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  Automating the Distribution of Locationaries™
  The MapSpeller™ system Locationary™ (User_Polygon_Locationary.shp) is the template Locationary that the MapSpeller engine uses to create user Locationaries.

The default location of the system Locationary is:

  • In Windows XP, depending on your MapSpeller version:
    • C:\Documents and Settings\All users\Application Data\Edgetech America\MapSpeller, or
    • C:\Program Files\Edgetech America\MapSpeller.
  • In Windows Vista or Windows 7: C:\ProgramData\Edgetech America\MapSpeller

The default location of user XYZ's Locationary is:

  • In Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\XYZ\Application Data\Edgetech America\MapSpeller
  • In Windows Vista or Windows 7: C:\Users\XYZ\AppData\Roaming\Edgetech America\MapSpeller

When a MapSpeller user account is created, the MapSpeller system Locationary is copied from its installation directory into that user's Windows profile. The MapSpeller spell-checker takes the user version into consideration when spell checking a map.

By overwriting the MapSpeller system Locationary with a custom-built one, the custom-built Locationary will automatically be distributed to all new MapSpeller users on that PC.

  1. In ArcCatalog, backup the default MapSpeller template Locationary by renaming it, for ex. User_Polygon_Locationary_0.shp
  2. Create your user Locationary shapefile and name it User_Polygon_Locationary.shp
  3. Place your user Locationary shapefile in default MapSpeller template Locationary folder (see above).

The Locationary will also be automatically distributed to all users who don't have a personal Locationary yet when they run the spell-checker.
 
Important Note
 
The custom Locationary will also be automatically distributed to all existing users who may have deleted or renamed their own user Locationary.
 
Related Topic
 
MapSpeller™ 3 for ArcGIS®
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