Spectra Precision Survey Pro v4.6 Recon and Nomad User Manual - Manual (Page 50)

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You can combine a description with any other text, or combine two
descriptions by using an ampersand (&). For example, entering
Tall&do would result in a description of Tall Douglas Fir. Entering b&oa
would result in a description of Big Oak Tree. Keep in mind that if
you combine text that results in a description being longer than 16
characters, it will be truncated.
If you want to enter a description followed by text that happens to be
an existing code that you don’t want to convert, you need to insert an
asterisk (*) between the codes. For example, if code “1” was
associated with “Stake” and “2” was associated with something else
and you wanted a description of “Stake 2,” simply enter “1*2” as the
description.
Associating a Description File
Once a description file is loaded on the data collector, it
must be associated with the current job. This takes
place in the Job > Settings > Descriptions screen. Check
the box of the type of description file you want to
associate with the job and use the corresponding Browse
button to navigate to and select the file. You can
associate both a description file with codes and one
without simultaneously if desired.
The Load Description List from Job File option will add any
unique descriptions to the description list that were
already used in the current job.
The Show Description List Automatically should be marked
when using a description file without codes. This results
in the description list being displayed automatically as
soon as you begin entering text into a Description field.