Package maps

The Pack and Go feature is used to add maps and optionally linked documents to a zip file or self-extracting EXE file. A Wizard guides you through the steps to package the maps. You can use this command to package a single map in Map View or for multiple maps in Multimap Workspace.

These same steps are used to create an archive when using the E-mail feature to email a map or maps.

To use Pack and Go:

1. Click File - Export -Pack and Go

Hint: In the Multimap Workspace, click the Pack and Go button on the window's toolbar.

2. The Pack and Go wizard starts.

• On the first screen you can choose which files to add to the zip archive.
  If you do not include the linked documents, the hyperlinks remain in the map, but do not function. Only the first level of linked maps is included - this means that if the main map links to a child map, the child map is included, but any maps that the child map links to are not.

• On the second screen you enter the path and filename for the zip or exe file. If you don't enter a .zip or .exe extension, the wizard creates a .zip file by default. You can also add a comment to display when the files are unpacked form the archive.

Note: the advantage of the EXE file is that it can be unpacked on systems without Unzip capabilities.

• On the third screen you have the option to enable password protection for the archive, and enter a password. Click finish to start the packaging process.

3. When the packaging is complete, a message appears, and you can open the archive, open the target folder or close the wizard.

Note: If the packaged map includes hyperlinks to maps or documents and you include these in the archive, the links will not function unless you first extract the files from the archive.