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!
Measure distance and areas
Distance
- Open the Measurement Tools menu in the sidebar.
- Select the measure distance button.
- Click or tap once on the map, at the point where you want to start measuring.
- Click or tap at the next point of your line.
- Continue adding points until you reach your last point.
- Double click or double tap to end your line.
- Your distance is displayed in the map window and in the measurement tools menu.
Area
- Open the Measurement Tools menu in the sidebar.
- Select the measure area button.
- Click or tap once on the map to place the first point of the area you wish to measure.
- Now move round the area, clicking or tapping to create each point.
- Double click or tap at the last point.
- The total area will be displayed in the map window and in the Measurement Tools menu.