User Defined View Latitude / Longitude Window

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You can use User Defined View Latitude / Longitude window to manage how the lines appear on the map.

To open the Latitude / Longitude window

  1. On the Main toolbar, click View Settings.
    The User Defined View Settings window appears.
  2. In the User Defined View Settings window, click Latitude/Longitude.
    The Latitude/Longitude window Closedappears.

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Description

Lat/Long Graticule

Color can be selected for both latitude and longitude lines, as well as, for labels. Click the Text Label check box to turn on and off labels.

  Lat / Long color - the color box indicates the color that the latitude and longitude lines will be when they appear on the map. You can click on the color box to select a color.

Line Type

Specify the appearance of lines by selecting

  • Solid
  • Dashed
  • Dotted
  • 1° interval dots

Zoom Levels

Choose at which level, lines and labels are visible on-screen. Click the @ button to select the current zoom level. The corresponding item will be visible from the selected zoom level to the lowest zoom level (city).

Level

Indicates how you want the lines to appear on the map.

  • Draw on top of land - indicates that you want to have the latitude and longitude lines appear on top of the land.
  • Draw behind land - indicates that you want to have the latitude and longitude lines appear behind the land. The lines still appear on the water. This feature is only available when using the solid color map, selected in Geography/Map window. The lines will still appear on top of the land with the Terrain Shading and Dynamic Maps.

Projection

You can select how you want the Dynamic Maps to appear. By default, Dynamic Map uses Mercator.

  • Cylindrical equidistant - Indicates that you want to use the Cylindrical Equidistant projection on the Dynamic Map.
  • Mercator - Indicates that you want to use Mercator projection on the Dynamic Map. By default, Dynamic Map uses Mercator.

Note  To quickly enable text labels, click the arrow on the Lat / Lon Overlay icon on the Overlay toolbar and then select Show Text Labels. Labels are turned on and set to Full World zoom level by default.

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Description

Draw on Top of Land

Shows lines as an overlay on top of the map.

Draw behind Land

Shows lines as an underlay behind the map.

Note  Changes made here will not be saved or take effect until Apply or OK is pressed.