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== How to use the History Plays Map ==
== How to use the History Plays Map ==
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=== <u>Select Plays</u> ===
[[File:map1.gif]]
 
- Select a play and then a color to start building a legend for the map.
 
- You can select up to eight plays at once.
 
- You can clear your choices and start fresh by pressing the 'Clear' button.
 
[[File:map3.gif]]
 
- Once you have selected the plays you want to map, click the "Go" button to generate the map.
 
[[File:map2.gif]]
 
=== <u>Navigating the Map</u> ===
- You can zoom in and out on the map as well as use the mouse to drag the map whichever way you need to.
 
- Clicking on any of the plays in the legend will remove that play's dots from the map.
 
[[File:map4.gif]]
 
- You can also go back to the selection menu easily by pressing the back button at the top of the legend.
 
[[File:map5.gif]]
 
=== <u>Getting Information From the Map</u> ===
- Mouseover any of the dots to get the name of the place.
 
[[File:map6.gif]]
 
- Click on a dot to get a list of all the lines in which that place is mentioned. The list is organized so that each row represents one line with the information in this order: Play, Speaker, Act.Scene.LineNumber
 
- Clicking on any of the Act.Scene.LineNumber links will take you directly to that line in the play on Folger Digital Texts
 
[[File:map7.gif]]
 
=== <u>Overlay Historical Maps</u> ===
- When you click the "Historical Maps" dropdown menu you will see several options for historical maps that you can overlay onto the base map.
 
[[File:map8.gif]]
 
- Clicking on any of these options will load the overlay. Also, you will see a sliding scale underneath the dropdown menu, which you can use to control the opacity of the overlays.
 
[[File:map9.gif]]

Latest revision as of 09:31, 28 March 2019

How to use the History Plays Map

Select Plays

Map1.gif

- Select a play and then a color to start building a legend for the map.

- You can select up to eight plays at once.

- You can clear your choices and start fresh by pressing the 'Clear' button.

Map3.gif

- Once you have selected the plays you want to map, click the "Go" button to generate the map.

Map2.gif

Navigating the Map

- You can zoom in and out on the map as well as use the mouse to drag the map whichever way you need to.

- Clicking on any of the plays in the legend will remove that play's dots from the map.

Map4.gif

- You can also go back to the selection menu easily by pressing the back button at the top of the legend.

Map5.gif

Getting Information From the Map

- Mouseover any of the dots to get the name of the place.

Map6.gif

- Click on a dot to get a list of all the lines in which that place is mentioned. The list is organized so that each row represents one line with the information in this order: Play, Speaker, Act.Scene.LineNumber

- Clicking on any of the Act.Scene.LineNumber links will take you directly to that line in the play on Folger Digital Texts

Map7.gif

Overlay Historical Maps

- When you click the "Historical Maps" dropdown menu you will see several options for historical maps that you can overlay onto the base map.

Map8.gif

- Clicking on any of these options will load the overlay. Also, you will see a sliding scale underneath the dropdown menu, which you can use to control the opacity of the overlays.

Map9.gif