Marine Geoscience Data System

GeoMapApp

Help: File Menu

The following types of data, both hosted elsewhere and your own computer, are accessed by selecting them from the File Menu.

file menu

Choose:

Connect to WFS

Connect to WMS

Import Shape Files

Import Grids

Import Data Tables




Preferences

Use this selection to change the appearance of the map. The type font used for annotations around the Map Border may be chosen from the pull-down menu. Border annotations can be added/removed from top/bottom/left/right by checking or unchecking the boxes. The size of the border labels can be increased or decreased by entering the desired Font size (in points) in the text box. Scrollbars can be removed from the edges of the Main Map Window by unchecking the box.

pref menu

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You may click Ok to accept, Preview to see your choices, Reset to return to the last setting, revert to Defaults settings, or Cancel to close the window.

Save As...

The Save As window shows the formats available for saving the image shown in the Main Map Window. When a selection is shown in grey, it it not available. Choose a format and press OK.

save as

You will then be asked to select a filename and a location on your computer to store it. 'Desktop' is the default.

Print

You may choose to print the image shown in the Main Map Window at any time. Selecting the Print option brings up a page setup window, followed by a printer selection window.

print

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