Drawing Tools in the UDS Mapper
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The Drawing Tools
• The UDS Mapper allows you to customize
your map with points, lines, shapes, and
labels
• This can be useful for:
– Adding point locations of proposed new access
points, or providers that are not available in the
UDS Mapper
– Drawing lines pointing to target areas
– Drawing boxes or polygons around target areas
– Adding labels for health centers, new access
points, or targeted areas
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Directions for Using the Drawing
Tools
• Click the “Draw” button (above the map)
– This opens the Drawing Tools, with these
buttons:
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Point
Line
Free Line
Label
Rectangle
Polygon
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Move
Erase
Clear All
Shape Color
Label Color
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Points
1. Click the “Point” button
2. Click on each place on the map where
you would like to place a point
3. Click “Point” again to stop drawing
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Lines
1. Click the “Line” button
2. Click and hold down on the map
3. Drag your mouse in a direction to draw a straight
line
4. Let go of your mouse button to finish the line
5. Click “Line” again to stop drawing
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Free Lines
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Click the “Free Line” button
Click and hold down on the map
Drag your mouse to free draw the line
Let go of your mouse button to finish the line
Click “Free Line” again to stop drawing
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Labels
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Click the “Label” button
Click on a place on the map to add the label
Type the label
IMPORTANT: Press Enter on your keyboard to finish
the label
5. Click “Label” again to stop drawing
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Rectangles
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Click the “Rectangle” button
Click and hold down on the map
Drag your mouse to change the rectangle shape
Let go of your mouse to finish the rectangle
Click “Rectangle” again to stop drawing
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Polygons
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Click the “Polygon” button
Click once on the map to place the first point
Click again to place each point of the polygon
Double click when placing the final point
Click “Polygon” again to stop drawing
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Moving Drawings
1. Click the “Move” button
2. Click on the drawing or label you want to move, and
hold down your mouse button
3. Drag the object to where you want it
4. Let go of your mouse to re-place the object
5. Click “Move” again to stop moving drawn objects
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Erasing Drawings
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Click the “Erase” button
Click on each drawing or label you want to erase
Click “Erase” again to stop erasing drawn objects
OR to quickly erase ALL drawings, click “Clear All”
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Shape/Label Color Boxes
• Allows you to choose the color of a drawing or
label font
• Before drawing the shape/label, click the
appropriate color box and select a color from the
palette
– If you have already drawn a shape/label and wish to
change the color, you must erase the object, select
the desired color from the palette, and redraw
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Outline Only Option
• Allows you to draw the outline of a rectangle or
polygon, without coloring in the shape area
– Rectangle:
vs. “Outline Only” Rectangle:
• Before drawing the shape, check the “Outline
Only” box
– If you have already drawn a shape that you want to be
outline only, you must erase the shape, check “Outline
Only”, and redraw
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Show Label Outline Option
• Allows you to outline a label with black
outline and white fill color
– Label:
vs. “Show Label Outline”
• Before drawing the label, check the “Show
Label Outline” box
– If you have already drawn a label that is not
outlined, and you want to outline it, you must
erase the label, check “Show Label Outline”, and
redraw
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Can I Save My Drawings to Work on
Later?
• No. Shapes and labels that are added with the
drawing tools will erase if:
– You log out
– You close or refresh your internet browser
• The only way to save drawings is to click the
“Print” button to print or create a PDF, or to take a
screen capture of your map
– Drawings will not reappear when you log back in to
the UDS Mapper, though the rest of your map
settings will save if working on the same computer
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End of Lesson
• Continue to the next lesson to continue
learning how to use the UDS Mapper
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