Undo Button Clicking this tool will undo the last action. Clicking on this tool multiple times will undo all subsequent changes that were made.

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1 SMS Featured Icons: Editor Window This document includes a brief description of the tools in the SMS Desktop Software Editor windows, as well as showing you the toolbar shortcuts to easily access these features. Main Toolbar The reset cursor, zoom tools, pan and measure tools all function in the editor window in the same way as they do in the main mapping toolbar- as described in the Mapping Toolbar document. Edit Selected Object(s) Clicking this tool after selecting an object(s) in the main editor window will open the Row Editor dialog where selected attributes and properties can be added, edited and deleted. This dialog contains the Data Grid Tools which are described later in the document. Undo Button Clicking this tool will undo the last action. Clicking on this tool multiple times will undo all subsequent changes that were made. Redo Button Clicking this tool will redo the last action. Clicking on this tool multiple times will redo all subsequent changes that were made. Selection Types The Select Object and Selection Intersection types both function in the editor window in the same way as they do in the main mapping toolbar- as described in the Mapping Toolbar document. 1

2 Select SubObjects Using Select SubObjects allows users to select individual or multiple sub objects in the active map layer. This selection type is useful for selecting inner boundaries or polygons instead of selecting an entire object. Select Vertex Using Select Vertex allows users to select individual or multiple vertices on the active map layer. This selection type allows for individual vertices to be moved or deleted. Action Tools Select Tools The Select Point, Rectangle, Polygon, Circle, Ellipse, Filter, and Invert Selection tools all function in the editor window in the same way as they do in the main mapping toolbar- as described in the Mapping Toolbar document. Select Vertex Clicking on this tool will allow users to select and move, or delete, individual vertices. Select All Clicking on this tool will select all objects in the currently mapped layer. Add New Tools All of the tools contained in the Add New options dialog allow users to manually draw or add new polygons, circles, ellipses, vertices or freehand polygons/polylines to the currently mapped layer. After selecting the appropriate tool, left click to begin adding new objects to the map. Add Vertex, Freehand Polygon, and Freehand Line are only available in the Generic Editor. 2

3 Assign Values Tools When in the Prescription or Field Crop Plan editor windows the Assign Values tools allows users to modify the values assigned to the objects in the mapped layer. Snap Tools Paint Rate When selected, the Paint Rate tool allows users to modify the values assigned to the grids in the mapped prescription layer using the rates available in the legend. This tool is only available in the Prescription Editor. Erase Rate When selected, the Erase Rate tool allows users to remove areas of the mapped prescription layer so that they are not included in the mapped layer. This tool is only available in the Prescription Editor. Assign Rate/Assign Products When selected, the Assign Rate tool allows users to fill in a specified object with a new rate or product available in the legend. When working with a contoured map, this Assign Value tool is the only one available. The Snap Tools provide the ability to snap your cursor on the map, based on the current select or add tool to another spatial object. Various snap tools are available including snap center, snap endpoint, snap start point, snap closest point/closest vertex, snap midpoint and distance. To release a snap tool so that you can move the cursor away from the object, hold the Shift key down on the keyboard. The Snap Tools can be used in conjunction with other tools, such as Add Freehand Polygon. Using the Snap Tools while adding new objects to the currently mapped layer will allow users to create new objects, such as adding a buffer to an existing field boundary, that is automatically snapped to the field edge. 3

4 General Tools The Reset Cursor, Edit Selected Objects, Move Label, Label Settings and Adjust Snap Distance icons all function in the editor window in the same way as they do in the main mapping window or the main mapping toolbar of the editor window- as described previously in this document or the Mapping Toolbar document. Adjust Snap Distance Clicking on this tool will allow the user to enable snap offsets and input the desired snap distance in feet. Show Buffers* *Show Buffers is available in SMS Advanced only. This tool serves as a toggle switch to either display or hide buffers in the currently mapped layer. Adjust Buffer* *Adjust Buffer is available in SMS Advanced only. Clicking on this tool opens the Buffer Settings dialog where users can input the distance inside or outside of the currently selected object that the inner or outer boundary should extend. Create Rings This tool provides a way for users to create polygon rings, inside or outside of the currently selected object. Adjust Area* *Adjust Area is available in SMS Advanced only. This tool provides a way for users to type in the target area of the currently selected object. The Adjust Area dialog displays the current area and the target area can be typed in to have the software increase or decrease the size of the object for you. 4

5 Edit Tools Move Selection Click this button to the move the currently selected object(s) to a new location. Once activated you can hold down the left mouse button and drag the selected object to a new location on the map and then release the left mouse button to place the objects there. Copy Selection Click this button to make a copy of the currently selected object(s). Cut Selection Click this button to remove the currently selected object(s) from the map but keep them in memory for pasting purposes. Paste Click this button to paste the last object(s) that were cut or copied. Delete Selection Click this button to delete the currently selected object(s). Merge Selection Click this button to merge selected polygons into one polygon. The two polygons must already be selected before you click Merge Selection. By holding down the Ctrl key you can select multiple polygons one at a time. Delete All Click this button to remove all object(s) from the currently mapped layer. 5

6 Divide Tools Divide by Polyline Click this button to divide an object(s) by a line that you draw. You simply draw a line that intersects the object, such as a polygon, and as long as the drawn line intersects the two edges of the object then the object will be divided into separate objects. Divide by Polygon Click this button to divide an object(s) by a polygon region that you draw. You simply draw a polygon that intersects the area of an object, such as a polygon, and the object will be divided into separate objects. Divide by Selection Click this button to divide an object(s) by the currently selected object in the active map layer. You simply select an object that intersects the area of another object, such as a polygon, and the objects will be divided into separate new objects. Divide by Direction Click one of the four available directions buttons to divide a previously selected object(s) by the intersection of the directional line that was selected. The divide line that is selected also displays the amount of area on each side of the object to be divided so that you can accurately divide objects, like field boundaries, into exact areas. Data Grid Tools The Data Grid displays all information in a row editor and includes a special set of tools. Not all tools are available in each operation editor window. 6

7 Delete Rows Click this button to remove the selected rows of data from the currently mapped dataset. Add Attribute Click this button to add a new attribute to the currently mapped dataset. After selecting the attribute to add it will be added to the Data Grid where values can be manually added or imported. Remove Attribute Click this button to remove the currently selected attribute from the data grid. Auto Fill Values Click this button to automatically fill in text or numerical values based on data that you enter. Cut Click this button to remove the current selection from the map layer but keep a copy which can later be pasted onto the editor layer. Copy Click this button to make a copy of the current selection which can later be pasted onto the editor layer. Paste Click this button to paste the last cut or copied object onto the current editor layer. Undo Button Clicking this tool will undo the last action. Clicking on this tool multiple times will undo all subsequent changes that were made. Redo Button Clicking this tool will redo the last action. Clicking on this tool multiple times will redo all subsequent changes that were made. 7

8 Special Tools Each editor window has a unique set of Special Tools. Analysis/Generic Editor Copy From Layer copy the selections to the current layer that is being created or edited. Copy Clipped Objects copy the selections to the current layer that is being edited or created. Create Polygons Along Edge* *Create Polygons Along Edge is available in SMS Advanced only. Click this button to enter a wizard that will help you create partial polygons that follow the edge of another object, such as a field boundary or tile line. This is useful for defining specific areas or edges of another object that you would like to define, such as a buffer zone, that doesn t go completely around the object. Average Data by Polygon* *Average Data by Polygon is available in SMS Advanced only. Click this button to average the data from multiple layers into the layer currently being edited. This is useful to combine data that is not from the same operation, such as yield and soil type information. 8

9 Vector Overlay* *Vector Overlay is available in SMS Advanced only. Click this button to overlay multiple layers containing polygon data to create a combined result layer of the input datasets. Trace Image Regions Click this button if an image is the currently mapped layer and the Create Polygons From Image wizard will begin. Select the layer that you wish to trace, the grid size and the colors per band in the image. The selected image will be traced to create polygon regions based on color differences in the image. The band filter is provided to reduce the number of colors displayed in the image and thus helps to reduce the number of polygons that will be generated. Boundary Editor Copy From Layer copy the selections to the current layer that is being created or edited. Trace Image Regions Click this button if an image is the currently mapped layer and the Create Polygons From Image wizard will begin. Select the layer that you wish to trace, the grid size, and the colors per band in the image. The selected image will be traced to create polygon regions based on color differences in the image. The band filter is provided to reduce the number of colors displayed in the image and thus helps to reduce the number of polygons that will be generated. 9

10 Crop Scouting Editor Edit Pests Click this button to edit the Pests assigned to the currently selected object in the mapped layer. New Pests can be added and existing Pests can be modified using this tool. Attribute values for each pest can be added and modified as well as adding picture notes to selected Pests. Create Scouting Observations Click this button to create scouting zones in the currently mapped layer. The Create Scouting Observations Wizard will open, guiding you through the setup process. Copy From Layer copy the selections to the current layer that is being created or edited. Vector Overlay* *Vector Overlay is available in SMS Advanced only. Click this button to overlay multiple layers containing polygon data to create a combined result layer of the input datasets. Edit Pest Observations This tool is located on the Data Grid tab of the Crop Scouting Editor window. Click this button to assign pests to the selected scouting region. Multiple pests can be assigned to a single scouting region. 10

11 Field Crop Plan Editor Validate Crop Plan Click this button to validate the product regions you have defined. The validate process checks all polygons for areas and gaps that do not have a product assigned to them and also identifies overlapping polygon areas that should have a single product assigned to them. Reset Crop Plan Click this button to reset all the crop plan regions defined in the dataset back to a single polygon area based on the field boundary associated with the dataset. Copy From Layer copy the selections to the current layer that is being created or edited. Vector Overlay* *Vector Overlay is available in SMS Advanced only. Click this button to overlay multiple layers containing polygon data to create a combined result layer of the input datasets. 11

12 Guidance Editor Create Guidance Click this button to start the Guidance wizard which will guide you through the process of creating a guidance plan and dataset. Draw Guidance Region Click this button to manually draw a polygon region that will be used to generate a guidance dataset. Edit Guidance Settings Click this button to edit an existing guidance region by clicking on the region you wish to modify on the currently mapped layer. The region itself cannot be edited but the settings for generating the lines inside of the region can be modified. Image Editor Adjust Image Click this button to adjust the brightness, contrast and resolution of the image. All changes are made dynamically to the image as you adjust so that you can see the effect of the changes. 12

13 Clip by Rectangle Click this button to draw a rectangular region on the image that will be used to crop all of the image area that falls outside of the rectangle that was drawn. Clip by Polygon Click this button to draw a polygon region on the image that will be used to crop all of the image area that falls outside of the polygon that was drawn. Clip Image to Layer Click this button to start the Clip to Image wizard. This wizard allows you to select objects, such as polygons, from other layers that are not currently mapped and use those selections to clip the image to. Remap Image Colors Click this button to remap selected colors in the image to any new color that you select. Rotate/Scale Options Click this button to set options for rotating or scaling your image. Rotate/Scale X Click this button to rotate/scale your image in the X dimension. Be default, only the rotation option is set. Rotate/Scale Y Click this button to rotate/scale your image in the Y dimension. Be default, only the rotation option is set. Move Image Click this button to move the entire image to a new location on the map. Navigation Editor Copy From Layer copy the selections to the current layer that is being created or edited. 13

14 Point Map Editor Straighten Pass Click this button to straighten a selected pass of points. Once you have a pass selected that you would like to straighten, click on this button and then draw a line from the point on the map that you want the points to start and then drag a line to the end point for the pass. Left click the mouse once the line is positioned as desired and the selected pass will be fitted to the line that you drew. Prescription Editor Validate Prescription Click this button to check a vector based prescription dataset for areas with no rate assigned to prevent gaps in the field during application. Convert Prescription Click this button to convert a raster based prescription to a vector based prescription or vice versa. Copy From Layer copy the selections to the current layer that is being created or edited. Vector Overlay* *Vector Overlay is available in SMS Advanced only. Click this button to overlay multiple layers containing polygon data to create a combined result layer of the input datasets. 14

15 Trace Image Regions Click this button if an image is the currently mapped layer and the Create Polygons From Image wizard will begin. Select the layer that you wish to trace, the grid size and the colors per band in the image. The selected image will be traced to create polygon regions based on color differences in the image. The band filter is provided to reduce the number of colors displayed in the image and thus helps to reduce the number of polygons that will be generated. Soil Sampling Editor Create Samples Click this button to start the Soil Sampling wizard which will guide you through the process of creating a soil sampling dataset. Draw Sampling Region Click this button to manually draw a region that will be used to generate a soil sampling dataset. Copy From Layer copy the selections to the current layer that is being created or edited. 15