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- | ====== Points Import ====== | + | {{ : |
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===== About ===== | ===== About ===== | ||
- | Points import is used when you want to work with points from external sources | + | Points import is used when you want to **work with points from outside of Locus** |
- | * Menu > Import | + | ===== 1. Launch import ===== |
- | * Data > Top panel menu > Import | + | There are a few ways: |
- | * Data > Points | + | |
+ | * **Menu | ||
+ | * **(Menu) | ||
- | ===== Import | + | ===== 2. Select the file to import ===== |
+ | **Locus file browser** opens the last used memory drive. **Importable files are in full color and are clickable** (more about supported formats see below):\\ {{ : | ||
+ | You can sort the files by **name, size and creation date**:\\ {{ : | ||
+ | Other available drives can be switched from the topbar menu:\\ {{ : | ||
+ | * **Locus Map directory** - the content of the app's main working directory | ||
+ | * **Local drives** - list of local memory drives (usually the Internal and external SD card code name) | ||
+ | * **Local** - the content of the app's main working directory | ||
+ | * **Dropbox** - contents of your Dropbox. Dropbox login is required when using the drive for the first time. Logout option is included. | ||
+ | * **Google Drive** | ||
+ | * **Remote file** - a field for inserting a URL of a remote file stored on the internet | ||
+ | ===== 3. Select where to import ===== | ||
+ | After selecting the file or receiving it from some external application or add-on Locus Map analyses it and modifies the import | ||
+ | ==== Point import dialog | ||
+ | Appears when the imported file contains just points:\\ {{ : | ||
+ | * topbar displays the file name | ||
+ | * **Folder selector** - selects the folder into which the file will be imported. It is possible to create a new folder directly from the menu. If you start import from a //folder action menu// in //Points manager// it is already pre-selected. | ||
+ | * **Delete other points in folder** - removes all other points from the selected folder before the import | ||
+ | * **Display only (not save)** - points are just displayed on the map screen - useful for a quick preview of the imported file | ||
+ | * **Show on the map after import** - displays imported points on the map when the import is finished | ||
+ | * **Update elevation** - adds or updates the value of imported points' | ||
+ | * **Cancel** - aborts the action | ||
+ | * **Import** - confirms the action | ||
+ | ===== Supported file formats ===== | ||
+ | Locus Map is able to import the following file formats: | ||
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