Work with the Legend and Overview pane
Use the map legend
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The legend explains map features, which vary depending on the map style, whether your map includes mapped data, and how far you are zoomed in. Map features are organized in sections and may include such sections as:
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Boundaries
Mapped data (for example, Pushpins, demographic data, and imported or linked data)
Populated places
Transportation
Miscellaneous (for example, bodies of water, landforms, and so on)
In the illustration above, Boundaries, Transportation, Parks and Reserves, and Miscellaneous are headings for three different legend sections.
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Expand or collapse a legend section
Resize panes in the MapPoint window
Use the Overview Map
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The Overview Map provides context by displaying the area surrounding the main map view that is displayed in the map pane. The area displayed in the map pane appears inside a blue circle or box on the Overview Map.
For example:
| If the map pane displays | The Overview Map displays |
|---|---|
| Seattle, Washington | State of Washington, with Seattle circled |
| State of Washington | United States, with the state of Washington outlined |
| United States | North America |
| North America | Western hemisphere |
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Show or hide the Legend and Overview pane
Resize panes in the MapPoint window
Change the main map view using the Overview Map
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Drag the blue shape on the Overview Map.
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Click anywhere on the Overview Map. The blue shape will move to your selected place, and the main map view will shift so that the place you clicked is centered on the map.