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====== Managing map items ======

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Map items are managed in **Map items manager** that can be switched on from the main menu by default:

   * <wrap box>Main menu > All features > Map tools > Map items</wrap>
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===== Adding =====
You can add autonomous geodata files to Locus Map by loading from several sources:
==== External storage ====
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  * tap {{:manual:user_guide:tracks:add.png?30}}
  * select **storage** - local directory, system file manager, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive or a remote file
  * select the file - Locus can process KML, KMZ, GPX, JSON and ZIP files
==== A feature ====
Some Locus features output is technically a map item - for example a **[[manual:user_guide:maps_tools:calibrator|calibrated map image]]**.
==== Locus Store ====
Some routes downloaded from Locus Store are technically map items too, for example, **[[https://pilgrimagepublications.com/pp_2014/via-francigena/|Via Francigena]]**

===== Map items manager =====

It contains a **list of folders and items**. Folders are created **automatically**  during adding an item.

==== Map item folders ====

{{  :manual:user_guide:items:items1.jpg?nolink&  }}Each item folder line consists of:

  * **icon**  - indicates the origin of the folder
  * **folder name**  - in case of automatically created items it displays the service or feature name. Folders can be manually created or edited only outside Locus in your device file manager - in ///Locus/mapItems//  directory
  * **date of creation, data size**
  * {{:manual:user_guide:ic_more_ver_alt.png?nolink&30}}**action menu**:
      * //hide all//  - deactivates all items from the folder
      * //delete//  - removes the whole folder provided it is empty - included items must be deleted first
{{:manual:user_guide:ic_more_ver_alt.png?nolink&30}}**topbar menu**:
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  * //Display all// - displays all map items in the list on the map screen
  * //Hide all// - aborts displaying of all map items on the map screen
  * //Open in a file browser// - opens an offer of installed file browsers to open the Locus/mapItems directory 
  * //Clear map screen//  - removes all temporary objects from the map - map items, objects displayed by the [[:manual:user_guide:mainscr_lpanel|Content panel]], by [[manual:user_guide:geocaching:tools|geocaching tools]] etc.

==== Map item line ====
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Consists of the same, plus {{:manual:user_guide:ic_hide_alt.png?nolink&30}}button that changes into {{:manual:user_guide:ic_visibility_alt.png?nolink&30}}when tapped - **map item is activated**, i.e. visible on map\\  {{:manual:user_guide:ic_more_ver_alt.png?nolink&30}}**action menu**  is different:\\ {{  :manual:user_guide:items:items2.jpg?nolink&  }}
  * //Details//  - displays item detail screen - filename, preview (centers item on the map), distance, min altitude, max altitude, date of creation, size, description etc.
  * //Center item//  - active only when the item is active - places the item in the center of the map screen
  * //Import//  - launches import of the item, as it is described [[:manual:user_guide:functions:data_import|here >>]]. After the import the item's content does not function as an autonomous object, it is implemented in the application data manageable in **My library**.
  * //Delete//  - removes the item from the items list and from the MapItems directory