1. Clear all data and displays.
2. Load a shapefile. We'll use a catalog of shapefiles derived from the Census Tiger database provided by ESRI.
   • Open the Data Source Chooser window.
   • Click on the Catalogs tab.
   • Go to the Main IDV Catalog
   • Select Tiger Shapefiles->Colorado->Roads->Boulder
   • Press Add Source
   • The shapefile will be loaded and a Shapefile Display control will automatically be created.
3. Add a background image with the Displays→Maps and Backgrounds→Add Background Image menu item.
4. Note the shapefile display is hidden. Raise it with the Vertical Position slider.
5. This shapefile has an attribute database shown in the Table tab.
   • Select the Table tab.
   • Press the Select Fields to Show button to subset the fields.
   • Select all Current Fields by clicking in the list and pressing Control-A.
   • Press the Remove button.
   • In All Fields select FENAME (feature name)
   • Press the Add button.
   • Press OK
6. Let's just show Highway 119
   • Select the Filters tab.
   • Under Property column select FENAME
   • Select "Contains String"
   • Under Value column enter "119"
   • Press Apply Filters

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