Exporting Draw Objects As A Text File; To Export Draw Objects As A Text File; Importing Files As Draw Objects; To Import Files - Apache Street Atlas USA 2005 User Manual

Street Atlas USA 2005 User Guide

Exporting Draw Objects as a Text File

Street Atlas USA 2005 allows you to export a draw object as a text file. Draw objects exported to text files contain
coordinate information for each line, area, or point object. These text files can be opened in other DeLorme
products.

To Export Draw Objects as a Text File

Use the following steps to export draw objects as a text file.
1. Click the Draw tab to open the Draw dialog area.
2. Click File and then click Export.
3. Browse to a directory in which to save the file or use the default destination C:\DeLorme Docs\Draw.
4. Type a name for the file in the File name text box. The default name is DrawExport.
5. Select Text File from the Save as Type drop-down list.
6. Click Save.

Importing Files as Draw Objects

Street Atlas USA 2005 allows you to import various types of files as draw objects.
If you import this type
of file...
Text File (.txt)
Address Book (.txt, .csv)
Draw Layer Files
MapDocs (.sa7, .sa8, .sa9,
.mn5, .mn6, .mn7)
GPS Log Files (*.gpl)
* Note: Address book text files must be:
•
Comma or tab delimited.
•
In the format: name, address, city, state, ZIP, phone.
•
Less than 50 records long.

To Import Files

Use the following steps to import a file.
1. Click the Draw tab to open the Draw dialog area.
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Routable Roads/Waypoints/Tracks Tool
Line/Arc/Spline Tool
Polygon/Rectangle/Circle Tool
MapNote/Text Label Tool
Which results from this source...
Solus ® Mark File
Lat/Lon Text File
Address Book File*
Topo USA ® 2.0 (.ano)
Street Atlas USA ® 7.0, 8.0, and
9.0.
AAA Map'n'Go ® 5.0, 6.0, and 7.0
Any DeLorme product which supports
GPS tracking.
The following is imported...
Point objects displaying with the current
symbol selection.
Point objects and annotation draw objects
displaying with the current symbol and line
style selections.
Point objects and annotation draw objects
displaying with the current symbol and line
style selections.
Point objects and annotation draw objects
displaying with the current symbol and line
style selections.
Point objects and annotation draw objects
displaying with the current symbol and line
style selections.
Line object displaying with the current line
preferences.