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View Map Quality Graphics
Next, let’s view your route on a map:
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In the Map menu, select Frame > Route 1 to frame
the route you just ran on the map. You can resize the RouteMap window if you
like.
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Select Legends from the map menu and remove the
checkmark from Road Legend. The Road Legend will disappear from the
map. Try moving the Scale of Miles around: click on it and hold the mouse
button down, then drag it to a new position.
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Use the Zoom In and Zoom Out buttons to
adjust the zoom level. Use the Zoom In and Zoom Out buttons to
adjust the zoom level. (You could also click the mouse on the map and drag a
box around an area to zoom in.) At Detail Level 7 (look at the title bar of
the RouteMap window), points of interest (POI) such as fueling stations will
display.
Place the cursor over any POI to see its name, or double-click to see the
available address information. HINT: To hide fueling station icons
for less clutter, set the minimum level of detail – see step 4 below.
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Use the More Detail and Less Detail buttons
to adjust the level of detail on the map without affecting the zoom level.
Keep clicking to see all the available settings. The zoom level and detail
level are displayed in the title bar of the RouteMap window; for example,
“Detail Level 5 of 12 [+1]” means the zoom level is 5 and the
detail level that can be changed from the tool bar is one level up from
the default.
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Use the right mouse Map menu to add more road labels to
the map: click your right mouse button on the map and select Pick Label >
Label Roads, then click on one or more unlabeled roads. To remove a
label, click on it. NOTE: In any mode, you can still use the mouse to
drag a box around an area you wish to zoom in on.
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To shift your view of the map, you can select Pan
> from the Map menu and choose a direction, or use the hidden scroll bar.
To
activate the scroll bar, touch any edge of the map window with your cursor.
Click on the scroll bar to move the map incrementally in the direction
indicated by the middle arrow, or click and hold to pan.
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For an alternate way to shift the view, select Map menu
> Drag Map. Then place your cursor on the map, hold down the left
mouse button, and drag in any direction
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Individual features such as stop names, cities, roads,
and road shields can be hidden from view on the map. Select Map menu >
Features…
In the Map Features dialog, features that are checked will be displayed.
Uncheck any features that you do not want to see. The order in which feature
layers are drawn can be changed as well. For example, to have the routes
that PC Miler generates draw on top of all other features, you would
highlight “Routes” and click To Top.
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Click Cancel to continue the Tour.
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