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• 	Map Layers. Displays the table of contents in the frame to the right of the map. Map layers are organized thematically in folders—click a folder to display its contents or close it. To see a layer on the map, check the box to the left of its name. The map should refresh immediately. To control the refreshing of the map after selecting layers, uncheck "AutoRefresh Map" below the layer tree. The map will then redraw only you click "Refresh Map." Layers marked with the icon are visible only within a specified range of view-scales. Hover your mouse over the icon to determine the range of viewable scales for these layers. To view metadata for a layer of interest, click . Clicking the icon shows or hides the layer's legend.
  	Map Legend. Display legends for visible map layers.
  	Map Save/Restore. Create a bookmark for your customized map or retrieve a previous bookmark. Clicking this item summons the "Bookmarks" dialog box to appear in the frame to the left of the map. To save a customized map on your computer, type in a bookmark name and click "Create.” Your new bookmark will appear on the list "Saved bookmarks." To return to a previously-bookmarked, customized map, click the magnifying glass. Bookmarks can be deleted by clicking the trash can next to their names. Note that this tool uses Internet cookies to save bookmarked maps. If your bookmarks do not function properly, you may have to set your web browser to enable cookies.
  	Map Hyperlinks. Save your customized map as a hyperlink and share it with others over the web. Clicking this item causes the dialog box "Generate a Map Hyperlink" to appear in the frame to the right of the map. Click "Generate Link" and a hyperlink will appear in the text box above the button. You can then copy this hyperlink into a document or e-mail. Note that this tool may not work with browsers other than Internet Explorer.
  	Map Overview. Click to hide or show the small index map in the upper-left portion of the interactive map.
  	Zoom To Intersection. After you select street 1, a box will list intersecting streets. Select the desired cross street and click "Zoom".
  	Zoom To Road. Type the desired street and the help list will get more specific. Click on the street of interest, then click "Zoom".
  	Zoom To X/Y Location. Select the desired coordinate system and input coordinates. You may add the coordinates to the map as text or as points. Click "Zoom".
  	Query Query Layers. Click to query the database associated with a particular layer. When you click this item, the "Query" dialog box will appear in the frame to the right of the map. Select the layer that you wish to query by using the "Active Layer" dropdown box. Select the field that you wish to query from the "Field" dropdown box. Select the operator that you wish to use from the "Operator" dropdown box. Enter the value of the feature that you wish to find in the "Value" text box. Use "Get Samples" to obtain sample values. If the value in which you are interested does not appear, enter your desired value using the format of the samples. To complete the simple query string, click "Add to Query String,” then click "Execute." Your desired feature should be highlighted on the map in blue, along with a new browser window named "Query/Selection Results.” Note that compound queries can be built and executed using "And," "Or," "Not," and parenthesis buttons. Click "Add to Query String" and "Execute.”
  	Query Buffer. Click to buffer a selected feature. Select a feature, then hover the mouse over "Query" and click on "Buffer." Select the layer to be buffered and the distance. Click "Create Buffer."
  	Query Sales Disclosures. ** Search for property based on sales disclosures by either Parcel Number, Property Address, or Sales Price and (or) Sales Date. A valid Property Class Code may also be specified. Parcel Number. Type a parcel number in the form of: ###-#####-## Click "Submit." Property Address. Type an address in the form of: 100 N Walnut (or) Walnut (or) Waln Click "Submit." Sales Price . Type a sales price range in the format of: From: 100000 To: 200000 (no dollar signs or commas) Click "Submit." Sales Date . Type a sales date range in the following format: From: 11/01/01 To: 12/01/01 Click "Submit." ** Some sites may not contain Sales Disclosures query functionality because the client has chosen not to make this information available.
  	Draw Text or Markers. Click to place custom text and/or markers on the map. Select the tool and the "Add Text or Marker" dialog box will appear to the right of the map. Choose whether you want to place a marker (i.e., a point symbol), or text, or both. Choosing "Add Point Symbol" allows you to specify one of five symbols from the dropdown box. "Add Text" will place comments and/or location coordinates on the map. Coordinates can be displayed in either Stateplane map projections or in degrees, minutes, and seconds. Choose the options, click the map to define the desired location, then click "Add Graphics" to place the symbol and its associated text on the map. If both text and marker are placed on the map, the text will be centered below the marker. If only text is added, the label will appear immediately to the right of the click location. Any number of text and marker labels can be placed on the map. To remove labels, click either "Remove Last" or "Remove All" from the menu beneath "Manage text and/or marker graphics." To remove graphic shapes, click "Remove Last" or "Remove All" beneath "Manage line or polygon graphics."
  	Draw Shapes. Click to place custom lines and polygons on the map. Add labels providing lengths and areas associated with the lines and polygons. Select the tool and the "Add Shape (Line or Polygon Graphic)" dialog box will appear to the right of the map. Click on the map to add a point, then sketch a line one point at a time. Click "Delete Last Point" to change direction, or "Restart" to erase the entire line. To add the sketched line as a permanent graphic, click "Complete Line" or "Complete Polygon.” Set line style, width, color, and (for polygons) fill style. Add length or area measurements. To add a circle to the map, click to place a point. Then click "Add Circle by Point and Radius" and type in the length of the radius with units of distance. Or, click "Add Circle by 2 Points," which will define your first click as the circle’s center and your second point as the circle's radius. To erase text and marker graphics or line and polygon graphics, click "Remove Last" or "Remove All." Measurements, radii, and circle-center markers are added as separate graphics and are therefore deleted separately from line and polygon graphics.
  	Draw Clear Selection. This item clears selected features and removes lines and text drawn with "Measure Distance" and "Measure Area.” To remove text and markers created with "Text and Markers," or lines and polygons created with "Shapes,” use the "Remove Last" or "Remove All" buttons included in the tool's dialog box.
  	Map Output Generate Layout for Printing. Create a layout in a new browser window to send to a printer. Select the tool and the "Generate Layout for Printing" dialog box will appear to the right of the map. Follow the steps below to generate a map layout. 1. Specify map properties.   a. Map size and orientation.   b. Map extent. Use "Preserve scale" to match the printed map’s scale to that of the online map. The area covered by the printed map will not necessarily match the area covered online, but both maps will be centered on the same location. With scale of the map held constant, the visibility of scale-dependent layers will not change. "Preserve extent" will match the dimensions of the online map to the dimensions of the printed map. With the area held constant, the scale of the map will change—scale-dependent layers that are visible in the online map may not be show in the printed map.   c. Map elements. Select "Map image only" to maximize the map area in the print layout. The layout will contain map, disclaimer, and map scale. Select "Add map elements" if you wish to augment the map. Optional elements include "Title," "Overview map," and "Legend." You can control the layers’ appearance in the legend by selecting them from the list. 2. Generate map layout. Click “Print Map” to create a map layout. You may have to wait up to 30 seconds, depending on the size of the map you selected. 3. Set page options. In the new browser window containing the map layout, click "File > Page Setup." The following parameters must be set:   a. Paper size. This browser parameter must match the page size you selected when creating your custom layout. The default page size is "Letter" (8.5 x 11 in.).   b. Page orientation. This browser parameter ("Portrait" or "Landscape") must match the page orientation you chose when creating your custom layout. Page orientation always defaults to "Portrait."   c. Page margins. This browser parameter must be set to 0.5 inches (or less) for all four sides. This change needs to be entered only once because Internet Explorer retains values for margin settings.   d. Printer. To print your map on a printer that is not set as your default printer, click "Printer" and select a different machine. Note that when changing your printer, you may need to reset the page size, page orientation, and page margins. 4. Preview your map. Click "File > Print Preview" to verify that your map fits the page size you selected. If the page is cut off at the right or at the bottom, try the following:   a. Double-check your Internet Explorer page options: page size, page orientation, and page margins. Size and orientation should match those you selected for your map. Margins should be set to 0.5" on each side.   b. If the map still fails to fit on one page and is cut off at the bottom, the map legend may be at fault. If your map contains many layers, or if some layers have many symbols, the area occupied by the legend may spill onto a second page. Either reduce the number of layers to be included in the legend, change orientation to portrait, increase the page size, or eliminate the legend from the map layout. 5. Print the map. If the print preview shows that the map fits the page correctly, click "File > Print" to send the map to the printer.