Work with User Layers

You can draw your own Atlas layers using simple drawing tools which are familiar to most users. These tools are accessed via the User Layers pop-up menu. This powerful feature lets you annotate an Atlas with text, arrows, shapes, curves, and pictures.

Note, however, that this is not a full-featured drawing program.

Multiple Layers 

User Layer Pop-up MenuLike the Site Layers, more than one User Layer or one User Layer Set can be displayed on an Atlas tab.

Appearance 

The User Layers pop-up menu is used to draw your own annotations as a user Atlas layer and combine them into sets. This pop-up menu is divided into three sections:

To create User Layers, the Atlas tab must be displayed in Edit Mode. In this mode, the User Layer palette is displayed; you can then edit and save the new User Layer.

Hint

You may wish to create a new layer or duplicate one of the layer examples in order to try out Edit mode for User Layers.