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-<sub>[[en:help|Online Help]] > [[en:help:maps|Maps & Layers]]</sub>+<sub>[[en:help|Online Help]] > Workspaces</sub>
 ====== How to use workspaces? ====== ====== How to use workspaces? ======
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-Workspaces allow users to have different working environments in one single application. By having their own maps, workspaces are an easy way to work at different locations, all using different maps.+Workspaces allow users to have different working environments in one single application. By having their own maps, workspaces are an easy way to work at different locations and with different maps.
  
 Use cases: Use cases:
-  * You're going to Italy for a trip, and need to store maps for various places. When coming back, you want to clear all the  data stored for Italy, but to keep the data previously stored for all other areas. Just create a workspace called "Italy", store all your related data in it, and when coming back delete it. +  * You're going to Italy for a trip, and need to store maps for various places. When coming back, you want to clear all the  data stored for Italy, but you also want to keep the data previously stored for all other areas. Just create a workspace called "Italy", store all your related data in it, and when coming back, delete it. 
-  * You use the application at various locations, and for each location often need to switch between different maps. Just create a workspace for each location, and for each workspace add the maps you need and save them some of them favorite maps. You'll be able to change the location by switching the workspace, and maps by switching the favorite set.+  * You use the application at various locations, and for each location often need to switch between different maps. Just create a workspace for each location, and for each workspace add the maps you need and save some of them as favorite maps. You'll be able to change the location by switching the workspace, and maps by switching the favorite set.
  
-Here is the list of all items specific to each workspace: +Here is the list of items specific to each workspace: 
-  * Installed on-demand maps;+  * Displayed location and zoom; 
 +  * Displayed placemarks (though placemarks themselves are stored in places common to all workspaces);
   * Displayed maps;   * Displayed maps;
-  * Favorite maps and sets; +  * Installed on-demand maps and their stored data; 
-  * Displayed location.+  * [[en:help:maps:favorite-sets|Favorite maps and sets]]; 
 +  * Custom menu buttons; 
 +  * [[en:help:settings:locations-and-grids|Location formats and grids]].
  
-All other items are common to all workspaces, including: +All other items are common to all workspaces.
-  * Settings (selected coordinate formats, displayed grids, etc.); +
-  * Saved and displayed landmarks.+
  
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 ===== How to create a new workspace? ===== ===== How to create a new workspace? =====
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 +  * Tap the main menu icon {{:icon_01.png?nolink}} and on "''**Options**''" {{:icon_02.png?nolink}};
 +  * In the "''**Switch workspace**''" section, tap the current workspace name {{:icon_03.png?nolink}};
 +  * Tap "''**Create**''" {{:icon_04.png?nolink}};
  
-  * Click on the "''**Maps**''" {{:icon_01.png?nolink}} menu and on "''**Displayed maps**''" {{:icon_02.png?nolink}}; +{{ :en:help:workspaces::workspace-create-1.jpg?nolink }} 
-  * In the installed maps list, click on the "''**Switch workspace**''" {{:icon_03.png?nolink}} button;+\\ 
 +  * Type a name {{:icon_05.png?nolink}} for your new workspace and tap "''**Ok**''" {{:icon_06.png?nolink}}; 
 +  * The new workspace is created and selected.
  
-{{ :en:help:workspaces:workspace-create-1.jpg?nolink }} +{{ :en:help:workspaces::workspace-create-2.jpg?nolink }}
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-  * Click on the "''**Create**''" {{:icon_04.png?nolink}} button; +
-  * Enter a name {{:icon_05.png?nolink}} for your new workspace and click on "''**Ok**''" {{:icon_06.png?nolink}} to validate; +
-  * The workspace is created and selected; +
-  * Click on "''**Add new maps**''" {{:icon_07.png?nolink}} to [[en:help:maps:stored:install|install all the maps you need]]. +
- +
-{{:icon_help.png?nolink}} Instead of a choosing a name in {{:icon_05.png?nolink}}, you can enter the absolute path of an existing and empty folder to store all the map data (e.g. "''/storage/sdcard/MapDataItaly/''"). +
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-{{ :en:help:workspaces:workspace-create-2.jpg?nolink }}+
  
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 ===== How to switch to another workspace? ===== ===== How to switch to another workspace? =====
 +\\
 +Once you've created at least one additional workspace, a chooser is displayed in the main menu:
 +  * Tap the main menu icon {{:icon_07.png?nolink}} and on the current workspace name {{:icon_08.png?nolink}};
 +  * Tap the workspace you want to select {{:icon_09.png?nolink}}.
  
 +Alternatively, you can also select another workspace from the "''**Switch workspace**''" icon of the installed on-demand maps list.
  
-  * In the installed maps list, click on the "''**Switch workspace**''" {{:icon_01.png?nolink}} button; +\\
-  * Select {{:icon_02.png?nolink}} the workspace you want to restore; +
-  * The current workspace will be saved, the selected one restored. +
- +
-{{ :en:help:workspaces:workspace-switch.jpg?nolink }} +
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-===== How to delete a workspace? =====+
  
-  * In the installed maps list, click on the "''**Switch workspace**''" {{:icon_01.png?nolink}} button; +===== How to rename or delete a workspace? ===== 
-  * Be sure to have previously selected {{:icon_02.png?nolink}} the workspace to delete; +\\ 
-  * Click on the "''**Delete**''" {{:icon_03.png?nolink}} button; +To rename or delete the current workspace: 
-  * Click on "''**Yes**''" {{:icon_04.png?nolink}} to confirm.+  * Tap the main menu icon {{:icon_01.png?nolink}} and on the current workspace name {{:icon_02.png?nolink}}; 
 +  * Tap "''**Edit**''" {{:icon_03.png?nolink}}; 
 +  * To rename the workspace, tap "''**Rename**''" {{:icon_04.png?nolink}} and type a new name; 
 +  * To definitely delete the workspace, tap "''**Delete**''" {{:icon_05.png?nolink}} and confirm your choice.
  
-Be careful that all the data associated to the selected workspace will be deleted, there is no way to restore it.+{{:icon_warning.png?nolink}} Be careful that all the data associated to the selected workspace will be deleted, there is no way to restore it.
  
-{{ :en:help:workspaces:workspace-delete.jpg?nolink }}+{{ :en:help:workspaces:workspace-edit.jpg?nolink }}