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Quick Start

Overview Create a territory map quickly by hand Create a map with sample data

Saving, Opening, Downloading & Printing

Overview Saving a Map Basic Save Opening a Map

Opening a Saved Map

Overview Basic Open Detailed Open Functionality

User Interface

Overview Vertical Button Bar Top Left Menu Buttons Centre Menu Panel Top Right Menu Buttons Map Control Panel Common User Interface Features Sharing Login Details

Changing the Map Colours

Overview Page Layout Colours Colour Palette

Excel Import

Overview Uploading Excel Files Entering Data Manually Validating Your Data Excel Import/Export

Additional Data

Overview

Map Features

Overview Showing/Hiding Features Postcode & Town Labels Countries and Regions

Circles

Overview Positioning Circles Circle Rings Circle Settings Circle Colours Circle Labels

Markers

Overview Marker Settings Adding/Deleting

Help & Support

Overview Videos Files

Opening a Map

Firstly, you must be logged in with valid account credentials to be able to open a stored map. Opening a stored map brings up a similar dialog box to the saved map.

Basic Open

1. Clicking the open map button (top left) will bring up the Open Dialog box in the middle of the screen. All other items on the page will be disabled apart from those available in the Open dialog box.
2. Scroll down the list of files you want to open and select one by clicking on it once with the mouse. It will become highlighted with a blue background and the File id will be shown in the File name box denoting which file has been selected.
3. Click the green Open button and wait a few seconds.
4. The selected map will appear on screen after a few seconds, be patient as the system can only work as quickly as your internet connection will allow.

Detailed Open

The open file dialog can be used to open and download any of the file types available. If a map has been saved as a particular file type an icon will appear in the File Type column. It is possible to save a map in up to 5 different file formats(listed below). More file formats will be introduced in the near future such as PowerPoint, Photoshop & illustrator.

To open a map in the map colouring system simple scroll the list of files to view the file you want to open. Click on the file in the list(once) and then click on the green Open button. The Open dialog box will disappear and the selected map will open in the map colouring system window. It may take a few seconds depending on the complexity of the map and the speed of your internet connection.

To open other file formats, we’ve created a separate map viewer window. Click on a file from the main list, which has multiple file type icons. Links to the files available to view will appear in the bottom left corner of the open dialog window along with the appropriate icon.

Click on any of these links to open the dedicated map viewer which will open on top of the current window.

Map File Types

1. .GBM – GBMaps own encrypted file format.
2. .PDF – Portable document file format.
3. .CSV – Excel comma separated file format.
4. .SVG – Scalable Vector Graphics file format.
5. .PNG – Image file format(similar to jpg).