DeLorme 6 - Manual (Page 285)

Using the Draw Tools
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Copying and Pasting
You can copy and paste portions of a symbol or whole symbols to create new
symbols or edit existing ones.
To Copy and Paste in XSym
Use the following steps to copy a symbol or portions of a symbol to edit an existing
symbol or to create a new symbol.
1. Click the Draw tab.
2. Click and hold the Symbol/MapNote/Text Label/Image tool
to view its hidden options. Select the Symbol tool .
3. Under Symbols, select the symbol set that contains the symbol you want to
edit.
4. Click Edit.
The DeLorme XSym dialog box opens.
5. Under Symbols in Set, select a symbol from the symbol selection.
6. In the Draw Tool Box, click the Select tool.
7. Select the area of the symbol you want to copy or select the whole symbol,
and then click the Copy button under Edit Symbol.
8. Click the Paste button under Edit Symbol. The copied image is pasted
into the current symbol in the Symbol Editing Grid. Drag the pasted piece into
the place you want it within the current symbol.
OR
To create a new symbol with the copied image, click New under Symbols in
Set to clear the Symbol Editing Grid, and then click the Paste button to add
the pasted image into the grid.
Note You can assign a new symbol name for the symbol to help locate it
under the Find tab in the DeLorme mapping program. To assign a symbol
name to the current symbol, type a name or phrase in the Symbol Name
text box under Edit Symbol.
9. Click OK when finished.
Notes
• To undo an action, click the Undo button under Edit Symbol.
• To repeat an action, click the Redo button under Edit Symbol.
Pasting a Bitmap into XSym
You can copy a bitmap or part of a bitmap to the clipboard and paste the image into
DeLorme XSym to use as a symbol. Ideally, the pasted bitmap should be 24 x 24
pixels in size. You can assign a new symbol name for the symbol to help locate it
under the Find tab in the DeLorme mapping program.
To Paste a Bitmap into XSym
Use the following steps to paste a bitmap into XSym.
1. Click the Draw tab.