Editing tools

Use the tools described in the following table to edit map features.

Editing Tools

Name

Tool

Feature Type

Action

Select Feature

All

Select a feature or create a rectangle on the map to select a single feature or multiple features within the rectangle.

Clear Selections

All

Clear any selected features.

Show Vertices

All

Display the vertices, or points, that define any selected features. Select Show Vertices in order to use the Add Vertex, Delete Vertex, and Move Vertex tools.

Undo Edits

All

Reverse the last edit. Each click reverses one more edit. Available only in Versioned Editing.

Redo Edits

All

Reinstate the last Undo Edit that you performed. Available only in Versioned Editing.

Save Edits

All

Save all changes you made during the current edit session. Save your edits before you close the Editing window.

Discard Edits

All

Delete all changes that you made during the current edit session.

Enter x,y Values

All

Place the new feature precisely at specified coordinates. Coordinates are based on the coordinate system used by the map document.

Delete Feature

All

Delete the selected feature. Use the Undo Edit tool to undo a deletion.

Move Feature

All

Click the selected feature. Move the cursor to a new location and click the new location. The system displays a line extending from the original location to the new location. When you click the new location, the system deletes the line.

Link

All

Create a link between the selected GIS feature and an application record. The system displays the unique identifier of the application record in the Attributes section of the Editing window.

Unlink

All

Break the link between the selected GIS feature and an application record.

Create  feature

Points

Click the location on the map where you want to place the point  feature. Or, use the Enter x, y Values tool to place the feature precisely.

Create feature

Lines

Click the location on the map for the first vertex. Drag the cursor and click again at the endpoint to create the line feature.

Create feature

Polygons

Click the location on the map for the first vertex. Drag the cursor and click again at the next vertex. Repeat as many times as needed. Double-click at the final vertex to create the polygon feature.

Copy Feature

Points

Click the selected feature, move the cursor to a new location and click again to place the copied feature on the map.

Copy Feature

Lines

Click selected feature, move the cursor to a new location and click again to place the copied feature on the map.

Copy Feature

Polygons

Click the selected feature, move the cursor to new location and click again to place copied feature on the map.

Split Feature

Lines

Click the location on the line where you want to split it. Double-click to complete the line and split the line.

Split Feature

Polygons

Click and draw a line on the polygon where you want to split it. Double-click to complete the line and split the polygon.

Merge Feature

Lines

Click the selected lines to merge them into one.

Merge Feature

Polygons

Click the selected polygons to merge them into one.

Add Vertex

Lines, Polygons

Click along the edge of the feature to place a vertex at that location. Select the Show Vertices tool and then the Add Vertex tool.

Delete Vertex

Lines, Polygons

Click a vertex to delete it. Select the Show Vertices tool and then the Delete Vertex tool.

Move Vertex

Lines, Polygons

Click the vertex you want to move, move the cursor to the new location, and click again to place the vertex at that location. The system displays a red line from  the point of origin to the new location until you click to place the vertex in the new location. Select the Show Vertices tool and then the Move Vertex tool.

See Also

Edit Features