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	    <h3>Online Help: </h3>
	    <p>The <b>Park and Recreation Finder</b> application helps residents locate a park and obtain information about recreation activities in their community.  This application is typically used by residents in a community, but can be used by visitors to locate a park or recreation area near them, or one that offers the activity they are interested in.<br/> <br/>To locate a park, simply enter an address, park name or activity in the search box.  Or you can use your current location to find a park near you.  The park(s) or recreation area(s) will then be highlighted on the map and relevant information about available recreation activities presented to you.</p>
	    <h4><u>Using the Application</u></h4>
	    <p>The Park and Recreation Finder application provides residents and visitors an easy way to find parks near them, a park by its name, or recreation opportunities offered in parks within the community.  Enter your address or click on the Current Location button to find parks near you.  If you click the Current Location button, it will use the location of your computer's IP address to locate parks near you. When you enter an address or use your current location, the application will present a list of parks near you and allow you to review relevant information about each park.  In addition, you can search for a park, or specific recreation activity you’d like to undertake, by name.  To do that, enter the name of the park or recreation activity in the search box.  When you enter the name of the park or activity, the application will find the park or present a list of parks that offer the recreation activity you’re interested in and allow you to review relevant information about each park.</p>
        <h4><u>Finding an Area of Interest</u></h4>
        <p>There are three primary ways to identify an area of interest. You can interact directly with the map and click on a park when you've located it. You can also use your current location or an address to find a park near you.  Finally, you can search for a park by name.</p>
        <h4><u>Map Based Navigation</u></h4>
        <p>There are several ways to interact with the map:<br/><br/>1. Use the basemap switcher to select the basemap you'd like to interact with<br/>2. Hold down the shift key and drag a box on the map to zoom in<br/>3. Hold Down Ctrl+Shift to zoom out<br/>4. Roll your mouse roller to zoom in/out<br/>5. Drag the zoom slider to zoom in/out</p>
        <h4><u>Searching</u></h4>
        <p>The search box can be used to find an address, park or recreation activitiy you're interested in:<br/><br/>1. Use the radio dial to select the search method you'd like to use<br/>2. Enter the address, park name or recreation activity you're interested in<br>3. Click on the item in the list to locate the address or click on the park in the list on the left panel<br/><br/>You can enter a partial address and then identify the correct value in the list.</p>
        <h4><u>Recreation Activities</u></h4>
        <p>When you find a park you're interested in, you can select it from the list and it will then be highlighted on the map. Additional detail about each park and the recreational activities available will be provided in the information panel. When you click on an individual park on the map, the same information will be displayed.</p>
        <h4><u>Directions</u></h4>
        <p>You can also get directions to each park using your current location or an address you select. When you find a park you'd like to visit, enter an address to start from, or click the use current location button, to calculate the directions and route.</p>
        <h4><u>Share Your Map</u></h4>
        <p>You can click on the Share Map button to share your map several different ways.  You can compose an email, post to your Facebook wall or post a Tweet. When you use the Facebook or Twitter links, you'll be asked to sign in to your respective account.</p>
        <h4><u>More Information</u></h4>
        <p>The <b>Park and Recreation Finder</b> application can used by parks departments, planning departments, facilities departments or other local government organizations responsible for managing parks and recreation activities to deploy a web-based park finder application.  This application provides 24x7 access to the organization and typically supplements customer service phone numbers staffed by these organizations.<br /><br />Please visit Esri's ArcGIS for Local Government Resource Center for additional information.<br/></p>
        <h4><u>Browser Compatibility</u></h4>
        <p>The Parks and Recreation Finder is supported on the following browsers: Microsoft IE 7/8/9, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Apple Safari.<br/></p>
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