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CABARRUS COUNTY 2012 APPRAISAL MANUAL • Suspend drawing the current area: To suspend drawing the current area, press "S" or click the "Suspend Area" (Hourglass) icon located in the shortcut pad. The current drawing point will turn blue and a new area can be started, or other actions can be performed while the suspended area is open. Once a different area is closed, control returns to the most recently suspended area. Correcting an anchored line Use the Delete key to remove line(s) until the incorrectly drawn line is reached. Once removed, the incorrect line can then be drawn correctly. Use the Insert key to re -draw the lines removed with the Delete key earlier. Completing an Area The area will be closed when the end point of the final line reaches the starting point of the first line. Once the area is closed, a label showing the subarea type and square footage is placed inside the area. Also, the "Subareas" pane will be updated with the square footage of the area. Auto Close Once two or more lines are drawn, the auto close features are enabled and the currently open area can be closed automatically using one of the methods below: • Automatic Closing an area drawing I line: Press "A" or click on the "Auto Close 1 Line" icon located in the shortcut pad. This feature is used to draw one final line of an area even when the end point of the last line and the start point of the first line are not aligned. This will result in an angled line. • Automatic Closing an area drawing 2 lines: Hold down the CTRL key and press "A" or click on the "Auto Close 2 Lines" icon located on the shortcut pad. One or two lines will be drawn to complete the area. The lines are drawn using the distances remaining to reach the starting point. The lines will be drawn in the directions that result in the largest area. This feature can be used to draw the final two lines of a rectangle once two lines have been anchored. Drawing Additional Areas To draw a new area, all exiting areas on the grid must be closed or suspended. (See "Suspending an Area" above.) Select any point on the grid to begin drawing as usual. The following features are useful in drawing additional areas: • The "Jump" feature is used to start an additional area at a precise location. Press "J" to position the cursor on an existing point closest to the cursor. The "Select Area" dialogue box will be displayed. TIP: If the desired starting point is other than the "Jump" location, press ESC to close the "Select Area" dialogue box and use the arrow keys to position the cursor to the exact location. Press Enter to display the "Select Area" dialogue box and resume drawing. • The "Copy" feature is used to copy and existing area. Select the area to be copied by clicking inside the area on the grid or by clicking on the area in the "Subareas" pane. Once the desired area is selected, hold down CTRL and press "C" or click on the "Copy Area" icon on the shortcut pad. A copy of the area will now be attached to the cursor. Move the copied area to the desired location and click the mouse to release it. Opening an Existing Area for Editing To open an existing area, click on one or more adjacent lines which will change the color of the lines to green. Then press "O" or click the "Reopen Area" icon located on the shortcut pad. The selected lines will be removed and drawing can continue. Negative Areas In the case where an area encloses an area of a different type, the enclosed area can be place inside the enclosing area. This is done by first drawing the enclosed area separately and then moving that area inside the boundaries of the enclosing area. When the enclosed area is released inside the enclosing area, a dialogue box will be displayed prompting the user "Is the area of `A' to be subtracted from the area of B' ? ". Click "Yes" to subtract the square footage of the enclosed area from the square footage of the enclosing area. Labels Once an area is closed, it will be labeled with the subarea code and total square footage. Lines are labeled with lengths as they are drawn. Drawing an area in a clockwise direction will position the length labels on the inside of the area. Drawing an area in a counter - clockwise direction will position the length labels on the outside of the area. The following features may be used with labels: • Moving a label: A label can be moved by left clicking and dragging the label to the desired location. • Hiding Square Footage: To hide the square footage section of the area label, select the area(s) and press "H" or click the "Hide Area Labels" icon located on the shortcut pad. Repeat this action to show the label. Cabarrus County — 2012 Revaluation INSTRUMENT COMPLETION 6- 19 8/9/11 Attachment number 7 G -6 Page 255