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Sort > Alphabetically: Sorting Items in a Folder by Name

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If you need to organize overlays, markers, and other items within a folder, Scribble Maps provides a Bulk Style Change option through the Sort > Alphabetically tool. This feature allows you to arrange folder contents in alphabetical order, making it easier to locate and manage items in the Layers Panel.

Create the overlays

  1. Create your overlays in 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

    Rectangle Tool—Draw a rectangle

    Circle Tool—Draw a circle

    Polygon Tool—Draw a polygon

    Place an isometric shape - (ISO Shape Tool)

    Create an image overlay - (Image Overlay Tool)

     
 

Add the markers to a folder

  1. At the top of the Layers Panel, click on the Folder Icon displaying the tooltip: "Add Group".
    You will see the folder added to the Layers Panel.
     
  2. Click and drag each overlay’s row into the folder.
    The folder now holds a set of overlays, which is considered a Group.
    To learn more about grouping overlays, see; Grouping markers/elements by using folders.
 

Sort alphabetically

  1. At the top of the Layers Panel, click on the Toolbox's gear and wrench icon.
    You will see a window with Core Operations and Plugin options appear.
     
  2. Under the "Bulk" heading > "Sort" subheading, click on the link: "Alphabetically".
     
  3. Under the "Select Group" heading, click the button: "Select".
     
  4. Click to select the folder from the list.
     
  5. Click the "Sort Alphabetically" button.
     
  6. A new window will appear, to let you know that the overlays have been sorted in the selected folder. Click "Ok".
     
  7. In the top-right corner of the Toolbox window, click on the "X" button, to close the window.
 
Note: This is meant to sort alphabetically, not numerically. A common misconception is that numbers will sort from 1 to 20, when it fact it will sort, 1, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 2, 20.
 
 
 
 

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