To add a new, blank room to the map, click the Add button (rectangle tool) in the toolbar on the left of the map and click on the map where you want to add the room. However, you cannot "Undo" a Remove command. If you use the Remove command, the rooms will be deleted, but the links to the rooms will remain (and will be cut in half). However, only one deletion can be undone. Objects that you have deleted can be recovered by clicking the Undo button on the toolbar. Or just press the Delete key on the keyboard. To delete objects, select the objects as described above, then click the Delete tool in the drawing toolbar on the left of the map. Using the Move menu is the only way to move rooms to a different level (up or down). This dialog allows you to specify the number of squares to move the room in any direction, including up and down. You can also move a room or selection of rooms using the Move dialog in the Edit menu. Release the mouse button to drop the room in the new location. To move a room (or all of the selected rooms), click on the room with the mouse, hold the left mouse button, and move the mouse to drag the room to a new location. When you release the mouse button, everything within the selection box will be selected. Simply click in an open area on the map, hold down the left mouse button, and move the mouse to display the selection box. You can also select multiple objects by drawing a box around all the objects you want selected. Shift-clicking toggles the selection status of an object, so to de-select it, just Shift-click a second time.
To select multiple objects, hold down the Shift key when you click on new objects. The selected object will highlight (default is red). To select a room of a link between rooms, click on it with the left mouse button. This allows you to create a map offline very quickly. These keypad keys will also work while the Room Properties window is open, so you can type the Room Name and Description, then press a keypad key to move in a direction and create a new room. Now the keys on the keypad can be used to move around and create rooms as you go. To add rooms to a map quickly and easily, select "Keyboard Creation" from the Zone menu and the map will be put into Map mode.
To use any manual editing functions, your mapper must be in Map Mode so that the drawing tools are shown to the left of your map. This section will cover all of the manual editing functions. Once a map has been made, it is a very useful speedwalking tool, so even though you might have to create a map by hand, it still beats using paper. Sometimes, for example when mapping a maze, you might turn off the automapper and create a map completely from scratch. While the Automapper does a fairly good job automatically mapping simple areas, you will often want to tweak the map yourself to make it look better or more accurate.
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