Tools & Tasks
This section will introduce you to the different tools and functions available with Geocortex Essentials. All of these tools are user friendly, so learning how to use them should be relatively simple. Plus, once you understand these operations, your mapping experiences with Geocortex Essentials will be more pleasurable and efficient.
The Toolset Menu
The Toolset contains a number of Toolbars which display the various tools that are available for interacting with and using your map. A Toolbox (found in the Toolset) is where all the tools and functions are organized.
Figure 1. The Toolset menu
The Tools
Click the Toolbox you want to learn about, or select a specific tool to go directly to the that page.
The Navigation Toolbox allows you to move around the map, zoom in and out, and measure and magnify features on a map.
The Selection Toolbox provides different methods of identifying and selecting features on a map.
The Markup Toolbox provides tools for drawing shapes (points, lines, and polygons) and adding text on a map.
The Project Toolbox provides project-related tools to open and save map projects, define extents, export map images and upload shapefiles.
The Print Toolbox creates print versions of your map using preset templates or layouts. Layouts can optionally include a legend and accurate scale bar.
The Search Toolbox offers custom search tools.
The Tasks Toolbox offers additional custom tools that are not related to searching.
