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Creating a new symbol, To create a new symbol – DeLorme Topo North America 9.0 User Manual

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Creating a New Symbol

With DeLorme XSym you can add a new symbol to an existing or new symbol set (.dim) file.

You can assign a new category name for the symbol to help locate it under the Find tab in

the DeLorme mapping program.

To Create a New Symbol

Use the following steps to create a new symbol.

1. Click the Draw tab.

2. Click and hold the Symbol/MapNote/Text Label/Image tool

to view its hidden options. Select the Symbol tool

.

3. Under Symbols, select the symbol set you want to add your new symbol to from the

drop-down list OR select New to create a new symbol set.

4. Under Symbols, click Edit to display the DeLorme XSym dialog box.
5. Under Symbols in Set, click New to clear the Symbol Editing Grid.
6. Use the tools in the

Draw Tool Box

and the tools under

Transparency

and

Anchor

to

create the new symbol.