On the tool bar (A) there are five tools that allow you to move around the map.  Use the zoom in tool  to view an area close up.  Use the zoom out tool  to view a larger area.  The zoom to last view tool returns to the map to the previous view, and the zoom to full extent tool  returns the map to a countywide view.  To move around the map without changing the scale, use the pan tool .

Use the Identify tool  to get information on a particular feature in the selectable layer.  Click on the feature and attributes for that feature are displayed.  If there are more than one feature at a location, or features that are very close together, the records for all those features will be displayed.  Use the Get Photo tool to link to photos.

The “Map Layers” list (B) allows you to determine which layers are visible and which layer is selectable.  To make a layer visible, check the box next to the layer.  Some layers, like “Parcels”, are scale dependant.  That means that whether they are visible depends upon the scale of the map.  The Parcels layer does not show up until you zoom in to a neighborhood level.  There can be as many visible layers as you like, but there can only be one selectable layer.  The selectable layer is the layer that you can identify.  To make a layer selectable, click the button next to it in the layers list.    For more information about the data sets, click on the layer name for a brief description and metadata.
A - Tool Bar (More Help)
B - Layers List

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