Orbit GIS Tour Guide

Menu Overview

File Menu : Manage workspaces, print

New Workspace	Clear all and create a new empty Workspace
Open Workspace…	Open an existing workspace : select workspace file from your file system.
Recent Workspaces	Opens a Workspace you recently worked with
Save Workspace	Save your current Workspace.
Save Workspace As…	Save your current Workspace in a different file.
Close Workspace	Clear the Workspace without saving. Does not clear workspace name.
Open OCR as Workspace	OCR stands for Orbit Composite Resource. This resource type uses an index to access a set of other resources. Normally, it is presented in Orbit GIS as a single read-only resource. With this option, you can open the OCR as a workspace. The indexed resources are now presented separately, and they can be edited.
Save Workspace as OCR	OCR stands for Orbit Composite Resource. This resource type uses an index to access a set of other resources, in this case the resources from the workspace.
Open Dataset…	Presents the Resource Browser to open a Dataset by adding it to the current Workspace.
Print View	Print the current Map View Window.
Print Layout Editor	Opens the Editor to create your own Print Layout Templates
Export view as Image	Save the Map View Window as georeferenced image file.
Copy View to Clipboard	Save the Map View Window as non georeferenced image file to the clipboard.
Publish to the Web…	Export the workspace ready for publishing on the web using Orbit FlashMap®
Exit	End Orbit GIS.

Edit Menu : manage single objects and preferences

Undo ##	Undo last object change
Redo ##	Redo last undone action
Cut ##	Cut the selected objects
Copy ##	Copy the selected objects
Paste ##	Paste the selected objects in the model selected in the Create New Objects part of the Edit Toolbar
Paste As New Dataset ##	Paste the selected objects in a new dataset. If objects are selected from different datasets, the new dataset has to be saved in OVF format
Select Objects	Select objects by pointing/or dragging in the Map View Window, to view their properties. Choose method to select objects : - Intersection Point : Point to select object - Intersection Line : Drag Line to select objects - Box : Drag box to select objects - Circle : Drag Circle to select objects - Area : Draw area tot select objects
Clear selected objects	Clear the list of selected objects.
View selected object properties	Take a look at the properties of the Selected Objects in the Object Inspector.
Constructions … ##	Opens the Constructions Toolbar.
Edit Objects … ##	Opens the Edit Objects Toolbar.
Preferences…	Opens the Preferences window to customize Orbit Explorer.
Desktop Layout	Open and Save your favorite Orbit GIS desktop layout to file.

View Menu : manage application views and your map view

Dataset List	Show/Hide the Dataset List.
Object Inspector	Show/Hide the Object Inspector (Properties of Selected Objects)
Overview Window	Show/Hide the Overview Window.
Magnifier Window	Show/Hide the Magnifier Window.
Status Bar	Show/Hide the Status Bar.
Pan	Click and drag to move the view (fixed pan options in submenu)
Zoom In	Click or click and drag box to zoom in
Zoom Out	Click or click and drag box to zoom out
Zoom Smart	Click and drag up and down to zoom in and out
Zoom to Full Extent	Zoom to overview all visible datasets
Zoom to Dataset Extent	Zoom to overview the selected dataset
Focus	Center zoom on selected objects
Previous Zoom	Go back to previous zoom
Next Zoom	Forward to next zoom
Move To …	Enter Co-ordinates to move zoom
Set to Scale …	Enter Scale for zoom
Set View Projection …	Here you can choose the projection of the Map View Window. Every dataset you open will be interpreted in this projection. If a dataset is saved in another projection then the view, you will have to define the projection for this dataset separately (see general). Note: You can also define the projection of the Map View Window in the Status Bar!
Backdrop Color	Alters the color of the background (4 variations from white to black)
Refresh	Redraw current zoom

Dataset Menu : manage spatial resources

New Dataset … ##	Create a new dataset using an easy-to-use wizard.
Open Dataset …	Presents the Resource Browser to open a Dataset by adding it to the current Workspace.
Save Dataset ##	Save object changes
Save Dataset As … ##	Save dataset as a new file
Close Dataset	Close the selected Dataset and remove it from your Workspace
All Datasets	Here you can open a submenu with options that can be enabled or disabled for all datasets at once.
Dataset List	Here you can open a submenu for the managing of Dataset Lists.
Dataset Properties…	View properties of the current selected Dataset.
Attribute Table …	Open Attribute Table View of the current Dataset.
Labels …	Open Labels editor window of the current Dataset
Legend Editor… #	Open Legend Editor to edit appearance for the selected Dataset.
Join Tables … ##	Open Join Tables window to join external data with selected Dataset.
Show Legend Display	Display legend in the Dataset List
SoloView	View of a single Dataset, namely the current selected Dataset.
SoloSafe	This dataset will not be hidden if another dataset is in SoloView-mode.
Use in Overview Window	Presents the Resource Browser to open a Dataset by adding it to the current Workspace.
Scale limits #	Sets scale limits to display the dataset : - Set Current as Largest Scale: Zoom In limited to current Map View Window zoom. - Set Current as Smallest Scale : Zoom Out is limited to current Map View Window zoom. - Remove Scale Limits : do not apply limits for this dataset
Arrange	Arrange the drawing sequence of datasets from top to bottom as listed in the Dataset List on the left hand side.

Tools Menu

Database Connections	Define links to databases for use in other functions
Annotation and Redlining ...	Opens the Annotation Toolbar
Measure	Opens the Measure window and starts the Measure function.
Fence Editor …	Opens the Fence Editor toolbar.
Find Objects	Opens the Find Objects window allowing to find an object by entering an attribute value.
Query Objects … #	Opens the Query Builder window for conditional search for objects.
Create Buffer … ##	Opens the Buffer wizard to calculate a buffer around a predefined area or locations.
Import & Geocode … ##	Opens the Import and Geocode wizard to create a dataset from an external file.
Dynamic Symbols … ##	Opens the Dynamic Symbols wizard to create a dataset ready to manage and place dynamic symbols.
Clip and Extract … ##	Opens the Extract Area wizard to clip and extract data and save as new dataset
Toolbox … ##	Opens the Toolbox with a range of useful image and vector data processing tools.

Extensions Menu

Help Menu

Help Contents and Search …	Opens this web-based help system on www.orbitgis.com.
Chech for new versions …	Shows information about versions and updates on www.orbitgis.com.
Orbit Licence and Copyright	Opens the Licence-To-Use for Orbit GIS.
Edit License …	Opens the License Editor window.
Orbit Geospatial Technologies	Connects your internet browser to the Orbit website www.orbitgis.com. Check it out to learn more about Orbit Technologies or for updates of Orbit GIS.
Orbit FlashMap Online Demo	Shows online demos for Orbit FlashMap.
About …	Opens the About box.