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Creating a new Map

There are numerous ways to create a new map:

Toolbar

New map:

  1. Press the arrow beside the new button in the Main toolbar and select New Map new_map_icon A new blank map will be created

New layer (when no map is open):

  1. If there are no maps open select New Layer from the new button in the toolbar
  2. Completing the wizard will create a new map.

Drag and Drop

From the filesystem:

  1. Drag a file or URL from the file system or a browser onto an empty Map editor or empty Layers view.
  2. A new map containing layers made up from the dragged resource will be created.

From the Catalog view (or other view listing data resources such as Search view).

  1. Drag a service or resource from the Catalog view or the Search view onto an empty Map editor or empty Layers view.
  2. A new map containing layers made up from the dragged items will be created.

Catalog

  1. Right click on a service or resource in the Catalog view or the Search view and select Add to New Map
  2. A new map containing layers made up from the dragged resource will be created.

Related tasks

Using new to add a Map to a Project

Using the Context menu to add a Map to a Project

Using the File menu to add a new Map

Related concepts

Map

Projection

Layer

Decorator

Related reference

Map editor

Layers view

Search view

Catalog view

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