This page will hopefully give you some tips on how to perform common tasks in JOSM.

Select a way sharing common nodes

Quite often you will come across the situation where two or more ways share a common set of nodes. Using the select tool you seem to only be able to select one way.

If you hold down the middle mouse button while the cursor is over the ways you get a pop up listing the ways. If you hold CTRL while the middle mouse button is still held down, you can release the middle mouse button and then use the left mouse button to select one of the ways from the pop up.

How to extend a way

Use the "Select" tool (S) and select the end of the existing way. Then, use the "Draw nodes" tool (A) to draw new nodes which will automatically extend the way.

The revised way will contain the original way plus the new elements and if you named it or added any other attributes the extended way will have those attributes.

How to add a node to a way

Using the "Draw nodes" tool, move the cross-hairs over the way to which you want to add a node. It will be highlighted.

Click on the way at the point you would like the new node to be added. It will be added, and the tool will wait for you to add more nodes to the new way you are now creating.

Hit the ESC button to stop drawing the new way. You will have now added a new node to an existing way.

How to use voice notes and continuous sound recordings

See Audio Mapping.

Further "How To" information from Rick

I am a new user and have found (or not found) a lot of features in JOSM that will make creating maps easier. In response to my pleas for help (disguised as suggestions for improvements) I have received a few juicy tidbits and I would like to share them with you. In fact, it was suggested that I "could somehow make his personal learning curve into something that benefits other JOSM users by adding to the existing documentation." So I am starting a new page with my personal observations.

Rick's How To Page

Using JOSM under Linux

Running: java -jar ./josm-tested.jar

HowTo/JOSM-under-Linux

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