Documentation | Help File | UI | 2D Mode | Menu | Shape | Export points | File

Clicking on the Shape/Export points/File menu item provides the means for exporting a shape in a layer independent form to a file. The following file formats are supported: Comma Separated Values (CSV), HyperText Markup Language (HTML), ASCII Text (TXT), Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet (XLS), Extensible Markup Language (XML).

To export a shape in a layer independent form to a file

1. Activate (highlight) the layer containing the shape to be exported. Do this by clicking on its name in the Legend.
2. Click on the Shape/Edit shape menu item or equivalently on the icon on the Standard toolbar.
3. Within the Map area move the mouse pointer over the shape and click to make a selection.
4. Click on the Shape/Export points/File menu item - this invokes the Save As dialog box.
5. Within the Save As dialog box pick a file format from the Save as type list.
6. Go to the drive on which you want to store the file.
7. Enter the folder in which you want to save the file.
8. Enter a name for the file in the File name field.
9. Click on the Save button.

• The Export points/File item in the Points tab of the Selected panel context menu.