You can view the video below to learn how to draw, delete, and edit lines for your map.
Or you can read the step-by-step guide below the video.
Draw the straight line
- In the Map View, move and zoom the map so you can see both the:
- Start location.
AND - End location.
To move the map:- Select the Hand Tool in the top toolbar.
- In the center of the Map View, you will see the crosshair reticle.
- In the Map View, click-and-drag the map so the chosen location is at the reticle.
When you later zoom, you will see the map zooms to/from the location at the reticle.
To zoom in/out, there are 2 options:Option 1In the top-right corner of the Map View, click the:- Zoom-in button, "+".
- Zoom-out button, "-".
Option 2Use the scroll wheel on your mouse.For Windows- Scroll forward to zoom in.
- Scroll backward to zoom out.
For Mac- Scroll backward to zoom in.
- Scroll forward to zoom out.
- Start location.
- Select the Line Tool in the top toolbar.
Or you can press the "Z" button on your keyboard.
- (Optional) Choose the colour of the line.
To choose the colour:
- Select the Line Colour Picker in the top toolbar.
The Line Colour Picker is the Pencil Icon displaying the tooltip: "Changes line/border colour".
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There are 2 options for this step:Option 1
Type the Hex Colour Code into the field.Option 2- Click on the "White+Colour" field to choose how much white is mixed with colour.
- (Optional) Click on the Shade Bar to choose how much gray or black is mixed with the "White+Colour".
- Click on the "White+Colour" field to choose how much white is mixed with colour.
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(Optional) In the "Opacity" field, type in the non-transparency percentage of the final colour.
The opacity value:- 0% is invisible.
- 50% is see-through.
- 100% is the solid colour.
Note: You can save colours to use later. To learn how, visit this link: Save a colour swatch, then apply it to a new line, shape, or label - Select the Line Colour Picker in the top toolbar.
- (Optional) Choose the line thickness.
To the right of the Line Colour Picker:
- Click on the up/down arrows.
OR - Type the number into the field.
- Click on the up/down arrows.
- (Optional) Choose the line style
To the right of the line thickness selector:
- Click on the current line style.
- On the drop-down list, click to select the new line style.
- Click on the current line style.
- (Optional) Choose the line’s end cap style.
To the right of the line style selector, click on the current cap style. You can change the style to either round or square.
- In the Map View, click and drag from the beginning to the end of the line.
(Optional) View the line’s row in the Layers Panel
Note: To view the Layers Panel, you must be logged in to a Pro account. To learn how to upgrade, visit this link: How to upgrade to a Pro account
- Select the Edit/Measure Tool in the top toolbar.
Or you can press the "Q" button on your keyboard.
- (Optional) If the "LAYERS" panel isn't open on the right side of the browser window, click the vertical bar.
- In the Map View, hover over the line.
In the Layers Panel, you will see the line's row is highlighted.
See also
Draw a straight line including the distance measurement - (Dimension Line Tool)
Add an overlay to a group/folder
View the length/bearing of a straight line or freeform line segment
Move an entire straight line, freeform line, precise curved line, or flight line
Move an end-point of a straight line, freeform line, precise curved line, or flight line
Delete a straight line, freeform line, precise curved line, or flight line
Snap and merge two straight lines
Snap a line’s end-point to a corner vertex of a rectangle/polygon
Snap a straight line to the perpendicular (90°) point on another straight line
Rotate a straight line, freeform line, precise curved line, or flight line
Type in the length of a straight line or freeform line segment
Type in the bearing of a straight line or freeform line segment
Delete an internal section of a straight line, freeform line, or precise curved line
Add and move a vertex on a straight line, freeform line, or precise curved line
Change the colour of a straight line, freeform line, precise curved line, or flight line
Change the style of a straight line, freeform line, precise curved line, or flight line
Change the thickness of a straight line, freeform line, precise curved line, or flight line
Change the end cap style of a straight line, freeform line, precise curved line, or flight line
Copy the colour/style/thickness/cap style from one line to another
Split a shape along a line (straight line, freeform line, or precise curved line)
Create a clickable overlay for linking to a web page
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