Map Tips

For more, see Information Tools, Road Address Calculator, Photo Map Tip

Map tips are a convenient way to get information from the map view.  They display attribute data from a particular field in a particular layer. When a map tip is active, hovering over a related map feature will reveal the appropriate attribute.  

Use Map Tips:

To activate: Toolbar, or View menu

To use:

1. On the tool bar, select Map Tips. A drop-down list appears.

2. Select desired map tip.

3. Move the pointer to the map view and hover over desired feature to reveal map tip information.

Create a Map Tip

To activate: Settings

To use:

1. Open Project Settings. Select Map Tips tab

2. Select Add.

3. Enter a name for the new map tip and select OK.

4. Click on the right side of the blank field next to Tip Layer to access a drop-down list of the project's layers.

5. Choose desired layer from list.

6. Click on the right side of the blank field next to Tip Field to access a drop-down list of the selected layers fields.

7. Choose a layer from the list.

8. Select Apply and OK to close the Settings dialog.