68.1. Tools for the insertion of graphic elements

These tools allow to insert graphic elements into a Map document.

They are available from the “Map” menu and then in “Insert”, and in the corresponding button bar.

Menu

Button bar


Let's see each of the available tools:

Icon

Tool

Shortcut

Description

Insert chart


It allows to insert a chart document.

Insert circle


It allows to insert a circle

Insert image


It allows to insert an image.

Insert line


It allows to insert a line

Insert point


It allows to insert a point

Insert polygon


It allows to insert a polygon.

Insert polyline


It allows to insert a polyline.

Insert rectangle


It allows to insert a rectangle

Insert text


It allows to insert a text

The properties window of the graphic elements is available in the contextual menu of the inserted element, which appears when we right-click on it while it is selected.

Whith the tool Edit vertex, that is available in the “Map/Editing” menu, you can modify the vertexes of the graphic elements.

68.2. Insert chart

It allows to insert a Chart document.

This tool is available from the “Map” menu and then in “Insert/Chart”, and in the corresponding button bar.

After we select this tool, place the mouse pointer wherever you want inside the Map area, left click and drag the pointer to the opposite side and drop.

A dialog box appears in which you can define the graphic properties of the inserted box:

68.3. Insert Circle

It allows users to insert a circle.

This tool is available from the “Map” menu and then in “Insert/Circle”, and in the corresponding button bar.

After we select this tool, place the mouse pointer wherever you want inside the Map area, left click and drag the pointer to the opposite side and drop.

With the circle properties you can access to the window of the symbology selector.

68.4. Insert image

It allows you to insert an image.

This tool is available from the “Map” menu and then in “Insert/Image”, and in the corresponding button bar.

After we select this tool, place the mouse pointer wherever you want inside the Map area, left click and drag the pointer to the opposite side and drop.

A dialog box appears in which you can define the graphic properties of the inserted image:

68.5. Insert Line

It allows to insert a line.

This tool is available from the "Map / Insert / Line" menu and in the relevant button bar

After selecting the tool, will be displayed the first vertex of the line by clicking on the map area in the desired location, and a second click to indicate the second point of the line is displayed.

The properties of the line open a symbology selector window.

68.6. Insert point

This allows to insert a point.

This tool is available from the "Map / Insert / Line" menu and in the relevant button bar

After selecting the tool, will be indicated the location of point by clicking on the map area in the desired location

The point properties open a symbology selector window.

68.7. Insert polygon

It allows to insert a polygon

This tool is available from the "Map / Insert / Line" menu and in the relevant button bar

After selecting the tool, will be displayed the first vertex of the polygon by clicking on the map area in the desired location, and a second click to indicate the second point of the line is displayed.

The polygon properties open a symbology selector window.

68.8. Insert polyline

It allows to insert a polyline.

This tool is available from the "Map / Insert / Line" menu and in the relevant button bar

After selecting the tool, will be displayed the first vertex of the polyline by clicking on the map area in the desired location, and a second click to indicate the second point of the line is displayed.

The polyline properties open a symbology selector window.

68.9. Insert rectangle

It allows to insert a rectangle

This tool is available from the "Map / Insert / Line" menu and in the relevant button bar

After selecting the tool, will be indicate the first end of the rectangle by clicking on the map area in the desired location, and dragging to drop indicating the opposite end .

The rectangle properties open a symbology selector window.

68.10. Insert text

It allows to insert a text

This tool is available from the "Map / Insert / Line" menu and in the relevant button bar

After selecting the tool, will be indicate the first end of the rectangle which defines the space to be occupied by text by clicking on the map area in the desired location, and dragging to drop indicating the opposite end .

A dialog box appears in which can be define the properties of the inserted text