Opening maps

Open a new or saved map using the IHS EDIN Desktop toolbar or the Map window.

To open a new map

Do one of the following:

To display a new map with default EDIN map extents and map layer selections, using the IHS EDIN Desktop toolbar, from the File menu, point to New, and then click Map
OR
Using the Map window, from the File menu, click New .

To display a new map with map extents defined by the data that's in either Query Editor or an Output window, using Query Editor or an Output window in which the data upon which to base the map appears, from the Tools menu, point to Add to Map , and then click New Map.

To open a saved map

1. Using the IHS EDIN Desktop toolbar, from the File menu, point to Open, and then click Map
OR
Using the Map window, from the File menu, click Open .
The Open Map File dialog box appears.

2. Browse to and select the desired map file on disk, and then click Open.

Related topics

Saving maps