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== The Edit Toolbar ==

The buttons in the edit toolbar allow to choose different working modes for the map display. At any give point in time, can have only one mode active.

== Modes ==
|| Icon || Name of the mode || Activation steps || What actions can be performed ||
|| [[Image(source:trunk/images/mapmode/move/move.png)]] || [wiki:Help/Action/Select Select] || {{{S}}} to toggle from [[Image(source:trunk/images/mapmode/rope.png,20,link=)]] lasso tool || Move, rotate, scale and select objects ||
|| [[Image(source:trunk/images/mapmode/rope.png)]] || [wiki:Help/Action/LassoMode Lasso] || {{{S}}} to toggle from [[Image(source:trunk/images/mapmode/move/move.png,20,link=)]] "Select mode" || select objects within a handdraw region ||
|| [[Image(source:trunk/images/mapmode/node/autonode.png)]] || [wiki:Help/Action/Draw Draw] || {{{A}}} || Draw nodes and ways ||
|| [[Image(source:trunk/images/mapmode/node/autonode.png)]] || [Help/Action/Draw#Anglesnapping Angle snapping function in "Draw mode"] || {{{A}}} {{{A}}} || Draw nodes and segments at precise angles || 
|| [[Image(source:trunk/images/mapmode/zoom.png)]] || [wiki:Help/Action/Zoom Zoom] || {{{Z}}} || Zoom with a rectangle ||
|| [[Image(source:trunk/images/mapmode/delete.png)]] || [wiki:Help/Action/Delete Delete] || {{{Ctrl+Delete}}} || Delete nodes or ways or individual segments in a way ||
|| [[Image(source:trunk/images/mapmode/parallel.svg)]] || [wiki:Help/Action/Parallel Parallel] || {{{Shift+P}}} || Make parallel copy of ways ||
|| [[Image(source:trunk/images/mapmode/extrude/extrude.png)]] || [wiki:Help/Action/Extrude Extrude] || {{{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 ||
|| [[Image(source:trunk/images/audio-fwd.svg)]] || Customize toolbar || || Show/hide icons in the edit toolbar || 

* 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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