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--- manual:user_guide:points:import [2018/04/20 09:40] – [Point import dialog] mstupka
+++ manual:user_guide:points:import [2019/08/27 11:00] – [About] mstupka
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 ===== About =====
-Points import is used when you want to work with points from external sources - file folders, databases, applications, add-ons etc. Either you choose the data yourselves or Locus Map receives them. There are several ways **how to launch the import**:
+Points import is used when you want to **work with points from outside of Locus** - websites, apps, add-ons etc. Either you choose the data yourselves or Locus Map receives them.
-  * **Menu > Import Data** - general import dialog for both points and tracks
+===== 1. Launch import =====
-  * **Menu > Points > top bar menu > Import**
+There are a few ways:
-  * **Main screen top panel > Data > top bar menu > Import**
+  * **Menu > (more functions) > Import** - general import for [[manual:user_guide:functions:data_import|both points and tracks >>]]\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:points:import3.png?nolink |}}
-  * **Points > any folder menu > Import** - imports directly into the selected folder
+  * **Menu > Points > {{:manual:user_guide:tracks:add.png?30|}} > Import**\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:points:import4.png?nolink |}}
-{{ :manual:user_guide:import.png?nolink |}}
+  * **(Menu) > Points > any folder menu > Import** - imports directly into the selected folder\\  {{ :manual:user_guide:points:import5.png?nolink |}}
-===== Locus Map file manager =====
-Locus Map opens a file manager window displaying up to four tabs where to choose files to import (depends on whether Dropbox and Google Drive is installed on your device). **Importable files are in full color and are clickable.**
+===== 2. Select the file to import =====
-<wrap info>[[manual:user_guide:points:import#supported_file_formats|More about supported formats see here >>]]</wrap>
+A file manager opens with tabs displaying available drives - **local**, **Dropbox** (if installed), **Google Drive** (if installed) and a field to fill in a URL of a **remote file**. **Importable files are in full color and are clickable** (more about supported formats see below):\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:points:import.png?nolink |}}
-  * **Local file** tab - directory structure of your device memory. Importable files are usually stored in SDCARD folder.
+  * **Local** - directories in your device memory (both internal and external).
-  * **Dropbox** tab - directory structure of your Dropbox folder. Dropbox login is required when approaching the tab for the first time.
+  * **Dropbox** - contents of your Dropbox. Dropbox login is required when using the tab for the first time.
-  * **Google Drive** tab - directory structure of your Google Drive. Google Drive login is required when approaching the tab for the first time.
+  * **Google Drive**  - contents of your Google Drive. Google Drive login is required when using the tab for the first time.
-  * **Remote file** tab - contains socket for inserting URL of a remote file stored in a internet repository (Rapidshare, Mega, Mediafire etc.)
+  * **Remote file** - a field for inserting a URL of a remote file stored on the internet
-===== Import dialog =====
+===== 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 dialog according to the content - the dialog can process points or tracks or both of them at once.
 ==== Point import dialog ====
-{{ :manual:user_guide:import2.png?nolink |}}
-Appears when the imported file contains just points:
+Appears when the imported file contains just points:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:points:import2.png?nolink |}}
-  * **Topbar** - displays the file name
+  * topbar displays the file name
-  * **Folder selector** - selects the folder into which the file will be imported. <wrap tip>It is possible to create a new folder directly from the menu.</wrap>  If you started import from a //folder action menu// in //Data manager// it is already pre-selected.
+  * **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.
-  * **Empty selected folder** - deletes all points in the selected folder before the import
+  * **Delete other points in folder** - removes all other points from the selected folder before the import
-  * **Display only (not import)** - the import is unfinished, points are not saved, just displayed on the map - useful for quick preview of imported file
+  * **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** - imports points according to settings and displays them on the map
+  * **Show on the map after import** - displays imported points on the map when the import is finished
-  * **Update altitude** - //unchecked// - adds elevation to imported points without this info, //checked// - updates the value of imported points' elevation (both only if the elevation data is available)
+  * **Update elevation** - adds or updates the value of imported points' elevation (both only if the offline elevation data is available)
-  * **Bottombar** - consists of Cancel button aborting whole operation and Import button to confirm and start importing.
+  * **Cancel** - aborts the action
+  * **Import** - confirms the action
 ===== Supported file formats =====
-Locus Map points import supports following file formats:
+Locus Map is able to import the following file formats:
   * {{:manual:user_guide:ic_file_type_kml.png?nolink&30|}} **KML and KMZ**
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   * {{:manual:user_guide:ic_file_type_empty.png?nolink&30|}} **Upi**
 [[http://www.sygic.com/en/poi|Sygic]] format for POI database.
-===== Import settings =====
-  * <wrap box>Menu > Settings > Miscellaneous</wrap>
-==== Check duplicates ====
-Enables scanning imported points and checking duplicates of points or geocaches during POI import. Due to this check the import is a little bit slower.

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