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Getting Started with Format Manager -1.1.0en
Contents
Contents
Introduction to this book .............................. 5
What is a format file? ................................................... 5
What is the Format Manager? ...................................... 6
Starting and exiting the Format Manager ....................... 7
An Overview of Format Manager .................. 9
Views .........................................................................10
Quick Tour I - Creating a Report Style Output
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Lesson One - Creating the Header and Footer ..............13
Lesson Two - Creating the Block Titles ........................15
Lesson Three - Creating the Export Formatstrings output .
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Quick Tour II - Creating a Leica GSI16 Output
for use with Thematical Coding ................ 23
Lesson One - Creating the Export Formatstring - Code
Information ..................................................................25
Lesson Two - Creating the Export Formatstring -
Coordinate Information.................................................29
Quick Tour III- Creating a Leica GSI16 Output
for use with Free Coding ........................... 33
Lesson One - Creating the Export Formatstring - Code
Information ..................................................................35
Lesson Two - Creating the Export Formatstring -
Coordinate Information.................................................36
Appendix A - The Formatting Options for
Export Variables .......................................... 38
Settings .....................................................................39
Flags ..........................................................................42
Appendix B - The Setting Options.............. 43
Scales........................................................................43
Units ..........................................................................44
Default values .............................................................44
Appendix C - Frequently Asked Questions ...
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