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• Quick Search
• Query
• Toolbars

Quick Search

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Tips

1. The less you enter in a search box the more results you are likely to get.
2. Searches are not case sensitve, SMITH is just like Smith or smith.
3. You can enter the % sign to match an charachter/s like

   red%ng

   to match redding or

   s%th

   to match smith.

Query

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Tips

1. Be sure the layer you are searching in contains the kind of information you need, i.e. don't search fire districts for parcel numbers.

2. Check the "Operator" value to be sure you are doing the right kind of search .

   • Equal to: will only return exact matches
   • Not Equal to: will only return items that do not match the search value.
   • Greater than: will only return items of a higher value than the search value.
   • Greater than or Equal to: will only return an exact match or values of higher value thatn the search value.
   • Less than: will only return items of a lower value than the search value.
   • Less than or Equal to: will only return an exact match or values of lower value thatn the search value.
   • Contains: returns values that have the search value anywhere in them.
   • Begins with: returns values that start with the search value.

3. You can limit your search with the spatial filter.

   • Draw an area on the map and only features in that area will be searched.
4. Select a "Output property" that you will be able to identify, usually it is best to use the same property as the one you are searching in.

Toolbars ##

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The rundown

• Select: this tool is used to highlight a feature on the map and display it's attributes in the selection tab.
• Clear Selection:" remove all selected items.
• Zoom Extents: zoom out to the full view of the map
• Zoom Box/Rectangle: allows you to draw a box/rectangle on the map and zoom to that defined area.
• Zoom In: zooms in by a fixed amount.
• Zoom Out: zooms out by a fized amount.
• Previous Zoom: goes back to the last zoom level
• Next Zoom: goes to the next zoom level if you have already used the "Previous Zoom" tool.
• Measure: allows you to draw lines and polygons on the map and displays their mesurements.
• Zoom Selection: zooms to show all selected features.
• Show/Hide Maptips: turns on off maptips.