History: Maps User

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!The Interface
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The interface is composed of several elements:
*The Map Title
*The Map
*The Overview
*The Legend
*The Layer Manager
*The Cursor Coordinates
*The Scalebar
*The Control Buttons
*The Map Info

!Working with Maps
!!Zooming and Panning
First you have to select from the drop down box the level of zoom or pan you which to use. You then click on the map to define the point that will appear centered after the zoom/pan. Do not drag the map or try to draw a rectangle on the map

!!Querying a geographical object
Select the query tool next to the pan and zooming tools and click on the map on a geographical object. The object(s) will be highlighted and a table of objects with their attribute data will be displayed below the map.

!!Changing the Image size of the map.
The default map size is 400 pixels width, you can change the size to various pixels size, then click on redraw __with pan being selected__.

!!Selecting Views from dropdown list
A set of preselected locations may be available via a dropdown list.
Select a location name from the dropdown list then click on the Go button. This action will display the selected location in the redrawn map.

!!Selecting the layers on the map
The Maps Layer Manager is here to help you select the layers you want to display on your map. Use the ~np~[-]~/np~ and ~np~[+]~/np~ to fold or unfold the Layer Manager. Check the boxes of each feature you want to display. Beware some layers may hide others. The layers are organised from top to bottom on their drawing order. Therefore the bottom layer is the last one to be drawn, so it will appear on top on the map. You can also select to display labels when the layer supports it. If there is a link on the layer name then you can learn more about this layer. Some layers are queryable and will be indecated as such. Finnaly, if you are a registered user you may download in native format the public layers.