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Identify Tools Tab

The identify tools help you locate information as well as manipulate and analyze data.

Use this tool... To...

Show Layers

Show the layer list in the Map Layers panel.

zoom

Zoom in when you click on the map.

Zoom out

Zoom out when you click on the map.

Identify data at a particular point anywhere on the map. All the features beneath the point you click are listed in the Results List.

Identify features by drawing a line in any direction on the map. All the features that intersect with the line you draw are listed in the Results List.

Identify features by dragging a line in any direction on the map. All the features that intersect with the line you draw are listed in the Results List.

Identify features by drawing a segmented shape over an area on the map. All the features beneath the shape you draw are listed in the Results List.

Identify features by drawing a rectangle over an area on the map. All the features beneath the shape you draw are listed in the Results List.

Add a measured area around each area you identify.

Define the layers to include or exclude in the identify process. If the list has too many items, a filter appears. You can then type text into the filter to reduce the number of items to only those that contain that text.

Turn on the map tips so that they appear when you click features on the map.

Turn map tips on or off for specific layers. If the list has too many items, a filter appears. You can then type text into the filter to reduce the number of items to only those that contain that text.

Delete buffer on the map.

Display the results of the latest search in the Results List.

Show all the features that you have added to the Selected list. You add items to Selected by clicking the beside the feature in the Results List.

Clear selected features from the map and results list.

See also...

Use the Identify Tools

Measure Distance and Area on the Map

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