Identifying Coordinates on the TAP Map Window

Q: How do I identify the coordinates of a location on my coverage map?

A: The TAP Map Window Control form includes several buttons for adding various features to a Map Window.

(Note that this article describes an early function provided with the TAP Map Window. You may also want to look into the Map "Pin" function as an alternative method of marking coordinates on a map. The Pin function includes more options and flexibility than the function described in this article.)

Identifying and Labeling Coordinates

  1. The "Coords" button enables you to determine the coordinates of a point on the map, and, optionally to mark and/or label the coordinates:

  2. Click the "Coords" button, and the Point Coordinates List form is displayed:

  3. In addition, you are prompted to click a location on the Map Window where you want to identify the coordinates:

  4. Click a location on the map and you will see the coordinates displayed on the list: (The coordinates are for a point clicked in the center of Denver.)

  5. You can click additional locations and the coordinates are displayed for each point:

  6. Right-click the mouse to end the coordinate selection process.
  7. Check the "Mark Coordinates" box on the Point Coordinates form:

  8. With this box checked, any coordinate points you click on the map will be marked. Click the "Coords" button on the Map Window Control form to mark additional coordinate locations:

  9. Mark several locations on the map, then right-click to end the point selection mode:

  10. The new coordinate values are also listed:

  11. Now check the "Label Coordinates" box on the Point Coordinates form.

  12. With this box checked, the coordinates will be labeled when you click on the map. The text size and color, etc., is set with the properties button. You can select either a 1-line label, or a 2-line label (latitude and longitude on separate lines). The label is centered on the point you mark.
  13. Click the "Coords" button on the Map Window Control form to mark additional coordinate locations:

  14. You can click several points on the map, then right-click to go back to the Point Coordinates form to change the options, such as the 1- or 2-line label, etc.:

 

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