labels to be printed.
Use Avery 5161 compatable mailing labels. To ensure label alignment, use page setup to turn off headers and footers,
set top and bottom margins to 0.5, and left and right margins to 0.25. A maximum of 500 labels may be created per selection.
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 Select By Graphics
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Located in the Selection menu - This menu allows you to select features using graphics such as a polygon drawn on the screen.
Double-click on the map to finish the Select By Polygon tool.
To create mailing labels (Internal staff only), use the Select Features or Select By Polygon tools to highlight features on the map.
Then click the Create Mailing Labels icon to open a new window containing the labels to be printed.
Use Avery 5161 compatable mailing labels. To ensure label alignment, use page setup to turn off headers and footers,
set top and bottom margins to 0.5, and left and right margins to 0.25. A maximum of 500 labels may be created per selection.
If you add a buffer to the selection, a buffer polygon will be created around the selected features using the buffer distance.
Features in the results layer that fall inside of the buffer will be selected. You must select features with
the cursor or refresh the map to see the buffer results.
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 Create Mailing Labels (Internal staff only)
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This tool allows you to generate mailing labels for selected parcels. You must have at least one parcel selected for this tool to be enabled.
To select parcels, use the Select By Attributes, Select By Graphics, or Select Features tools to highlight features on the map.
A new window will open containing the labels to be printed.
Use Avery 5160 or 5161 compatable mailing labels. To ensure label alignment, use page setup to turn off headers and footers,
set top and bottom margins to 0.5, and left and right margins to 0.25. A maximum of 500 labels may be created per selection.
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Help
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Shows the available help information. You may display Frequently Asked Questions, GIS department Services, or the Contact Information. Click the Help menu to display the help.
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