Changing Layer Order¶

You can drag and drop existing layers to sort them into the desired order.

1. Press the mouse button on a Layer
2. Drag the layer into the desired position; a horizontal line will indicate the position where the layer will be moved into
3. Release the mouse button

This effect is the same as pressing the move up and move down buttons.

Inserting a Layer¶

You can insert a new layer; into the exact position desired; by dragging and dropping any of the following:

• A resource from the catalog
• A File (from the operating system)
• A URL (from a web browser)

To insert a layer:

1. Press the mouse button on a File
2. Drag the file into the Layer view
3. Release - If the file contains a single resource (like a shapefile) it will be added immediately. The shapefile will also be added to the catalog.

To insert a Service:

1. Press the mouse button on a WMS Capabilities link (in a browser)
2. Drag the url into the Layer view
3. Release; a Resource Selection page will be displayed allowing you to choose which layers to insert. The service will also be added to the catalog.

Creating a New map¶

You can drag a resource from the Catalog; a file or a URL into the Projects view to create a new Map.

Creating a new Map from a shapefile:

1. Press a mouse button on a shapefile (be sure to choose the file with the extension shp)
2. Drag the file into the Project view:
   • Release it onto a Project to create a new map; The map will be created with the same name as the shapefile; the map projection will be based on the prj file.
   • Release it onto an existing Map to insert a layer

Note

The resource(s) must be dragged to the exact location in the Projects view hierarchy; they cannot be simply dragged and dropped onto a blank area.