{"id":69,"date":"2010-07-02T01:29:23","date_gmt":"2010-07-01T17:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.zeemaps.com\/?p=69"},"modified":"2010-07-02T01:29:23","modified_gmt":"2010-07-01T17:29:23","slug":"hand-drawn-regions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zeemaps.com\/blog\/hand-drawn-regions\/","title":{"rendered":"Hand Drawn Regions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For a while now, we have supported the ability to color different regions of the world using ZeeMaps, e.g., countries, states (US, Canada, China), and cities (US).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">We are pleased to now offer a new capability to mark and color arbitrary polygons on the map. Use the Additions -&gt; Highlight Region menu item to get a dialog for adding a region. Style the polygon by setting the boundary and fill properties for your polygon. Then, click on the &#8220;Hand Draw&#8221; link in the dialog. 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