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- found while writing the previous blog (cave hotkeys) - update the docs to mention the hotkey for opening a new tab map editor
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# Maps, Views, Projections
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## Default Map Scales
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The first toolbar menu item is a dropdown menu for different geographic areas and map projections. The default view is always **CONUS**, which is a North Polar Steregraphic projection centered on the Continental United States.
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Default projections and areas available in the menu
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* **CONUS**
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* **N. Hemisphere** (North Polar Stereographic)
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* **Regional** (for the selected localization site)
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* **WFO** (for the selected localization site)
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* **World - Mercator**
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* **World - CED**
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* **World - Mollweide**
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* **GOES East Full Disk** (Geostationary)
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* **GOES West Full Disk** (Geostationary)
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* **Regional** Mercator projections for
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- **Africa**
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- **Alaska**
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- **Antarctica**
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- **Arctic**
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- **Australia,New Zealand**
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- **Europe**
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- **Hawaii**
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- **Japan**
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- **Pacific Ocean**
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- **Puerto Rico**
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- **South America**
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* **WFO** (Has a submenu which contains a map scale for every NWS localization site)
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## New Map Editor / View
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### Adding a New Map Editor
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This can be done in a few ways: using the **file menu**, **right clicking** on the tab bar, or using the **Ctrl+T** keyboard shortcut.
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Using the file menu, simply go to: **File > New Map**.
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This opens a new map editor tab with the default projection (CONUS Polar Stereographic).
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To use the tab bar, **right-click** on or next to any tab and select **New Editor**
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### Renaming Map Editor
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Any of the map editor tabs can be renamed. This can be particularly helpful if you have multiple tabs, with a different focus on each (ie. different geographic reigon, different types of data, etc).
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## New Projection
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A new map projection can be created using the file menu: **File > New Projection**.
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