Creating user defined folders

Using the Data Manager, you can create custom folder to help organize and store data.

Steps:
  1. On the Task Menu, click Open Data Manager.
    Open Data Manager option on the Task Menu

    The Data Manager dialog box opens. On the left panel is a library that contains all study areas, user points, reports, and annotations. By default the Study Areas folder is selected. All study areas for your account are displayed in tabular form.

  2. Click to highlight the Folders directory.
  3. Click Add New Folder to Selected Folder Add New Folder to Selected Folder button.
  4. Enter a name for the new folder.
  5. Enter a description for the new folder.
    Example of creating a new folder
  6. Click Add Folder.

    The new folder appears under the folder that was highlighted in step 1. A Study Areas and User Points folder is created in each of the custom folders by default.

  7. Repeat steps 2-6 to create a hierarchy of folders as needed.
    Example of nested custom folders

Once you have created a folder structure, you can add data. See Adding data to user defined folders. You can also delete previously saved folders.


2/24/2012