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DeLorme Topo North America 9.0 User Guide

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To Center the Anchor Position

Click Center Anchor to place the anchor point in the exact center of the Symbol Editing

Grid.

Cursor Position

Any symbol created in XSym is 24 x 24 pixels square. Each of these pixels is represented in

the Symbol Editing Grid. When you move your cursor over the Symbol Editing Grid, the

cursor position by pixel number displays to the right of the Cursor Position text next to the

Image Preview (as shown below).
Image Preview and Cursor Position

As you move the cursor over the grid, the numbers update according to where you are in

the 24 x 24 grid. The first number in the above sample, 16, refers to the number of pixels

across (the X coordinate) from the upper left corner of the grid, beginning with zero. The

second number, 14, refers to the number of pixels down (the Y coordinate) from the upper-

left corner of the grid, beginning with zero.

Symbol Sets

Creating a New Symbol Set

Symbols created in DeLorme XSym are saved within a symbol set (.dim file) which can

contain up to 250 symbols.

To Create a New Symbol Set

Use the following steps to create a new symbol set.

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 [New...] from the drop-down list.

The DeLorme XSym dialog box opens.

4. Under Symbol Set Name, type the name for your new symbol set. The default

name for the new symbol set is CustomSymbolSet.

5.

Import a bitmap

into your new symbol set.

OR

Create a new symbol

to add to your new symbol set.

To Create a New Symbol Set from an Existing Symbol Set

You can make a copy of an existing symbol set and save it as a custom symbol set.

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

.