This shortcut menu is accessed by right-clicking on primary layers in the Map Layers editor. The shortcut menu provides several ways to manipulate the primary layers.

The available commands are:

  • Move to Top - Move the layer to the top of the tree.
  • Move Up - Move the layer up one position in the tree.
  • Move Down - Move the layer down one position in the tree.
  • Move to Bottom - Move the layer to the bottom of the tree.
  • Properties - Opens a properties dialog associated with the selected layer. Depending on the selected layer, the properties dialog may be editable or not. See Using Map Editors for further information.
  • Import - This command is only available for the Stream Alignment layer. Allows you to import a stream alignment from a shapefile (.shp); opens the Import Stream Alignment dialog.
  • Export - This command is only available for the Stream Alignment layer. Allows you to export the stream alignment for a watershed to a shapefile (.shp); opens a Save browser.
  • Add Icon Layer - This command is only available for the Time Series Icons layer. Allows you to create a time series icon layer; opens the New Time Series Icon Layer dialog.
  • Show/Hide Legend - This command is only available for the Gridded Data layer. Turns legend for a gridded dataset in the Map Layers dialog on or off.