Tour the interface
Explore Felt's user interface with this guided tour of essential mapping tools and features.
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Explore Felt's user interface with this guided tour of essential mapping tools and features.
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Explore the main parts of Felt’s interface to help you get started.
There are five main parts of a Felt map: the toolbar, legend, detail panel, table, and map.
The toolbar contains important tools for creating your map.
The middle of the toolbar contains a set of tools used to create, browse, and display data on your map.
The left side of the toolbar lets you rename and move your map. Use the Felt menu to access more functions, actions, and settings.
The right side of the toolbar provides an easy way to switch between the editor and viewer experience. Use the Share button to configure map sharing settings. You can add comments or search the map, configure your map background, and see who else in your workspace is on the map with you.
The legend provides access to all the parts of your map.
Use the Legend tab to preview how viewers will experience your map. By default, all layers added to the map are added to the legend.
Use the List tab to view and edit all parts of your map: components, elements, layers and map backgrounds are listed from the List tab. This tab is only visible when editing a map.
The detail panel is where you can see and edit details about your map. The detail panel is hidden by default, but opens once you select something to configure, either by clicking it on the map or clicking it from the legend. Modify element or layer properties, configure how your component behaves, and more.
Underneath Felt’s interface is the map that you’re building. Here are some quick tips to navigate the map:
To pan the map, click and drag.
To zoom in and out, use your mouse’s scroll wheel. You can also use the + and – buttons on your keyboard, or the + and – buttons in the bottom right corner of the map.
To quickly zoom to something on your map, double-click it from the Legend or List. You can also use the F key to zoom to a selected layer or element.
Right-clicking on the map provides you with controls for that specific place in the world. Add a comment, copy the coordinates, or open the location in another tool.
Press Cmd . (Mac) / Ctrl . (Windows) to hide Felt’s interface and see your map in full screen.
As an editor, there are two ways to view a map. By default, maps open into a safe mode that reflects how others will see and interact with your map. Changes made in this mode won’t be saved.
To make edits to the map, click the Edit map button in the toolbar or use the keyboard shortcut Shift E. Map edits are saved automatically as you go.
The set of tools in the middle of the toolbar are the essentials for creating maps in Felt.
The element tool gives you access to a variety of options for creating data or adding annotations to your map.
Learn more about creating data.
Learn more about annotations.
Extract administrative areas or building footprints at your current zoom level as new polygon elements.
Learn more about extract.
Access Felt layers, your team's published layers or connect directly to your cloud sources as a catalog of searchable layers.
Learn more about the layer library and cloud sources.
Upload any file to Felt and we will do all the hard work to visualize it for you.
Learn more about upload anything.
Access spatial analysis operations like buffer, intersect, union, and more.
Learn more about transform.
Add interactive charts and filters so viewers can explore the information within your map.
Learn more about components.
Control viewer experience by setting map constraints, defining data table visibility, and managing permissions for map duplication and data export.
Learn more about map settings.
To pan, select the map and move your mouse at the same time.
To pan while an object is in editing mode, press space bar and then pan the map.
To zoom, use the +/- buttons at the bottom right corner of the screen, or use your track pad or mouse scroll wheel. You can also double click the map to zoom in.
Places on the map (indicated by a globe icon)
Features inside data layers (indicated by point, line and polygon icons)
When editors search for places on the map, a pin is placed at that location. For logged-in and anonymous viewers, no pin is added, but a popup is shown at the search location.
You can also search coordinates in latitude,longitude format.
The table shows vector layers in a tabular form, and provides useful controls like sorting, searching and filtering. To open the table, click the from the top of a vector layer’s detail panel, or use the keyboard shortcut Shift 4. You can configure if and how the table is shown to map viewers from within Map settings.
Pin: Add location markers to your map. Customize pin style, add images, and include information fields through the details panel.
Line: Create linear features on your map. Add and adjust vertices after creation, and extend lines by clicking on the last point.
Route: Create the best path between points based on your chosen transportation method (driving, cycling, walking, or flying). Hold Shift to override automatic routing.
Polygon: Draw enclosed shapes to define areas. View area measurements with a single click and edit vertices after creation.
Circle: Create circular areas by clicking on the center point and dragging outward. Specify the radius in your preferred unit of measurement.
Marker: Create free-form arrows and markings to highlight important areas. Easily duplicate and reposition to indicate patterns or directions.
Highlighter: Add semi-transparent markings that allow the basemap to show through. Perfect for subtle emphasis while maintaining visibility of underlying features.
Text: Add labels and descriptions anywhere on your map. Adjust size, color, and rotation to fit your design needs.
Note: Create text boxes to explain features or provide context. Ideal for collaborative workflows and adding detailed information.
Link: Embed URLs directly on your map. Shows preview thumbnails that can be toggled on or off.
Video: Integrate media directly into your map. YouTube links display with full video previews for rich multimedia maps.
To locate yourself use the in the bottom right corner of the screen.
The Search tool on the right side of the top toolbar returns two kinds of results:
