Control Panel 

  
  1. Main Clock - Displays the time of day associated with the current troop and battery positions displayed on the map. The Clock will operate during an animation run, stopping when that animation is complete.
  2. (Clock) "Tick" Selector - Click the "down arrow" to see a drop down window containing the five-minute map intervals called "Ticks". Select any Tick and the displayed map will jump to the selected time.
  3. "<<" or ">>" - Use the "<<" or ">>" buttons (in lieu of the Tick Selector) to advance the current Clock time by one Tick (five-minutes).
  4. "Animate" - Click the Animate button to initiate troop and battery animated movement over the course of the 5-minute interval, starting with the time displayed on the Clock when the Animate button is clicked. The Clock will run for 5-minutes and then stop. Click the animate button again to run a subsequent Tick.
  5. Main Website - Live URL links to the APP's Home website to access documentation (Internet connection required).
  6. "Grid" - Click "Grid" to toggle off/on the grid overlaid on the map. Each small squares represent 100 feet, while the larger square is 1000 feet.
  7. "Day/Night" - Click "Day/Night" to toggle between the colored map display (currently shown) and a high contrast alternate view helpful for viewing in bright daylight environments.
  8. "Roads" - Click "Roads" to toggle off/on 1863 era roads, lanes, trails and traces (light green). The display of rivers (purple) and breastworks (brown) are also controlled by the "Roads" toggle button. 
  9. "Location" - Click "Location" to toggle off/on the display of key battlefield locations (gold).
  10. "-" or "+" - Use the "-" or "+" buttons (in lieu of the Level Selector) to move thru the 13 viewing altitudes; from 19,000 feet down to 1,700 feet. Use the higher altitudes to see larger sections of the battlefield showing brigade and corp labels. Zoom to lower altitudes to see individual infantry unit numbers and battery names.
  11. Level Selector - Click the "down arrow" to see a drop down window containing the 13 altitude levels. Begin typing the desired level label, or move the mouse cursor over the desired level on the drop down list. Clicking the resulting Level will adjust the map to the selected altitude.
  12. "Find Unit" - Click the "Find Unit" button to display a drop down window displaying a list of the active units on the currently displayed map. Begin typing to narrow the list, or scroll thru the list to find the desired Regiment or Battery, and then click it.  The map will re position such that the subject unit is at the map center.
  13. "Find Location" -  Click the "Find Location" button to display a drop down window displaying a list of key battlefield locations. Begin typing to narrow the list, or scroll thru the list to find the desired location, and then click it. The map will re position such that the subject location is at the map center.