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Using the Parcel Viewer
Toolbar |
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To
the left is an actual-size illustration of the Parcel Viewer toolbar,
which is located
immediately to the right of the main map display in the Parcel Viewer
interface. The toolbar contains icons and text labels for the
various tools you can use to interact with and control the map display,
and perform addtional Parcel Viewer functions.
To learn about the various choices on the toolbar, click any of the
icons or names in the image at left. Each represents a link to an
explanation of that tool or function on the page below. Or just
scroll down the page to read about all of the Parcel Viewer toolbar
functions.
When you see this symbol,  ,
in one of the help items below you can click on it to see an illustration
that is specific to that item (then click your browser's "Back"
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Search Menu |
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Click this button to re-load
the search options into the search
display area. |
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Show Legend |
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Parcels in the Parcel Viewer map display are
depicted against a zoning base map. Click this button to see the
map legend, including zoning codes.
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Overview Map
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The
overview map is a thumbnail image of King County on which is drawn
a red rectangle that indicates the area that is currently shown
in the main map display.
The overview map updates automatically whenever you pan or zoom
on the main map.
By default the overview map is not displayed.
Click the overview map button to reveal
it. |
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Zoom In |
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Click the zoom-in button to activate the zoom-in
tool. You can then click anywhere on the map to increase its scale.
The map display automatically redraws at the larger scale and is
centered on the point over which you clicked.
Alternatively,
click and drag a rectangle to zoom to a specific extent as defined
by the rectangle. |
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Zoom Out |
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Click the zoom-out button to activate the zoom-out
tool. You can then click on the map to decrease its scale. The map
display automatically redraws at the smaller scale and is centered
on the point over which you clicked. |
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Full Map |
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Click the full-map button to draw
the entire county in the main map display. |
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Back |
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Click the back button to revert
to the previously viewed map extent.
You can go back only one step. |
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Pan |
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Click the pan button to activate the pan tool. You can then click
and drag your mouse cursor ( )
on the map to pan the map image, i.e., drag the map image up-down
and left-right to change the portion that appears in the map display. |
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Identify |
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Click the identify button
to activate the identify tool ( )
which you can use to select and identify an individual parcel in
the map display. When you select
a parcel, the map display
will redraw to show the parcel number, and the boundary of the selected
parcel will be highlighted. Also, parcel
information will be displayed in the results
area below the search menu.
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Clear |
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Click this button to clear (de-select) a
selected parcel. The map display will
automatically redraw to reflect the change. |
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| Revised June 23,
2003 |
