Thank you, Mannos2!!!! I've been wanting to color code some individual/group plots, but didn't know how. This works great. For my version of the software, I chose Edit, Plot Style, Custom. Gene ----- Original Message ----- From: <Mannos2@aol.com> To: <DEED-MAPPER-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 12:16 PM Subject: Re: [DMU] Moving a plot > If you have a tract highlighted, then, using the arrow keys, move to the > general area where you want to relocate the tract, then a mouse click (I think > left) in the new area, will "snap" that highlighted deed right to the new > location. > > You can move multiple deeds that have already been joined up but may not be > in the proper location, in the same way. > > First, you have to get the multiple deeds highlighted. You do this by > highlighting one, then holding down the control key and clicking on other tracts, > which will also become highlighted. When you have done this with several > tracts, and they are all highlighted, you can move, using the arrow keys to the area > where you want them to be, then left click with the mouse and they will all > move together, preserving their original positions compared to each other. You > can then move this collection of deeds around together, fitting them as you > wish to the landscape or other properties. To undo the group, just click on > one of them, or another deed. > > You can also change plat colors as a group in the same way. Highlight one > deed, then hold down control and highlight additional deeds. Then go to plot > view, and custom color. Changing the color will change the color of all of the > highlighted deeds. > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >