Table of Contents
Orbit GIS Tour Guide
Menu Overview
all items are available in all versions of Orbit GIS except :
# available in Orbit Explorer Plus and Orbit GIS Interactive
## available in Orbit GIS only
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
Orbit GIS extensions appear dynamically in this 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. |