1) Storing and searching EarthDesk's database of cities. 2) Storing a "Favorites" list of frequently used cities. 3) Configuring the local time zone. (See Getting Started). 4) Displaying limited time information for each city. Searching the City List As you type the first few letters of a city's name in the "Find Location" box, the city list will narrow down its contents to only those cities matching your search string. For example, typing "Lon" will limit the city list to those cities whose names begin with "Lon."
![]() The city list will be searched based on the current sort field. You can toggle the sort field between city and country by clicking on the header bar above each column. Placard Display At the bottom of the Atlas window is a placard which displays information for the currently selected city in the Main Atlas list. By choosing an option from the popup menu in the lower left corner of the window, you can display the following:
![]() Total matching records in found set
![]() Current date and time in selected city
![]() Local times of sunrise and sunset
![]() Local times of moonrise and moonset
![]() Graph of the relative lengths of day, twilight and night with the red mark indicating current local time
![]() Distance and direction from your Home Location to the selected city
![]() Latitude and Longitude of the selected city
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