Draw a Line

To draw a line, follow the steps given below:

  1. Open the Spectrum Spatial Analyst application.
  2. Click or Touch the right side menu to open the Legend panel.
  3. Click or Touch the Create icon to open the menu options.
  4. Under the Create Annotations list, select Line icon. Now, you are in the drawing mode.
  5. Click or Tap on the map to mark the first point.
  6. Click or Tap again to mark the second point.
  7. Repeat the above step for as many points that you wish to add to the line on the map.
  8. Click or Tap twice to add the last point. The line annotation is drawn on the map and is also listed in the Map Legend under the Annotations heading.
    Length is also displayed while drawing the line.
    Note: If you click or tap on the map and drag the finger whilst drawing you can pan the map. This is useful if you want to carry on drawing past the edge of the current map view. A line must have at least two points to be added to the map.
  9. Click or Tap on Done button to come out of the drawing mode.
  10. Click or Touch the Overflow icon next to the annotation to view editing options. For more information, refer to Editing Annotation.
  11. In the Map Legend, click or touch the Line annotation to open Properties and Style annotation tabs. You may touch the annotation again to close the properties and style dialog box.
    Note: For more information on line annotation properties, refer to Line Annotation Properties.
    Note: For more information on styling line annotation, refer to Styling Annotation.

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