Change a drivetime zone

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11/16/2006

Once you have created a drivetime zone on your map, you can display it on top of or under the roads on the map, add a label, add or remove fill color, change the border color or width, or adjust the shape.

To display under roads

Select the drivetime zone by clicking its border.
On the Drawing toolbar, click Draw.
Click Send Behind Roads.

To display on top of roads

Select the drivetime zone by clicking its border.
On the Drawing toolbar, click Draw.
Click Bring in Front of Roads.

To show or hide a label

Select the drivetime zone by clicking its border.
On the Drawing toolbar, click Draw, and then do one of the following:

Click Show Size

Click Hide Size

To add or change the fill color

Select the drivetime zone by clicking its border.
On the Drawing toolbar, click the arrow next to Fill Color , and then click the color you want.

To change the border color

Select the drivetime zone by clicking its border.
On the Drawing toolbar, click the arrow next to Line Color , and then click the color you want.

To change the border width

Select the drivetime zone by clicking its border.
On the Drawing toolbar, click Line Style , and then click the width you want.

To adjust the shape

The drivetime zone is an approximation of how far you can drive from the selected center point on different roads within the specified amount of time. Depending on the number and type of roads in your drivetime zone, the shape may have sharp points or irregular shapes. You can adjust these points by hand.

Select the drivetime zone by clicking its border.
Do any of the following:

To change the drivetime zone border, drag a segment or sizing handle.

To delete a point, right-click the point, and then click Delete Point.

Note If you want to change the number of minutes in your drivetime zone, delete the existing drivetime zone and then create a new one based on the same center point using the new time.

Delete a drivetime zone

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