You can set the default symbol and corresponding formatting prior to drawing.
•Select the layer in the layer list. •Click the Layer Properties button then the Symbol button. •Click the + that best describes the type of symbol you are looking for. This will display an expanded list of symbols to select. As you click on each, an example is illustrated in the right hand section. Click OK. 
•In this window you can edit the appearance or how the symbol will be drawn on the map. Select size, colour, orientation and gap (if on a lines layer). An example will appear in the bottom right hand corner. Click OK when finished. 
• Click on the Drawing button on the Toolbar. •Click on the layer wherever you wish to place that particular symbol then click Stop Drawing button when finished. Repeat steps for adding other symbol types.
For objects like a shed, house, trough, tank, etc., they are placed on a Points Layer. To place power lines and railway tracks follow the same procedure however this time on a Lines Layer.
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