Define Region Sets Dialog Box

Prerequisites for use: An Atlas map is the activeClosed The application, window, tab, or other screen element which is currently being used; sometimes called the "front" or "frontmost" screen element tab.   

Use: The Define Region Sets dialog box is used to combine several Region layers into one Region Layer Set so they can be displayed together. You can combine previously defined layers to make a more complex set. The order of layers in each set determines the order in which they are drawn. The first layer in the list appears on top, overlapping the second and any other layers.

Description: This dialog box combines selected layers to create a Region Layer Set. The actual appearance of individual Region layers is defined via the Define Region Layers dialog box.

Open the Define Region Sets Dialog BoxOpen the Define Region Sets Dialog Box

  1. Open a map and make it the active tab.
  2. From the Region layer pop-up menu, choose Define Region Sets.

    This dialog box also opens if multiple Region layers are displayed on the map and you choose Convert to Region Set from the Region Layers pop-up menu.

Define a Region Set (Overview)Define a Region Set (Overview)

  1. Open the Define Region Sets dialog box.
  2. Click New to create a new Region Set. [New name] is added to the List of Region Sets and the Name of set box.

    To edit the Region Set, select it from the left list of Region Sets.
  3. Enter a name for the Region Set in the Name of set box.
  4. In the left Region layers list, choose the Region layers you want in this Region Set and click the Region Layers » button above the list. Selected layers appear in the right Layers selected list.
  5. Rearrange the order of Region layers in the Layers selected list using the Up and Down buttons.
  6. Select a name and click Delete to remove it from the Region Set.
  7. Click OK to save your changes. The selected Region Set is displayed in the active Atlas tab.

Options in the Define Region Sets Dialog BoxOptions in the Define Region Sets Dialog Box

List of Region Sets (Top): Displays any Region Sets already defined. The Region Set last used when this dialog box was closed is selected when the dialog box is reopened.

List Buttons: Used to arrange the Region Set names in the list and on the pop-up menu.

  • New: Adds [New name] to the list and in the Name box, and resets the rest of the options to the default settings.
  • Delete: Removes the selected name and definition from the list and from the Region layers pop-up menu.
  • Up and Down Buttons: Click to move the selected name up or down the list.

Name of Set box:  Used to enter or modify the name of the selected Region Set. Adding spaces before the name indents it on the pop-up menu.

Region Layers»: Displays all defined Region layers. These layers are available for individual display or for combining into a Region Set. Add items to the Layers Selected list by doing one of the following:

  • Double-click an item in the list on the left, or select an item and click the Region Layers»above the list.
  • Shift+Click to select a range of items, or Ctrl+Click to select multiple individual items.

Layers Selected List: Displays the Region layers in the selected Region Set. You can change the order of items in the list (and in the Region Set), or delete items using the Up, Down, and Delete buttons next to this list.

Note

The order of layers in a Region Set is very important. If a region appears in more than one of the selected layers, it is displayed with the border, fills, and labels of the uppermost layer which includes that region.