Commands are one-click buttons. Left-click on a command the action will happen.
Tools are more interactive. You can only have one tool active at a time. The active tool has a thick, red border around it. With a tool active, your mouse will do things to the map. Read on to find out about each command and tool available to you:
"Zoom to Address" Command
When you click this button, a box will come up asking you for an address. When you click the OK button, the map will zoom to that address. Note that, behind the scenes, this command does not look for the parcel with the address you typed. All of the street in Orem are examined to find the street you typed, then the map looks for the street segment with the appropriate address range. The address you typed is then approximated along that street segment. Also note that streets in this on-line map only have one name, so try to use the most popular name for the street you are looking for.
"Zoom In" Command
The Zoom In command zooms in on the center of your map a fixed percentage. Use this command if you are pretty close to what you want to see, but not quite close enough.
"Zoom Out" Command
The Zoom Out command zooms out from the center of your map a fixed percentage. Use this command if you have zoomed in too close to what you want to see.
"Full Extent" Command
"Full Extent" is a term used by Interactive Map professionals to describe the view where you can see everything on the map. In this map's case, the "Full Extent" command lets you view everything in Orem's boundaries.
"Zoom In" Tool
With this tool active (red), you can draw a box on the map*. Whatever land was inside your box will fill the map viewing window.
"Zoom Out" Tool
With this tool active (red), you can draw a box on the map*. Whatever land was inside the map view will fill the box you drew.
"Show Ditchmaster Contact" Tool
With this tool active (red), you click a ditch on the map. The map will zoom to show the entire ditch, highlighted yellow. Below the resulting map you will find contact names and phone numbers for the ditch you clicked on.
Ditch-Picker Drop-down
When you choose a ditch from this drop-down list, the map will zoom to show that entire ditch, highlighted yellow. Below the resulting map you will find contact names and phone numbers for the ditch you selected.
"Pan" Commands
Green buttons surround the map view. Clicking on one will let you see more of the map in the direction you clicked.
* (Box drawing is only available in Internet Explorer versions 5.5 and up.)
To draw a box on the map, left-click where you want to start drawing—but keep holding the button down!
Move your mouse around and a box will stretch and follow your cursor.
Let go of the left button when you are finished drawing, and the active tool will do its work.
