Spectra Precision Survey Pro v4.6 Recon and Nomad User Manual - Manual (Page 48)

User’s Manual
38
must be careful how the file is saved. By default, a word processor
will store additional non-ASCII data in a file making it incompatible
as a description file. However this can be avoided if you use the Save
As… option from your word processor and choose a Text Only file
format.
Description files can be created in two different formats; one includes
codes and the other does not. The chosen format determines how
descriptions are entered. Each format is described below.
Description Files without Codes
A description file that does not contain codes is simply a list of the
descriptions that you will want to use in a job. The content of a
sample description file, without codes, is shown here.
The following rules apply to description files without codes:
• Each line in the file contains a single description.
• A single description can contain a maximum of 16
characters (including spaces).
• Descriptions do not need to be arranged in alphabetical
order. (Survey Pro does that for you.)
• Descriptions are not case sensitive.
To use a description from a description file without
codes, simply start typing in any Description field. Once
you start typing a description, a dropdown list should
appear displaying all of the descriptions that are in the
description file in alphabetical order. If a list does not
appear, confirm the Show Description List Automatically
checkbox is marked in the Description Settings screen.
A quick way to access the
Description Settings screen is by
using the power button
associated with every Description
field and selecting Description
Settings… You can also manually show the description
list if it does not open automatically by selecting Show
Description List from the power button options. The Edit
Descrition List… option opens the Edit Description List screen where