Viewing Map Tips

In addition to viewing information in the More Information window, you can also turn on map tips. Map tips are used to display additional information about a feature.

In addition to viewing information in the More Information window, you can also turn on map tips. Map tips are used to display additional information about a feature.

•	If you see a Map Tips icon on the toolbar, see Viewing Map Tips—default behavior.

•	If you see a Select Map Tip Layer drop-down list in the upper right corner of the map viewer, see Selecting a map tip layer to view map tips.

Viewing Map Tips—default behavior

The way in which you can view map tips varies according to the behavior that your map administrator has configured:

1.	In the Map Tools pane, click the Map Tips icon .

2.	In the Map Tips window, select a map tip layer.

3.	Either hover over or click an area on the map. The map tip information for that map feature opens in a balloon text window.

Figure 25 

Select a map tip feature type and then hover over or click the map.

Selecting a map tip layer to view map tips

1.	If there is a Select Map Tip Layer drop-down list arrow in the upper right of the map viewer, select the group of map features (layer) where you want to view map tips.

 

Figure 26 

Selecting a group of map features where you want to view map tips

2.	If necessary, zoom in or out on the map to the map feature for which you want to view a map tip.

•	By default, moving your mouse wheel forward zooms the map in, and out when you move the mouse wheel backward.

3.	Once you have the map feature in view, click it to view a map tip. Recall that the map feature you click must belong to the same layer or group of features you selected earlier.

 

Figure 27 

Clicking a map feature to see a map tip

Viewing map tips while in pan mode

If your map administrator has enabled viewing map tips while in pan mode, you will be able to make a map tip display by clicking a map feature for which you want to view more information in a map tip.

1.	Select the Drag Pan tool .

1.	This step depends on how your map administrator has configured map tips:

•	If there is a Map Tips icon on the toolbar, click it and on the Map Tips window select the group of map features (layer) where you want to view map tips.

•	If there is a Select Map Tip Layer drop-down list arrow in the upper right of the map viewer, select the group of map features (layer) where you want to view map tips.

 

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Selecting a group of map features where you want to view map tips

2.	If necessary, zoom in or out on the map to the map feature for which you want to view more information in a map tip.

•	By default, moving your mouse wheel forward zooms the map in, and out when you move the mouse wheel backward.

3.	Once you have the map feature in view, click it to view a map tip. Recall that the map feature you click must belong to the same layer or group of features you selected earlier.

 

Figure 29 

Clicking a map feature to see a map tip