Import Symbols
Use the Import Symbols dialog to choose which data fields for symbols will be imported from the Windows clipboard and how they will be mapped to specific columns.
Ways to access
Right-click in a distance view and select Import Symbols from Clipboard in the context menu.
Import symbol data from a spreadsheet
Enter symbol data in a Microsoft Excel (or similar) spreadsheet.
Copy the data to the Windows clipboard (press Control+A, then Control+C).
Access the dialog.
Check the box next to each data type that you want to import.
Enter a number for the column you want to use for each data type.
In the Equation list, select ...
Options
Name - Enter a user-defined name for a required column header.
Symbol name - Shows the unique identifier for the symbol
Start point X
Start point X (relative)
Start point Y
Width/Height
Layer name
Location scaling - The value you enter here sets (and can be edited in) the Scaling field on the Object Properties Toolbar > Position tab. The way scaling works depends on the type of cell you are importing into. For example, objects (e.g., rectangles, etc.) can be placed in either a Distance cell or aTime-Distance cell, but since distance cells have no time axisso the options will differ when you import symbols from the clipboard.
0 No scaling - Sets scaling to None in properties and prevents the symbol size from changing in either direction when you resize the cell containing the symbol vertically or horizontally.
1 Location scaling (relative) - Sets scaling to None in properties and prevents the symbol size from changing in either direction when you resize the cell containing the symbol vertically or horizontally.
2 Location scaling (absolute) - Sets scaling to Distance axis in the properties and prevents the symbol size from changing when you resize the cell along the time axis (usually vertically) , but resizes the symbol when you resize the cell along the distance axis (usually horizontally).
3 Both axes - Sets scaling to Both axes in the properties and resizes the symbol when you resize the cell along either axis (allows you to scale the symbol in both directions).
Corner position
Column number - It describes the position of the value in a tab-separated clipboard line text.
Clipboard preview
Import - Check the corresponding entry to import it.
Equation
Default - Press this button to reestablish the basic settings.
OK - Apply the settings.
Cancel - Close the dialog without saving.