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== The Edit Toolbar ==

The buttons in the edit toolbar allow to choose different working modes for the map display. Each mode defines what results are caused by actions like clicking, dragging, selecting, ... on the map.

|| [[Image(source:trunk/images/mapmode/move/move.png)]] || [wiki:Help/Action/Select Select mode] || {{{S}}} || Move, rotate, scale and select objects ||
|| [[Image(source:trunk/images/mapmode/rope.png)]] || [wiki:Help/Action/Lasso Lasso select mode] || {{{S}}} (twice) || select objects within a handdraw region ||
|| [[Image(source:trunk/images/mapmode/node/autonode.png)]] || [wiki:Help/Action/Draw Draw mode] || {{{A}}} || Draw nodes and ways ||
|| [[Image(source:trunk/images/mapmode/zoom.png)]] || [wiki:Help/Action/Zoom Zoom mode] || {{{Z}}} || Zoom with a rectangle ||
|| [[Image(source:trunk/images/mapmode/delete.png)]] || [wiki:Help/Action/Delete Delete mode] || {{{Ctrl+Del}}} || Delete nodes or ways ||
|| [[Image(source:trunk/images/mapmode/parallel.svg)]] || [wiki:Help/Action/Parallel Parallel mode] || {{{Shift+P}}} || Make parallel copy of ways ||
|| [[Image(source:trunk/images/mapmode/extrude/extrude.png)]] || [wiki:Help/Action/Extrude Extrude mode] || {{{X}}} || Create areas by extrusion ||
|| [[Image(source:trunk/images/mapmode/improvewayaccuracy.png)]] || [wiki:Help/Action/ImproveWayAccuracy Improve Way Accuraccy] || {{{W}}} || Optimized tool to improve geometry of ways ||
|| >> || Customize toolbar || || Show/hide icons in the edit toolbar || 

* In all modes you can move the view by
 * right click + mouse move, or
 * {{{Ctrl}}} + arrow keys
* Not all modes are visible in normal JOSM user mode, however you can always customize the toolbar to your needs.
* The whole left panel visibility can be toggled on and off in the main [Menu/View menu view].
* There might be more buttons depending on the loaded plugins.
* The button group below the map modes affect the display of dialog windows. These are described under [wiki:Help/ToggleDialogs Toggle Dialogs].

== See also ==
 * [wiki:Help/Menu/Edit Menu Edit]
 * [wiki:Help/Menu/Tools Menu Tools]
 * [wiki:Help/ToggleDialogs Toggle Dialogs]

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