Saving A Track As A Gps Log; Viewing The Contents Of A Draw File - DeLorme Topo USA 8.0 User Manual

Use the following steps to copy a map line to a draw file.
1. Pan the map and zoom to the data zoom level.
OR
Open the project with the map view you want.
2. Right-click the object on the map you want to bring into the draw file, point to
Manage Draw, point to Copy to Draw Object, and then click the object in
the list.
The object is copied into the draw file using the current line style selections.

Saving a Track as a GPS Log

You can save any track as a GPS log with the right-click feature.
To Save a Track as a GPS Log
Use the following steps to save a track as a GPS log.
1. Place a track on the map.
2. Right-click the track, point to Manage Draw, and then click Save as GPS
Log File.
3. Browse to the location where you want to save the .gpl file. The default
location is C:\DeLorme Docs\GPSLogs.
4. Type the file name in the File Name text box.
5. Click Save.
The original track is retained in its draw file and a new GPS log is created.

Viewing the Contents of a Draw File

Once you create a draw file (draw, road, trail, waypoint, or track layer), you can
view the contents of that file using the More button in the File view of the Draw tab.
To View the Contents of a Draw File
Use the following steps to view the contents of a draw, road, trail, waypoint, or track
file.
1. Click the Draw tab.
2. Click File to open the draw file editing area.
All the files you have created display in a table. A draw file with a selected
check box displays on the map.
3. Click to select the file that includes the contents you want to view.
4. Click More.
The tab area increases in height and the file contents table displays. The
information that displays in the table is dependent on the file type that is
selected.
• Draw layer contents include the draw object label (name), comments
about the draw object, the URL assigned when the draw object was
added to the map, the date and time the object was last modified, and
the draw object type (symbol, line, polygon, circle, etc.).
Using the Draw Tools
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