Document Toolbar

The document toolbar control allows users to create, open, close, save and print Map Documents .

The toolbar buttons are:

  • New

    When this button is clicked a new Map Document is created and displayed by a new Map View window inside the main application window.

  • Open

    When this button is clicked an Open File Dialog window is displayed allowing the user to open an existing Map Document file. Map Document files have a .axis extension.

  • Close

    When this button is clicked the active Map Document and related Map View window are closed. The user is prompted to save any modifications to the document if they exist.

  • Save

    When this button is clicked the active Map Document is saved to disk. If the document has not been previously saved to a file a Save As Dialog window is displayed.

  • Save As

    When this button is clicked a File Save As Dialog window is displayed allowing the user to select the folder and file name where the document should be saved.

  • Print

    When this button is clicked the Print Dialog window is displayed allowing the user to set printing options and to print the document.

  • Quick Print

    When this button is clicked the document is automatically sent to the default printer.

  • Print Preview

    When this button is clicked the document is rendered in the Print Preview View allowing the user to see a preview of the map before it is sent to the printer.

  • Print Setup

    When this button is clicked the Print Setup Dialog window is displayed allowing the user to set printing options.

Documentation is published by LCIC with the Axis release and imported here in full. Screenshots and wording are the vendor's own.