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Map Help


Zoom in tool - Zoomin Tool
This tool will zoom in on the map.  Click the tool, the page will refresh.  The map will show the "Tool Selected- Zoom in".  Now click on the map to zoom in on the point clicked.
Zoom out tool - Zoomout Tool
This tool will zoom out from the point clicked on the map.  Click the tool, the page will refresh.  The map will show the "Tool Selected - Zoom out".  Now click on the map to zoom out from the point clicked.
Pan tool - Pan Tool
This tool will move the center point of the map.  Click on the "Pan tool", the page will refresh.  Now click on any point of the map.  The page will refresh and the point selected will now be the center point of the map.
Selection tool - Selection Tool
This tool is the default tool.  When the map shows "Tool Selected - Selection tool", you can click on a country and you will be brought to a page listing the stories for that country.  If the tool is not selected, click on the selection tool, the page will refresh.  Now you can click on a country.
Full extent tool - Full extent tool
This tool will bring the map back to the default zoom setting.  After zooming in, zooming out or panning on the map, select the "Full extent" tool.  The map will now return to the default zoom, showing all layers of the map.