MapWindow:Desktop:Toolbars
From MapWindow GIS
In the upper left corner of the program is a toolbar with several drop-down menus. Each of the drop-down lists has several functions within them.
Toolbar Menu
1. [FILE]
[NEW] - Create a new project
[OPEN Project] - Opens an existing project file
[GEODATABASE]
[OPEN PROJECT IN NEW GROUPS]
[SAVE] - Save under an existing project name
[SAVE AS] - Save as a new project
[PRINT] - Prints a hard copy of the map
[SETTINGS] - Controls general preferences of the application
[RECENT PROJECTS] - Contains a list of recently opened projects.
[CHECK FOR UPDATES] checks for new software updates
[CLOSE] close the project but not the program
[EXIT] - Closes the program
2. [EDIT]
[COPY >] - Places any of the following elements on the system clipboard.
o [MAP]
o [LEGEND]
o [SCALE BAR]
o [NORTH ARROW]
[EXPORT >] Exports any of the following elements to a graphic file.
o [MAP] - Exports and image format of the map
o [GEOREFERENCED MAP] - Exports a geo-referenced image from the current map view
o [SCALE BAR]
o [NORTH ARROW]
[PREVIEW MAP>]
o [UPDATE USING FULL EXTENTS] - Updates or refreshes the Preview Map Pane
o [UPDATE USING CURRENT VIEW]
o [CLEAR] - Clears the Preview Map Pane
3. [VIEW]
[ADD LAYER] - Adds a geospatial layer to the map.
[REMOVE LAYER] - Removes the selected geospatial layer.
[CLEAR LAYERS] - Clears all layers from the map.
[SET MAP SCALE]
[SHOW FLOATING SCALE BAR]
[ZOOM IN] - Changes the current cursor behavior to zoom in mode
[ZOOM OUT] - Changes the current cursor behavior to zoom out mode
[ZOOM TO FULL EXTENTS] - Zoom the map to the full extents of all currently loaded data
[ZOOM TO PREVIOUS MAP EXTENTS]
[PREVIOUS ZOOM] - Will return the map to the previous zoom.
[NEXT ZOOM] - This is used with Previous Zoom to move back and forward within saved zoom extents.
[PANELS>]
o [SHOW LEGEND] Hide or show legend
o [SHOW PREVIEW MAP] Hide or display Preview Map
4. [PLUG-INS] - enable or disable available plug-ins
[EDIT PLUG-INS]
[SCRIPTS…]
[CSV TO SHAPEFILE CONVERTER]
[DOCUMENT LAUNCHER]
[GIS TOOLS]
[SHAPEFILE EDITOR]
5. [HELP]
[MAPWINDOW DOCUMENTATION ONLINE] -
[MAPWINDOW DOCUMENTATION OFFLINE]
[KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS]
[WELCOME SCREEN] - Will display the Welcome Screen when MapWindow Starts
[ABOUT] - Will display the About screen
Toolbar Icons
In addition to the menu items, there are icons which can be used instead of or in addition to the menu. These include;
- 
New Project - 
Open Project - 
Save Project
- 
Print Map
- 
Add Map Layer
[ADD LAYER]
[REMOVE LAYER]
[CLEAR LAYERS]
- 
Pan (move view)
- 
Select (feature)
- 
Measure Distance - 
Measure Area
- 
Zoom In - 
Zoom Out
- 
Zoom
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[PREVIOUS]
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[NEXT]
[ZOOM TO PREVIOUS MAP EXTENTS]
[FULL EXTENTS]
[LAYER]
[SELECTED]
