Add an overlay to a group/folder

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Contents

What's the difference between a group and a folder? 

How to create a sub-folder

How to add an overlay to a group - Before the overlay has been created 

How to add an overlay to a group - After the overlay has been created 

What's the difference between a group and a folder?

In the Layers Panel, a group is similar to a folder. 

A group is the set of overlays (markers, etc.) in the folder.

 

A folder displays the group name and holds the group.

How to create a sub-folder

You can create a sub-folder by clicking and dragging the first folder into the second folder.

1. Login to your Scribble Maps account at:
   https://www.scribblemaps.com/create 
   (Optional) To learn how to log in, visit this link:
   How to login/register
    
2. View the Layers Panel.

   Note: If the Layers Panel isn’t visible in the right-side of the browser window, click the vertical bar.

   
   
    
3. At the top of the Layers Panel, click the Folder Icon displaying the tooltip: "Add Group".
   You will see the folder added to the Layers Panel.
    
4. Click the Folder Icon again to create the second folder.
    
5. Click and drag the first folder into the second folder.

   To add the first folder to the second folder:

   1. Click-and-hold the first folder's name.
       
   2. While continuing to hold, drag the first folder on top of the second folder until you see the blue line disappear.
       
   3. Let go of the first folder.
       
   4. When the first folder is inside the second folder, you will see the first folder is:
      • Below the second folder.
      • Indented from the left-side.

    

How to add an overlay to a group - Before the overlay has been created

1. Login to your Scribble Maps account at:
   https://www.scribblemaps.com/create 
   (Optional) To learn how to log in, visit this link:
   How to login/register
    
2. View the Layers Panel.

   Note: If the Layers Panel isn’t visible in the right-side of the browser window, click the vertical bar.

    
3. At the top of the Layers Panel, click the Folder Icon displaying the tooltip: "Add Group".
   You will see the folder added to the Layers Panel.
    
4. In the Layers Panel, click on the folder's name to highlight the folder's row.
   You will see the row is highlighted in blue.
    
5. Create an overlay in the Map View.

    

   Marker Tool—Create a marker
   

   Label Tool—Create a label

   Line Tool—Draw a Straight Line, Connected Lines, Flight Line or Dimension Line

   Draw Tool—Draw a freeform line

   Pen/Curve Tool—Draw a precise curved line
   

   Draw a rectangle - (Rectangle Tool)

   Circle Tool—Draw a circle

   Draw a polygon - (Polygon Tool)

   Place an isometric shape - (ISO Shape Tool)

   Create an image overlay - (Image Overlay Tool)

    

    
6. View the Layers Panel.

   You will see the overlay’s row is:

   • Below the folder.
   • Indented from the left-side.

    

    
7. (Optional) To toggle the visibility of all the overlays in the folder, click the Eye Icon to the left of the group name.
    
8. (Optional) To change the name of the group, click the Pencil Icon to the right of the group name.
   The default naming will be: "Group a", "Group b", etc.

How to add an overlay to a group - After the overlay has been created

1. Login to your Scribble Maps account at:
   https://www.scribblemaps.com/create 
   (Optional) To learn how to log in, visit this link:
   How to login/register
    
2. Create an overlay in the Map View.

    

   Marker Tool—Create a marker
   

   Label Tool—Create a label

   Line Tool—Draw a Straight Line, Connected Lines, Flight Line or Dimension Line

   Draw Tool—Draw a freeform line

   Pen/Curve Tool—Draw a precise curved line
   

   Draw a rectangle - (Rectangle Tool)

   Circle Tool—Draw a circle

   Draw a polygon - (Polygon Tool)

   Place an isometric shape - (ISO Shape Tool)

   Create an image overlay - (Image Overlay Tool)

    

    
3. View the Layers Panel.

   Note: If the Layers Panel isn’t visible in the right-side of the browser window, click the vertical bar.

    
4. At the top of the Layers Panel, click the Folder Icon displaying the tooltip: "Add Group".
   You will see the folder added to the Layers Panel. In future steps, this will be the destination folder.
    
5. There are 2 options for adding the overlay to the folder:
    
   Option 1
   In the Layers Panel, click and drag the overlay's row into the destination folder.

   To click-and-drag an overlay row into a folder:

   1. Click-and-hold the row's title.
       
   2. While continuing to hold, drag the row on top of the destination folder until you see the blue line disappear.
       
   3. Let go of the row.
       
   4. When the overlay is inside the folder, you will see the title of the overlay is:
      • Below the folder.
      • Indented from the left-side.

    

    
   Option 2
   If the Layers Panel has a long list of overlays, you can select the overlay's destination folder from a list only displaying folders.

   To select the overlay's destination folder from a list of folders:

   1. Click the Three Dots Icon on the right-side of the overlay's row.
       
   2. On the drop-down list, click: "Move to Folder".
       
   3. Click to select the destination folder.
       
   4. In the Layers Panel, click the arrowhead on the folder's row to display the folder's contents.
       
   5. You will see the overlay has been added to the folder, because the title of the overlay is:
      • Below the folder.
      • Indented from the left-side.

    

    
6. (Optional) To toggle the visibility of all the overlays in the folder, click the Eye Icon to the left of the group name.
    
7. (Optional) To change the name of the group, click the Pencil Icon to the right of the group name.
   The default naming will be: "Group a", "Group b", etc.