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Creating Annotations

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To create an annotation do the following:

Polyline

  1. Set the map to the position and zoom level you require.
  2. Click the images/polylineannot_icon.png button in the Map Builder main window and then click the map and draw a line that represents the origin and end of the first part of the polyline you want to draw.
  3. Click to create a point and then draw the second part of the polyline. Click again to create a second point and draw the third part and so on. Double-click to end the polyline.
    4. The polyline is added to the annotations layer in the Map Layers pane.

Polygon

  1. Set the map to the position and zoom level you require.
  2. Click the images/polygonannot_icon.png button in the Map Builder main window and then click the map and draw a line that represents the origin and end of the first part of the polygon you want to draw.
  3. Click to create a point and then draw the second part of the polygon. Click again to create a second point and draw the third part and so on. Double-click to end the polygon.
    Note
    If the polygon is not closed when you double-click to end it, the origin and end points are automatically joined.
    4. The polygon is added to the annotations layer in the Map Layers pane.

Point

  1. Set the map to the position and zoom level you require.
  2. Click the images/pointannot_icon.png button in the Map Builder main window.
  3. Click the map at the point where you want to place the point, and then click again. The point is displayed at the selected point.
    4. The point is added to the annotations layer in the Map Layers pane.
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