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Editing/locking draw files, To edit a draw file, To lock a draw file – DeLorme Topo North America 9.0 User Manual

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4. Click Done to return to the main Draw tab area.


Editing/Locking Draw Files

You can edit the current active (editable) draw file. You can also lock a draw file, making it

uneditable.

To Edit a Draw File

Use the following steps to edit a draw file.

1. Click the Draw tab.
2. Click File to open the draw file editing area.
3. Verify the draw file you want to edit is displaying on the map. A draw file with a

selected check box displays on the map.

4. Verify that the file is selected in the Active column in the file editing area.
5. Click Done to return to the main Draw tab area.

6. Click the Select tool

and then click the draw file object on the map that you

want to edit.

7. Click File and then click Save to save the changes you made to the draw file.
8. Click Done to return to the main Draw tab area.

To Lock a Draw File

Use the following steps to lock a draw file.

1. Click the Draw tab.
2. Click File to open the draw file editing area.
3. Select the Lock check box for each draw file you want to lock.

Note Clear the Lock check box to make changes to a draw file.

4. Click Done to return to the main Draw tab area.


Exporting Draw Files to Text Files

You can export draw files as text files. Draw objects exported to text files contain coordinate

information for each line, area, or point object. You can open these text files in other

DeLorme products.

To Export Draw Files to Text Files

Use the following steps to export an existing draw file to a text file.

1. Click the Draw tab.
2. Click File to open the draw file editing area.

A draw file with a selected check box displays on the map. The Active column shows

the active layers.

3. From the file list, click the draw file to export.