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XMap User Guide
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any images, only text items with default size text boxes can be resized, and so
on.
• To delete multiple text or graphic items, click the Edit tool, drag the mouse on
the map to encompass the items you want to delete, and then press the DELETE
key on your keyboard.
Snapping Text and Graphic Items on Your Map
After you add a text or graphic tool to your map, you can snap each item to the
location you want it by dragging the item along the edges of the map or by dragging
the item to snap it to the horizontal center of the page.
To disable the auto-snap function, hold down the ALT key on your keyboard while
dragging the text/graphic items on the map.
To Snap Text and Graphic Items on Your Map
Use the following steps to snap text and graphic items on a printed map.
1. Add text or graphics to your map.
2. Drag each text/graphic item you placed on the map to the location you want
them on the map. If you drag an item to the edge of the map print area, the
text/graphic snaps to the edge. If you drag the item to the horizontal center
of the edge of the map print area, the text/graphic snaps to the center of the
edge. You can also drag the item to the center of the map print area to snap
it to the center of the printed map.
Tips
• To make multiple text and graphic items the same size, press the SHIFT key on
your keyboard and select each item. Then, right-click, select Make Same Size,
and click Width, Height, or Both. When you attempt to make multiple items
the same size, the largest item is always the basis for the size change.
• To delete multiple text/graphic items, select the Edit tool, drag the mouse in a
down-right direction on the map to encompass the items you want to delete, and
then press the DELETE key on your keyboard.
Layering Multiple Text and Graphic Items on a Printed
Map
You may want to layer text or graphic items on your printed map. In this case, use
the right-click Bring to Front/Send to Back options so that each can still be displayed.
To Layer Multiple Text or Graphic Items on a Printed Map
Use the following steps to layer multiple text or graphic items on the map.
1. Click the Print tab and then click the Map subtab.
2. Place more than one text or graphic item on your map (see Adding Text or
Graphics to Your Map), placing the text/graphic items on top of each other.
3. If one of the text/graphic items you want to display is partially underneath
another text/graphic item, select the item you want to display, right-click,
and click Bring to Front.
To reverse this step, right-click the item and select Send to Back.
Tips