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--- manual:user_guide:functions:share [2015/04/23 12:13] – mstupka
+++ manual:user_guide:functions:share [2024/01/18 16:00] – [What3words] mstupka
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-====== Share & Export ======
+{{  :manual:user_guide:ic_share_alt.png?nolink&}}
+====== Sharing ======
 ----
-===== About =====
-This feature enables to share several ways of sharing your position to your friends:
-  * **GPS coordinates as a text message**
-  * **map as an image**
-  * **map crop with all visible objects as a //.kmz// file**
-{{:manual:user_guide:ic_share_center_alt.png?nolink&30 |}}
+This feature offers several ways of sharing your current location or other content in one place:
-===== Share Map Center =====
-{{ :manual:user_guide:functions:share.png?nolink|}}The quickest way how to tell your friends where you are. Just send a message with your position.
-The dialog hast two parts:
+{{ :manual:user_guide:functions:share.jpg?nolink |}}
-==== Plain text ====
+===== My location =====
-  * **Text to share** - pre-filled by Locus Map, contains usually GPS coordinates and can be edited later. The recipient can use your message directly to view your position in another application or a browser.
-  * **Additional data** - adds other detailed info about your position:
-    * **Coordinates** (text) - default value
-    * **Geohash** (URL) - coordinates are coded in a short URL to open in the [[http://geohash.org/|Geohash.org]] website. It serves as a hub of a few position-displaying services - OpenStreetMaps, GoogleMaps, Geocaching.com, offers download of a GPX file with your position or export to a Garmin device.
-    *** Google Maps** - a direct link to Google Maps
-    * **Accuracy** - current GPS accuracy of your device
-    * **Altitude** - GPS-calculated altitude
-  * **Share** - confirms action and offers available sharing services - SMS, E-mail, Dropbox, Skype, Facebook etc.
-==== KML file ====
-  * sends a //.kml// file with your current location for displaying in any .kml-supporting software (e.g. Google Earth)
-  * the line for text description is optional, the text will be included in the //.kml// file
-{{:manual:user_guide:ic_share_screenshot_alt.png?nolink&30 |}}
+==== My current location ====
-===== Share Screen =====
+The quickest way how to tell your friends where you are at the moment.  Locus offers a selection of your favorite messaging apps through which you can send a short message with your **location on Google Maps**.
-  * a very simple method of sending your device screenshot to your friends
+ ==== My LIVE location ====
-  * the feature captures a shot of the whole map screens with all displayed objects - points, tracks, etc.
+With this, you can share your location continuously in **real-time** with **anybody in the world who has access to the internet**.  It shares a **URL** leading to a microsite where your location is displayed on a map and updated every 15 seconds.
-  * the captured image containing the map screen center EXIF info is stored in your internal memory
+ * if you like, insert a **message** for those who will track you, and then just tap the green **START** button.\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:share7.jpg?nolink |}}
-  * all available sharing applications can be used - e-mail, social networks, etc.
+  * in the next dialog you can **copy to clipboard** or **share via all available services** the URL displaying your real-time location.\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:share8.jpg?nolink |}}
+  * the URL can be opened in any web browser.  A menu on the right shows your actual speed and elevation.\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:share9.jpg?nolink |}}
-{{:manual:user_guide:ic_export_alt.png?nolink&30 |}}
+<WRAP center round info >
-===== Export Map Content =====
+The service can be used **for free for 30 minutes**.  If you like it purchase **[[https://www.locusmap.app/premium|Premium Gold]]** and share your real time location with your friends without limits.
-  * this feature exports all actually visible points and tracks to a //.kmz// file to display in an external service - e.g. Google Earth.
+ </WRAP>
-  * the file is stored in //Locus/export/// folder as //sharemapcontent.kmz//
+===== Share map cursor location =====
+These are means of sharing the location of the cursor on the map:
+==== Web link ====
+The quickest way how to send the location of the cursor to your friends.  Locus offers a selection of your favorite messaging apps through which you can send a URL address displaying the location on the map at **[[https://web.locusmap.app|web.locusmap.app]]**.\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:share11.jpg?nolink |}}
+==== Text message ====
+{{ :manual:user_guide:functions:share2.jpg?nolink |}}
+  * **Name** - pre-filled by Locus Map, contains address, GPS coordinates, and is editable.
+  * **+**  - adds other parameters of about the cursor location:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:share3.jpg?nolink |}}\\
+    * **Coordinates**  (text) - extra value if the coords in the text part are overwritten
+    * **Geohash**  (URL) - coordinates are coded in a short URL to open on the [[http://geohash.org/|Geohash.org]] website. It serves as a hub of a few position-displaying services - OpenStreetMaps, GoogleMaps, Geocaching.com, offers download of a GPX file with your position or export to a Garmin device.
+    * **Google Maps (URL)**  - a direct link to Google Maps
+    * **Altitude**  - GPS-calculated altitude
+ === Quick sharing ===
+Offers fast share of just URLs:
+  * Google Maps
+  * Geohash
+Directly calls available messaging apps to send Google Maps or Geohash URLs through them without further editing.
+ ==== Other map apps ====
+Quickly shares the map cursor location with all other map apps installed in your device, e.g.  Google Maps, Waze, Sygic etc.
+ ==== Facebook ====
+Shares the map cursor location on your Facebook profile.  Facebook login and confirmation that you allow Locus Map to write on your wall is required.
+ ==== What3words ====
+<wrap info>**Available only with [[manual:user_guide:premium|Premium Gold]]**</wrap>\\ \\
+{{ :manual:user_guide:functions:share4.jpg?nolink |}}
+Sharing the map cursor location decoded in **[[http://www.what3words.com|what3words]]** system.  Several languages are supported.
+===== Main screen =====
+==== Screenshot ====
+{{ :manual:user_guide:functions:share5.jpg?nolink |}}
+A very simple method of sending the display screenshot to your friends.  The feature captures a shot of the whole map screen with all displayed objects - points, tracks, etc.  - without controlling buttons.  Then Locus offers all available apps that can share the image.
+==== All as KMZ ====
+Creates a //.kmz//  file with all visible map content for displaying in any .kml/kmz-supporting software (e.g. Google Earth)\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:share10.jpg?nolink |}}

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