Maptitude Help / Creating and Editing Geographic Files / Undoing and Redoing Map Edits

Undoing and Redoing Map Edits

Maptitude saves map edits in groups called transactions. Whenever you click in a Layer Editing toolbar, all of the pending edits are saved as a transaction. You can undo the most recent transaction using the Edit>Undo geographic editing command. You can continue to undo transactions until the command is disabled and reads Edit>Can’t undo. You can also redo the most recently undone transaction using the Edit>Redo geographic editing command, and you can continue until the command is disabled and reads Edit>Can’t redo.

NOTE: You can undo and redo map edits provided that you have enabled the Undo/Redo option. Choose Edit>Preferences, check the Remember Edit Actions box, and set the maximum undo file size on the System Page to enable this option.

When you undo or redo a transaction, Maptitude displays a dialog box with a description of what type of transaction will be undone or redone. If necessary, Maptitude changes the working layer to the layer being modified, and changes the scale and center of the map to show the modifications. You cannot undo or redo edits when there are pending edits; you have to be between transactions to use these commands. In Layer Editing toolbars where you can perform a series of edits, you can discard the pending edits by clicking .

There is one series of edit actions, including edits in dataviews, which can be undone and redone in order. If you are doing a complex series of edits in different windows, the next action that can be undone or redone may be in a different window. If necessary, Maptitude will change the current window and the location within that window to show the modification caused by undoing or redoing. For a map window, Maptitude changes the working layer if necessary to the layer being modified, and changes the extent of the map if necessary to show the modifications.

To Undo Map Edits

Choose Edit>Undo [edit action], click on the Standard toolbar, or use the shortcut Ctrl+Z. Maptitude displays a Confirm dialog box with a description of the edit action that will be undone.
Click Yes.

Maptitude undoes the most recent edit action.

To Redo Map Edits

Choose Edit>Redo [edit action], click on the Standard toolbar, or use the shortcut Ctrl+Y. Maptitude displays a Confirm dialog box with a description of the edit action that will be redone.
Click Yes.

Maptitude redoes the most recently undone edit action.