OPEN a New Data File

SAVE the Current Workspace

Load a WORKSPACE File

UNLOAD All Loaded Data Files

Display the USER MANUAL

EXIT Global Mapper

Show the Overlay CONTROL CENTER

CAPTURE the current screen contents to an image

SELECT ALL LAYERS in the Overlay Control Center

MARK a waypoint at the current GPS location (when tracking a GPS device)

Start TRACKING a connected GPS device

Toggle the display of features MARKED AS DELETED

Copy current cursor LOCATION (lat, lon) to the Windows Clipboard

Copy current cursor LOCATION (lat, lon) in the Currently Selected Projection to the Windows Clipboard inserting a TAB character to separate the X and Y values

Copy current cursor LOCATION (lat, lon) to the Windows Clipboard, and append the ELEVATION value, if available

COPY (to the clipboard) features currently selected with the Digitizer/ Edit tool

DELETE (& Copy to clipboard) features currently selected with Digitizer/ Edit tool

PASTE clipboard contents (from Ctrl + C or Ctrl + X) to current cursor location

Paste clipboard contents BUT don't clear the clipboard

CANCEL the current draw or tool operation

EDIT THE DESCRIPTION of selected layers when the Control Center is active

Show 3D View Window

Toggle Display of DELETED Features

Toggle GRID Line Display On and Off

Toggle Elevation LEGEND Display On and Off

Toggle Distance SCALE Display On and Off

PRINT the Current Map View

Toggle Line & Area VERTEX Display On and Off

Toggle VECTOR LAYER Display On and Off

Zoom to the Full EXTENTS of All Loaded Data

Center on a Location

Restore the LAST ZOOMED VIEW (Zoom tool only)

Zoom In

Zoom In a Tiny bit

ZOOM OUT

ZOOM OUT a TINY bit

PAN the Map Display 1/4 of Screen

PAN the Map Display 1/2 of Screen

PAN the Map Display an Entire Screen

SAVE the Current view

RESTORE Last SAVED View

RESTORE Last DRAWN View

ZOOM to SCALE

ZOOM (the Raster Layer at the Screen Center) to Full Detail (1:1 PIXEL SIZE)

Select the info tool as the current tool

Toggle only selecting point features

Cycle through the features at the clicked location

Display feature info and ignore alternate link options

UNDO the last operation, if possible (example: when digitizing new features)

MARK the selected feature(s) AS DELETED

DELETE the selected vertice(s)

UNDELETE the selected feature(s)

EDIT FEATURE under cursor

MEASURE the cut-and-fill VOLUME of the currently selected line or area feature

Cycle through non-connected line endpoints (end-NODES)

Create new line (TRACE mode)

Causes the shape to be ELLIPTICAL or RECTANGULAR rather than the default of circular or square

Causes shapes to be ANCHORED at the CENTER OF SHAPE rather than the top left of shape

DISABLE automatic SNAPPING behavior

ONLY snap to EXISTING VERTICES/ FEATURES

ADD/ APPEND selected features to cached selection

REMOVE selected features from cached selection

Toggle the SELECTION STATE of selected features

Select only the topmost AREA feature at the clicked location

Select only the topmost LINE feature at the clicked location

Select only the topmost POINT feature at the clicked location

Automatically enter MOVE mode for selected feature(s) after selection

(drag box) Only select FEATURES that are completely CONTAINED WITHIN the drag box

(or drag box) Only select VERTICES from line or area features that are ALREADY SELECTED

New vertex will be inserted at NEAREST LOCATION to clicked location on selected feature rather than at click location

STAY IN VERTEX INSERT MODE after inserting vertex. Useful if needing to insert multiple vertices

Clamp (restrict) movement of features/ vertices to the HORIZONTAL axis

Clamp (restrict) movement of features/ vertices to the VERTICAL axis

Clamp (restrict) movement of features/ vertices to the DIAGONAL axis

Toggles clamped movement to RIGHT-ANGLES from direction of last drawn segment

MOVE the selected features

Automatically enter MOVE MODE for selected feature(s) after selection

Automatically enter JOIN MODE if more than one vertex is selected

DISABLE AUTOMATIC SNAP-to-nearest-feature functionality

(click on Reference Image) ROUND the clicked location to nearest 30 seconds for arc degree units or nearest 1000 ground units for linear measurements (like meters and feet)

(Zoomed View) Automatically ADD CLICKED POINT to GCP list (simulate press of 'Add GCP to List' button)

Save the current CONTROL POINT LIST to GCP file

Zoom out to the ENTIRE EXTENTS of the data being rectified

Open or refresh the 3D view

Refresh the 3D view

Pan 3D view left, right, forward, and back or move in. In Walk mode, Arrow up/down to move into or away from the scene, arrow left/right to rotate the view around the current location. The SHIFT key will cause large moves/ rotations

Zoom out and in (hold SHIFT for larger move; hold CTRL key for smaller move). In walk mode raise and lowers walk mode height (SHIFT keys modifies reduce or enlarge height increment)

Return to default view

Center the 2D view on the current selection

Control tilt forward and back. Use the SHIFT and CTRL modifiers to increase/decrease the tilt amount (4x, 1/4x respectively)

Control rotation right and left. Use the SHIFT and CTRL : modifiers to increase/decrease the rotation amount (4x, 1/4x respectively)

Move up. Use the SHIFT and modifiers to increase/decrease the move amount (4x, 1/4x respectively)

Move down. Use the SHIFT and CTRL : modifiers to increase/decrease the move amount (4x, 1/4x respectively)

Roll to zoom in and out or raise and lower the walk mode height. Click and drag to pan or change the walk mode pitch.

Navigate the view. For normal navigation, forward / back movements tilt the scene up or down; left/right movements rotate the view. In Walk mode, forward / back movements move forwards or back in the scene. Left / right movements rotate the view. For all modes, holding down the SHIFT key or the CTRL key increase / decrease the amount of rotation, tilt, or movement, respectively.

For normal navigation , forward / back movements zoom in or out. For Walk mode, raise and lower walk mode height. For all modes, holding down the SHIFT key or the CTRL key increase / decrease the amount of rotation, tilt, or movement, respectively.

Locks mouse movement to the vertical plane

Locks mouse movement to the horizontal plane

Decreases the field of view by 5 degrees; if CTRL is held down, it decreases by 1 degree, if SHIFT is held down, it decreases by 10 degrees.

Increases the field of view by 5 degrees; if CTRL is held down, it increases by 1 degree, if SHIFT is held down, it increases by 10 degrees.

Default View. This is the standard view that you get when you open the 3D viewer.

Top View. This is a view from directly above the scene.

Bottom View. This is a view from directly underneath the scene.

Left View. This is a view from the left side of the scene.

Right View. This is a view from the right side of the scene. Use to go to a right view.

Front View. This is a view from in front of the scene. Use to go to a front view.

Back View. This is a view from directly behind the scene.

Hold down when Selecting, Digitizing or Measuring to filter to point features

Hold down to filter to area features

Hold down to filter to line features

Hold down to filter to mesh features

While digitizing or editing, undoes the last point.

While selecting, the Escape key clears the current selection.

When digitizing, the Escape key cancels the current digitizing operation, and reverts to selection mode.

When measuring, the Escape key cancels the current measurement operation.

When digitizing, the Return key completes the current digitization operation.

When measuring, the Return key completes the current measurement operation.

If there is a current selection available, the selected features are deleted.

Enable or disable wireframe

Enable walk mode

Enable/ disable water level display