Creating a surround

The surround elements are displayed in the Maps tree for the Area to which they are associated. If you place a surround element so that part of it lies outside the boundaries of the Map, it appears red in the Maps tree. For more information about surrounds, see Working with surrounds.

  1. From the View menu, click Map View Mode.
  2. In the Maps tree, right-click an Area and click Surround.
  3. In the Surround window, click a box next to any element you want to use in the Map. A check mark next to an element indicates it is selected.
  4. Choose a style for a selected element from the Select a QuickStyle list. If you want to create a new style, click Properties and follow Creating a custom quick style.
  5. Click OK.

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