How to guides
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Key areas of Digimap for Schools
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About the maps
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Navigating in Digimap for Schools
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Search
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Map selector
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View the compass
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Save maps
- Drawing Tools
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View map keys
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Overlays
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Measure distance and areas
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Capture geographic coordinates
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Add your own data
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Print maps
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Map information
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Edit your preferences
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Try it out!
Add lines
Add lines
- Select the Line button from the Draw and Create menu.
- Select the Line option (highlighted in orange on the image below).
- Choose your line colour, type and width from the Line Settings menu.
- Click or tap on the map at the first point of your line.
- Keep clicking or tapping to add points.
- Double click or tap at the last point.
Add freehand lines
- Select the Line button from the Draw and Create menu.
- Select the Freehand line option (highlighted in orange on the image below).
- Choose your line colour, type and width from the Line Settings menu.
- Click on the map where you want to start.
- Hold the mouse down and drag to draw your line.
- Release the mouse when your line is complete.
Add measurement labels to lines
- Draw a line on the map window.
- Select the Measurement button (highlighted in orange on the image below).
- Select Metric or Imperial.
- Select the line to add a label to.
- Your label should be visible on the map window.
- NOTE: You can only add measurement labels to lines that you have added, not features on the actual map.