The Status Bar along the lower edge of the desktop provides helpful information during your mapping session and allows you to make some changes directly in the Status Bar.
Note: Not all entries display in the Status Bar at all times. Entries display when a feature is active.
- Status Bar Help: To find out what a command does, hover the cursor over the command in the Status Bar. A brief description (tooltip) displays.
- Zoom, Map Scale, Cartographic Scale, Cursor Location: View any one of these settings in the Status Bar. You can change which one displays directly from the Status Bar. Click the setting on display in the Status Bar and then click the one you want to display from the list. The Status Bar automatically updates. These display settings are also controlled in the Map Options dialog box (on the MAP tab, in the Options group, click Map Options).
- Editing: To keep track of which layer is currently editable, review the list of layers that display in the Status Bar. You can change the editable layer directly in the Status Bar by clicking Editing and selecting a layer from the list of layers in the active Map window. The Status Bar updates showing the new editable layer.
- Selecting: The Status Bar indicates which layer the current selection is from. If there is nothing selected, the Status Bar reads: Selecting: NONE.
- records: When viewing a table in a Browser window, the record count displays in the Status Bar.
- SNAP: When working in a Map window, you can turn on snap-to-node by pressing the S key. When this feature is in use, SNAP displays in the Status Bar.
- AUTOTRACE: When working in a Map window, you can turn on the auto-trace indicator by pressing the T key. When this feature is in use, AUTOTRACE displays in the Status Bar.
- AUTONODE: When working in a Map window, you can turn on the auto-node indicator by pressing the N key. When this feature is in use, AUTONODE displays in the Status Bar.