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I. Main toolbar

A. To specify layer properties

Change drawing order  or delete a layer 

Tap a layer and the Layer Properties icon

Explore the tabs for labels, symbols, and transparency

II. Browse toolbar

A. To bookmark an extent

Go Back to Previous Extent menu / Create Bookmark and /Zoom to Bookmark

B. To estimate distances onscreen

Identify menu / Measure, Radial measure and Freehand measure tools

III. Edit toolbar

To collect features by offset

Offset Menu / Offset Point and Offset Line/Polygon

IV. Additional data collection techniques

A. Continue/Nest Features

To collect Point features while continuing the collection of a Line or Polygon

To collect the line to polygon -

1. Choose layer to be edited via The Start/Stop Editing Tool
2. From the Point drop-down menu, tap on POLYLINE (not line) or POLYGON
3. Position antennae over desired location
4. Tap on GPS-Vertex or GPS-Stream to start collecting positions
5. Collect the feature, when you get to a desired point feature, tapGPS-Streamto pause collection by streaming of the line or polygon.

Note: Pausing is not necessary if you are collecting by vertices.

To collect the point feature

1. Tap on POINT to collect the point feature
2. Enter attributes for the point feature
3. Tap OK to save the point feature

To continue the polyline or polygon feature

1. Tap on GPS-Vertex or GPS-Stream to continue collecting the line or polygon
2. Repeat steps as needed
3. At end of the feature, tap PROCEED
4. Enter attributes as needed for the line or polygon
5. Tap OK to save the line or polygon feature

B. Offset Line or Polygon

While a laser ranger finder makes offsets a breeze, the below works for the occasional offset.

To collect GPS features from distant from location of GPS receiver

1. Choose layer to be edited via The Start/Stop Editing Tool
2. Tap on Offset Polyline/Polygon on the Edit toolbar
3. Enter the offset distance and direction
4. Hint: If the object is on your left, offset left
5. Tap OK
6. From the Point drop-down menu, tap on
7. POLYLINE (not line) or POLYGON
8. Tap on GPS-Vertex or GPS-Stream to start collecting the line or polygon
9. At end of the feature, tap PROCEED 
10. Enter attributes as needed
11. Tap OK to save feature
12. Tap on Offset Polyline/Polygon on the Edit toolbar to disable offset

CAUTION : Failing to disable Offset Polyline/Polygon as described in Step 10 will result in all subsequent line and polygon features being offset by the same amount.

C. Offset Point

While a laser ranger finder makes offsets a breeze, the below works for the occasional offset.

To collect GPS features from Reference Point(s) distant from the GPS receiver

To collect a Reference Point by a single GPS position -

1. Choose layer to be edited via The Start/Stop Editing Tool 
2. On the Edit toolbar, tap on Offset Point
3. Tap on GPS-POINT
4. Enter the offset distance and direction as desired
5. (Optional) To re-collect the Reference Point as averaged vertex -
6. Tap on the Tripod icon to open the vertex window
7. Position antennae over desired location for Reference Point A
8. Tap the SV button to collect reference point location by GPS
9. Tap OK
10. (Optional) Tap the 2 Point Offset tab if desire two reference points
11. Repeat steps 3-10 for Reference Point B
12. Tap OK

All users -

CAUTION : Failing to disable Offset Point as described in Step 13 will result in all subsequent point features being offset by the same amount.

D. Segmented Line

To collect a single, continuous line feature with different attribute values for each segment

1. Collect the first line segment as you would any line
2. Tap PROCEED at end of the feature
3. Enter attributes as needed for the first segment
4. Tap OK to save feature
5. From the Edit toolbar, tap Segment Polyline
6. Tap on GPS-Vertex or GPS-Stream to continue collecting the line or polygon
7. At end of the second segment, tap PROCEED
8. Enter attributes as needed for the second segment
9. Tap OK to save the second segment
10. Repeat steps 2-6 for each additional line segment