How to...

• Key areas of Digimap for Schools
• About the maps
• Navigating in Digimap for Schools
• Search
• Map selector
• View map keys
• Capture geographic coordinates
• Overlay geographic references
• Measure distance and areas
• Add text
• Add markers
• Add photos
• Add shapes
• Add buffers
• Add your own points
• Modify drawings
• Save maps
• Print maps
• Map information
• View Geograph images

Add buffers

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You can add a point or line buffer to your map, in the Drawing Tools.

Add point buffer

1. Open the Drawing Tools in the sidebar.
2. Find the Draw and create area.
3. Select the Buffer tool - it will turn orange.
4. Select Point.
5. Enter the radius you want - remember you can select metres, miles or kilometres by selecting the down arrow.
6. Check the Stroke and Fill settings for colours, line style and width (found at the bottom of the Drawing Tools).
7. Finally, select the point on your map where you want the centre of the buffer.
8. Your buffer should be visible on your map.

Add line buffer

1. Open the Drawing Tools in the sidebar.
2. Find the Draw and create area.
3. Select the Buffer tool - it will turn orange.
4. Select Line.
5. Enter the distance you want - remember you can select metres, miles or kilometres by selecting the down arrow.
6. Check the Stroke settings for colour. line style and width (found at the bottom of the Drawing Tools).
7. Click or tap to select the point on your map where you want to start your line.
8. Keep clicking or tapping to add points to your line.
9. Double click to finish the line.
10. Your buffer should be visible on your map.