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--- manual:user_guide:maps_external [2016/07/25 16:30] – mstupka
+++ manual:user_guide:maps_external [2017/02/09 13:52] – mstupka
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+===== Adding external maps =====
 **Locus Map** can also work with **external offline maps** acquired from other sources - PC software, cartography publishers and other map providers. It is necessary to **copy these maps into your phone's memory or on SD card** and tell Locus Map where to find these map data:
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   * if you want to add maps from **another directory** in your phone memory or from SD card:
-    * tap {{:manual:user_guide:add.png?nolink&30|}}**Add maps** button in the bottom right corner
+    * tap {{:manual:user_guide:add.png?nolink&30|}}in the Offline tab in the bottom right corner
     * select {{:manual:user_guide:ic_map_add_alt.png?nolink&30|}} **External maps**
     * browse your phone or tablet's memory or SD card
-    * select the directory and confirm
+    * select the map file (or the whole directory with external map(s)) and confirm
-    * the directory emerges as a **new folder** bellow the default Maps folder in the Maps manager **[[manual:user_guide:maps_offline|Offline tab]]**.
+    * the map emerges in the Map manager Offline tab in a folder named after map file's parent directory. The directory emerges as a **new folder** bellow the default Maps folder **[[manual:user_guide:maps_offline|Offline tab]]**.
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-**Maps added in one folder are automatically merged.** If you want to add maps without merging them, place them into individual subfolders and then add them one by one.
+**Maps stored in one (sub)folder are automatically merged.** Both as areas and zooms, i.e. you can go freely from one map to another, from one zoom in one map to another zoom in a different map without need to switch between them manually. If you want to add external maps to Locus without merging them, store them into individual subfolders and then add them one by one.
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