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Creating and Editing an Icon

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First, create a new Coastlines icon. You can right-click within the Metview desktop to obtain a context menu from where the option Create new icon is available (shortcut: CTRL-N).

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This brings up a dialogue from where you can find the Coastlines icon; either double-click the icon, or drag it onto the desktop to create a new instance. Close the dialogue.

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For colour-based parameters, there are two small arrows - the one on the right reveals a drop-down list of predefined colours (use this one); then one on the left reveals an advanced colour selection tool.

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After making these changes, click the Ok button to save and exit the editor.

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Your Coastlines icon can be dragged into any plot, and later we’ll see how to store useful icons so that they can be easily accessed from anywhere.

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Changing the Map Projection and Storing the Area

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