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== The Edit Toolbar ==

The buttons [wiki:Help#JOSMinterfaceoverview in the edit toolbar] allow to choose different working modes. At any give point in time, can have only one mode active.

== Modes ==
There might be more buttons depending on the loaded plugins and activated items.

|| Icon || JOSM core or [wiki:/Plugins plugin] || [Help/ExpertMode Expert] required? || Name of the mode || Activation steps || What actions can be performed ||
|| [[Image(source:trunk/images/mapmode/move/move.png)]] || JOSM core || no || [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)]] || JOSM core || no || [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)]] || JOSM core || no || [wiki:Help/Action/Draw Draw] || {{{A}}} || Draw nodes and ways ||
|| [[Image(source:trunk/images/mapmode/node/autonode.png)]] || JOSM core || no || [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)]] || JOSM core || no ||  [wiki:Help/Action/Zoom Zoom] || {{{Z}}} || Zoom with a rectangle ||
|| [[Image(source:trunk/images/mapmode/delete.png)]] || JOSM core || yes || [wiki:Help/Action/Delete Delete] || {{{Ctrl+Delete}}} || Delete nodes or ways or individual segments in a way ||
|| [[Image(source:trunk/images/mapmode/parallel.svg)]] || JOSM core || yes || [wiki:Help/Action/Parallel Parallel] || {{{Shift+P}}} || Make parallel copy of ways ||
|| [[Image(source:trunk/images/mapmode/extrude/extrude.png)]] || JOSM core || yes || [wiki:Help/Action/Extrude Extrude] || {{{X}}} || Create areas by extrusion ||
|| [[Image(source:trunk/images/mapmode/improvewayaccuracy.png)]] || JOSM core || no || [wiki:Help/Action/ImproveWayAccuracy Improve Way Accuraccy] || {{{W}}} || Optimized tool to improve geometry of ways ||
|| [[Image(source:trunk/images/audio-fwd.svg)]] || JOSM core || no ||  Customize toolbar || || Show/hide icons in the edit toolbar || 
||  || {{{buildings_tools}}} [wiki:/Plugins plugin] ||  || [wiki:Help/Action/FastDrawingMode Fast drawing] || {{{Shift+F}}} || Tracing forests, rivers, lakes, twisted roads etc. Without clicking {{{A}}} button or left mouse click too much.  || 
||  || {{{FastDraw}}} [wiki:/Plugins plugin] ||  || [wiki:Help/Action/DrawBuilding Draw building] || {{{B}}} || Rectangular objects and/or basic shape of most man made objects. ||

== See also ==
 * [wiki:Help/Modes Basic questions about modes] - if you had any.
 * [wiki:Help/Menu/Edit Menu Edit]
 * [wiki:Help/Menu/Tools Menu Tools]
 * [wiki:Help/ToggleDialogs Toggle Dialogs]
 * [[Help/JOSM interface customization]]

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