Customizing "Show Area" tool
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For the component "Show Area" the following elements are customizable:
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Show area of feature components
- for multipart polygons allows to show area for the whole feature or for each feature component separately.
Units - specifying area units
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Area units
- specifies fixed or adaptive units for area values. Units can also be used from specified coordinate system (see the parameter below). -
Coordinate system
- determines coordinate system used for displaying feature area. It can be from the selected layer, from an active map, or custom. -
Custom coordinate system
- custom projected coordinate system can be selected in the catalog of coordinate systems, which is available by clicking the Edit button (green button with pencil).
View - representing the text symbol
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Font size
- detemines the font size to display area values. -
Font color
- determines the text symbol color. It can be selected in a Color Editor window, which is available by clicking the Edit button (green button with pencil). -
Decimal places
- specifies number of decimal places to display area values.
Changes are applied upon using XTools Pro Show Area tool next time.