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en:help:v2:settings:locations-and-grids [2017/09/12 11:21] – external edit 127.0.0.1en:help:v2:settings:locations-and-grids [2023/09/16 21:18] (current) alpinequest
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-<sub>[[en:help|Online Help]] > [[en:help:v2|AlpineQuest 2.x]] > [[en:help:v2:settings|Settings]]</sub>+<sub>[[en:help:v2|Online Help]] > [[en:help:v2:settings|Settings]] > Location formats & grids</sub>
  
 ====== Location formats and grids ====== ====== Location formats and grids ======
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-By default, the coordinates of the screen center location are displayed in an information box located at the top left of the screen. If an alternative (secondarylocation format has been chosen from the application settings, both are displayed. The coordinates and grid of the alternative format are displayed in blue.+By default, the coordinates of the screen center location are displayed in an information box located at the top left of the screen. If an secondary location format has been chosen in the application settings, both are displayed. The coordinates and grid of the secondary format are displayed in blue.
  
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 To display or hide the screen center coordinates information box: To display or hide the screen center coordinates information box:
-  * Click on the main application menu {{:icon_01.png?nolink}}; +  * Tap on the main application menu {{:icon_01.png?nolink}}; 
-  * Click on ''"**Options**"'' {{:icon_02.png?nolink}};+  * Tap on ''"**Options**"'' {{:icon_02.png?nolink}};
   * Check the option ''"**Screen center coordinates**"'' {{:icon_03.png?nolink}} to display the coordinates, or un-check it to hide them.   * Check the option ''"**Screen center coordinates**"'' {{:icon_03.png?nolink}} to display the coordinates, or un-check it to hide them.
  
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 To display or hide the grid for one of the current location format: To display or hide the grid for one of the current location format:
-  * Click on the main application menu {{:icon_01.png?nolink}}; +  * Tap on the main application menu {{:icon_01.png?nolink}}; 
-  * Click on ''"**Options**"'' {{:icon_02.png?nolink}};+  * Tap on ''"**Options**"'' {{:icon_02.png?nolink}};
   * Check the option ''"**Display grid**"'' {{:icon_03.png?nolink}} to display the grid of the main location format, or un-check it to hide it;   * Check the option ''"**Display grid**"'' {{:icon_03.png?nolink}} to display the grid of the main location format, or un-check it to hide it;
-  * If you've chosen an alternative location format from the application settings, you can display its grid or hide it independently by using the option ''"**Display alt. grid**"'' {{:icon_04.png?nolink}}. The alternative format grid is displayed in blue.+  * If you've chosen a secondary location format in the application settings, you can display its grid or hide it independently by using the option ''"**Display alt. grid**"'' {{:icon_04.png?nolink}}. The secondary format grid is displayed in blue.
  
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 To change the location coordinates display format: To change the location coordinates display format:
   * Open the [[en:help:v2:settings|application settings]];   * Open the [[en:help:v2:settings|application settings]];
-  * Click on ''"**Location format**"'' {{:icon_01.png?nolink}} to change the main location format, or on ''"**Altlocation format**"'' {{:icon_02.png?nolink}} to change the alternative (secondarylocation format; +  * Tap on ''"**Location format**"'' {{:icon_01.png?nolink}} to change the main location format, or on ''"**Secondary loc. format**"'' {{:icon_02.png?nolink}} to change the secondary location format; 
-  * If the location format you want to use is in the main formats list {{:icon_03.png?nolink}}, just select it; +  * Common worldwide formats are displayed first {{:icon_03.png?nolink}}, local and less common formats are listed by area {{:icon_04.png?nolink}}. 
-  * Otherwise click on ''"**More...**"'' {{:icon_04.png?nolink}} to display more formats {{:icon_05.png?nolink}}; + 
-  * If you still can'find a formatclick on ''"**Import...**"'' {{:icon_06.png?nolink}} to import a format using its EPSG id (the list of all ids is available at [[http://www.spatialreference.org/|www.spatialreference.org]]).+If you cannot find the location format you need: 
 +  * Tap on ''"**Import...**"'' {{:icon_05.png?nolink}}
 +  * Type the EPSG coordinate format ID in the text field {{:icon_07.png?nolink}}; 
 +  * If you don'know ittap on [[http://www.spatialreference.org/|www.spatialreference.org]] {{:icon_06.png?nolink}} to visit this website that list almost all coordinate formats. You'll be able to make searches by name or country, and retrieve the list of corresponding coordinate format IDs; 
 +  * Tap on ''"**Ok**"'' {{:icon_08.png?nolink}} to validate;
  
 {{ :en:help:v2:settings:location-format-change.jpg?nolink }} {{ :en:help:v2:settings:location-format-change.jpg?nolink }}