Stop Editing: Click to finish editing the culture object, save any changes to the culture layer, and close the Culture Editor Toolbar. The layer will be saved. You can also use the Stop icon on the Basemap Basic Toolbar to close the Culture Editor Toolbar.

Select Layer:Select the layer that you want to edit from a list of visible layers. You can then use the drawing tools to add objects to that layer, or select an existing object to edit by clicking on the object on the map. You will only be allowed to select objects on the map if they belong to the layer displayed in this field. Selecting a new layer from this list will save any changes to the current layer.

Create New Layer: Click to open the New Culture Layer dialog box. Enter the Name, select a layer Type, and  then optionally enter a Description. Click to create the layer. The drawing icons will become active once you create a new layer.

Change Layer Properties: Click to open the Culture Layer Properties dialog box. Change the Name,and Type, and then add or edit the Description. Click to apply the changes and close the dialog box.

Select a Culture Layer and Object: Click and then select the culture object you want to edit on the Basemap. The layer will display in the Select Layer field, and the object will become active.

Edit Existing Object: Click and then select an object from the currently selected layer on the Basemap. Your cursor will become a black arrow () if the object it is touching is available for selection. After you click on the object, it will become active, and you will be in edit mode.

Delete Selected Item: If an object is currently selected, after clicking this icon you will be asked if you would like to delete it. If an object is not currently selected, place your cursor () on the object that you want to delete, and click.

Delete within a region: Click the icon, place your cursor () on the map, and use a freehand polygon to define a region within which all lines and nodes will be removed. Lines that cross the region boundary will be cropped.

Swap Attributes for Object(s): Click to open the Change Culture Objectsdialog box which will allow you to swap existing Color, Edge Color, Line Width, and Font Sizes  for new attributes.

Draw Text: Enter the text in the Culture Text dialog box, place your cursor () on the map, and then click on the map where you want to add the text. The bottom left edge of the text box will be placed in the cursor location. 

Draw Symbol: Place your cursor () on the map, and click where you want to add the symbol.

Draw Rectangle / Draw Filled Rectangle: Place your cursor () at the first corner, click and drag the mouse to the opposite corner, and then release the mouse button. 

Draw Line: Place your cursor () where you want to begin your line, click and drag the mouse to the end point of the line, and then release the mouse button. 

Draw Ellipse/  Draw Filled Ellipse:  Place your cursor () at the center point of the ellipse, click and drag the mouse until the ellipse has the desired shape and size, and then release the mouse button.

 Draw Closed Polygon / Draw Closed Filled Polygon / Draw Open Polygon: Place your cursor () where you want to place the first node of your object, and click. Continue to place nodes by clicking on the map. Right click to place the last node. When you are drawing a closed polygon, the first and last nodes will be connected.

Draw Closed Freehand Object/ Draw Closed Filled Freehand Object/ Draw Open Freehand Object: Place your cursor ( ) where you want to begin drawing your object. Click and hold down your mouse button to draw your object. Nodes will be placed continuously as you draw. If you release the mouse button, you can click again to continue drawing. When you are drawing a closed freehand object, the first and last nodes will be connected.

Define Circle for Editing:Create a circle that will define the region of influence for your editing operations. Place your cursor () anywhere on the map, click and drag to create a circle, and then release the mouse when the circle is the right size. Once you've created the circle, you can use the  Drag and Move Contours and Drag, Move and Resize Contours tools to edit your culture objects.

Drag and Move Contours: With an editing circle defined, move your cursor () and the editing circle to the nodes that you want to move. Click and drag the circle, and release the mouse when you're happy with the new location of your nodes. Note that this doesn't crop culture objects. 

Drag, Move and Resize Contours: With an editing circle defined, move your cursor () and the editing circle to the nodes that you want to move and resize. As you click and drag the circle, the nodes will be moved, and the circle will be enlarged based on the amount of movement. Release the mouse when you're happy with the new location and size of the objects.

Smooth and Resample Object: Select an object and then click the icon. In the Smoothing Distance dialog box, enter the distance in map units that you want between object nodes. When you click the object will be redrawn using this distance between nodes. This tool is useful to reduce the number of nodes on objects that were drawn freehand, and for contours.

Toggle Culture Editing Help: Turn this on to open a dialog box that provides information about how to use the drawing and editing tools.

Change These: Select the attributes that you want to swap by placing a check mark next to the attribute, and then selecting the specific attribute.

To These: Select the new attribute.