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Home tab command groups

The Home tab is divided into five logical command groups as shown below:

Map

Add Overlay	Adds a new overlay.
Overlays	Edits the overlays in the current window.
Add Theme	Adds a new theme to an existing overlay.
Query Builder	Uses the Query Builder to construct a data query to find items in an overlay.
Redraw	Redraws the graphics in the current window.
Regenerate	Makes sure all referenced datasets are as up-to-date as possible.
CRS	Sets up the coordinate system, viewing projection and units.

In	Zooms in by snapping or dragging.
Out	Zooms out by snapping or dragging.
Selection	Zoom selection.
Box	Zooms to the extents of a box in the aspect ratio of the current Map Window.
Gazetteer	Finds and zooms to a location.


Zoom Drag	Dynamically zooms in and out of the window by dragging the mouse.
Zoom Extents	Zooms to show all the graphics in the current window.
Zoom All	Shows the theoretical limits of the current window.
Zoom To Scale	Zooms the current window to an approximate display scale.
Zoom Raster	Zooms so that the screen pixels match raster item pixels.
Roamer	Creates a dynamic zoomed view of the window.
Zoom Grid Reference	Zooms to Grid Reference (e.g. OS National Grid in Great Britain).


Back (Alt+Left)	Goes to the previous view.
Forward (Alt+Right)	Goes to the next view.
Home (Alt+Home)	Goes to the original view.


Set Keyhole Overlay	Sets the keyhole overlay.
Keyhole (F11)	Creates a dynamic keyhole view of the window.
Rocket	Automatically zooms out, then back in to the original view.
Bungee	Automatically zooms in, then back out to the original view.

Drag	Drags the current view using the mouse.
Snap	Changes the centre of the view.
Slide	Pans continuously over the map.
Recentre	Recentres the current view from a single snap in any view.

Properties	Edits the properties of the currently selected item(s)


Select	Selects items, so they can be operated on by subsequent commands.
Select All	Selects all items in the current document.
Deselect All	Deselects all selected items.
Toggle Selection	Reverses the current selection state.


Get Info	Click on an item to show its information.
Find	Finds and selects items.
Get Feature Info	Click on an OGC WMS Image Item to get feature information from the server.

Polygon Fence	Selects the items that are inside a polygon.
Circle Fence	Selects the items that are inside a circle.
Buffer Fence	Selects items close to a line.
Offset Fence	Selects items that are near existing geometry.


Measure Position	Measures a position relative to current axes.
Measure Distance	Measures the distance between two points.
Measure Area	Measures the area of a 'fence' polygon.
Measure Angle	Measures the angle between two lines.


Measure Geometry Length	Adds up the lengths of the selected items.
Measure Geometry Area	Adds up the areas of the selected items.
Measure Geometry Volume	Measures the total volume of the selected items.
Measure Geometry Radius	Measures the radius of a curved line.

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