To save a background map which is currently displayed in Map mode just press the Save button instead of the Add button . A save file dialog will pop up to name the file, the map and its coordinates will be saved and added to the sample list.

A background map is required before objects and images can be saved. Saving samples means saving their type, attributes and world coordinates in files. When pressing the Save button , it applies to all visible samples on the working area, except the background map. A current sample will be added to the sample list before it is saved.

If objects are visible, a save file dialog will open and a name for the target file(s) must be set. Objects (areas, line strings, points) will be saved in respect to the selected formats of the GIS-Editor Settings:

• If MS-SQL is enabled, all visible objects will be collected and stored in one GIS Editor shape file in text format (extension .shp1). The file contains the objects' attributes and MS-SQL Geo Object definition strings. If altitude calculation is enabled in the GIS-Editor Settings, these values are stored, too.
• If ArcView is enabled, for each object 3 ArcView compatible shape definition files in binary format will be created: A shape file, an index file and a dBase file holding the description (extensions .shp, .shx, .dbf).

If images are in the Sample List, they are already present on disk and will not be saved twice. Instead for each image an XML file will be created with the calculated world coordinates of the image and will be stored under the same location and name as the image. This does not apply to the current background map.

If Save Working Area is enabled in the GIS-Editor Settings, a scan of the complete working area including its objects is made and stored in an image file, which name has been set in the save file dialog.
To save only a part of the working area the Frame box must be checked in the GIS-Editor Settings, too. Then a rectangular frame of the given dimensions is displayed, which defines the part of the working area that will be saved. It can be dragged to the right position using the left mouse button (click, hold and shift), and it can be resized by grabbing and moving the corners of the frame.