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You can use the Identify tool to obtain spatial and tabular information. You can see which features are at a specific location and also investigate the attributes of each feature.

To get more information about a feature, click the Identify tool. In the Identify dialog box, click the 'Identify from' drop-down list and click . Click a feature on the map. In this example you see the results for the building that represents the Visitor Center.

Information for the feature and other visible layers are displayed in the Identify dialog box.

Right-clicking features, layers, or their attributes in the Identify dialog box opens a context menu with options for working with the fields for that feature or layer.

Right-click a layer or feature on the left side of the Identify dialog box. The options in the context menu allow you to zoom to features, center features, expand all the layers and features, collapse the Identify tree, remove from the Identify tree, sort the layers and features, or copy a record.

Right-click an item in the Value column on the right side of the window. The options in the context menu allow you to organize the displayed attribute information. You can hide or show all the fields, sort fields, select all the fields, switch the set of selected fields, or copy all the fields. If you click Copy, you can then paste the information into another application, such as a text editor or a spreadsheet.

Click the small drop-down button to the right of the Location text box to open a menu that will allow you to display the location of the city in the units of your choice. Click Meters.

Click Visitor Center underneath City Buildings. Click Lodge.jpg in the attribute columns. A hyperlinked picture of the Visitor Center, which resembles a lodge, will appear.


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