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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 07/01/13 19:50, Rick Fielden wrote:<br>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2"><span class="466024918-07012013">Being
a raw 'newbie', how can I modify an existing shp file? I
have a 50 state county file and want to include only select
states. Any assistance would be appreciated as none of my
attempts have been successful.</span></font></div>
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Hi Rick!<br>
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More than one option (as always with computers)<br>
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You said you have selected the states you want to include in the
shape .. well:<br>
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First of all to edit a shape file you have to switch it to edit mode
.. probably you have already done that.<br>
Then you can select some polygons (they should now have small red
dots at their nodes) - One way would be to select the polygons you
don't want to have - and delete them ..<br>
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Or (maybe without switching to editing mode - though not tested now)
you have to select the states you want to have in the (new)
shapefile (with CTRL pressed you can select more than one at a time)
- right click on the layer and say "Save selection as" - You will
than create a new shapefile including the selected polygons..<br>
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Hope that helps you <br>
kind regards<br>
Werner<br>
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