Navigating Your Map with the Hand Tool

Get Moving with the Hand Tool

The Hand Tool is a versatile feature that allows you to navigate and customize your map effortlessly. Moving your map is necessary as you begin to customize it.

Moving Your Map

To begin customizing your map, you'll need to move it around. Follow these steps to move your map using the Hand Tool:

1. Locate the Hand Tool, represented by a hand, in the toolbar.
    
    

2. Click on the Hand Tool icon in the toolbar to activate it.
    
    

3. To move the map using the Hand Tool, simply click and drag your mouse anywhere on the map.
   Dragging your mouse to the left will cause the reticle at the center of the map to move to the right, and vice versa. The center reticle provides data about the specific location, including its approximate name, altitude, latitude and longitude. You can find this information at the bottom center of the map.

Using the Share View

Imagine that you are a visitor interacting with your map. The Hand Tool is what they would use in the Share Link view.

Interaction with objects in the editor

If ANY polygon is created, the Hand Tool can interact with it inside of the editor:

Let's give it a try!

Create the Polygon

1. Create one of these types of overlays.

    

   Draw Tool—Draw a freeform line

   Line Tool—Draw a Straight Line, Connected Lines, Flight Line or Dimension Line

   Pen/Curve Tool—Draw a precise curved line
   

   Circle Tool—Draw a circle

   Rectangle Tool—Draw a rectangle
   

   Grid Tool—Draw a Grid

   Polygon Tool—Draw a polygon
   

   Label Tool—Create a label

   Marker Tool—Create a marker
   

   Place an isometric shape - (ISO Shape Tool)

   Create an image overlay - (Image Overlay Tool)

    

2. Click on the Pencil Icon located next to the shape in the Layer Panel menu.
3. Change the name of the overlay
4. Add any description
5. Add a URL link to “Google.com”
6. (Optional) Save the map

   Visit this link to learn how to:
   Save a map 

Interact with the Polygon

1. Now, use the Hand Tool and hover over the polygon to view its name.
2. To make sure the URL link works correctly, click on the shape. If done correctly “Google.com” will open in a new window.