Contents User Folder
You are recommended to store user created content in appropriate folders. By default, the software assumes that most user created content is stored in the Contents User folder. This protects manufacturer content from being modified or deleted and also ensures that future software updates will not overwrite user created content.
The table below shows where the Contents User folder may be located by default depending on the program configuration and the operating system installed on the computer (for more information on the GuideSIGN Plus network configuration, see Installation -> Installing on a Network).
| Configuration | Operating System | Default Contents User Folder Location |
| Standalone |
MS Windows Vista MS Windows 7 MS Windows 8 MS Windows 10 |
%appdata%\Transoft Solutions\GuideSIGN 8.0\Contents User |
| Workstation |
MS Windows Vista MS Windows 7 MS Windows 8 MS Windows 10 |
%appdata%\Transoft Solutions\GuideSIGN 8.0\Contents User |
GuideSIGN
User created content for GuideSIGN should be saved to the following folders created by the software in the Contents User\Design folder as shown in the tables below.
| Object Type | Folder(s) |
| Arrows | Common/Arrows |
| Reports |
Common/Reports |
| Sheets | Common/Sheets |
Each country version uses the following user created content folder structure under a date folder representing the year of that content's standard (i.e. the USA\1988 folder represents the 1988 edition of the U.S. M.U.T.C.D.).
| Object Type | Folder(s) | |
| Route Shields | Shields | |
| Symbols |
Symbols | |
| Standard Signs | Signs | |
| Exit Panels | Expanels | inches |
| mm | ||
| Styles | Styles | |
| Templates | Templates | |
U.S. Version User Created Content
For the U.S. version, the software includes specific content for M.U.T.C.D. 1988, 2003, and 2009 Editions, therefore user created content should be saved to the respective Contents User\Design\USA\ 1988, 2003, and 2009 folders.
Canadian Version User Created Content
For the Canadian version, the software includes specific content for M.U.T.C.D. 1998 and 2002 Editions, therefore user created content should be saved to the respective Contents User\Design\CAN\ 1998 and 2002 folders.
Australian Version
For the Australian version, the software includes specific content for AS 1744 1975 and 2015 Editions, therefore user created content should be saved to the respective Contents User\Design\AUS\ 1975 and 2015 folders.
Note:
- For the purpose of consistency, a library should contain objects created using the same units and M.U.T.C.D. Edition of the panel style (see Adding Objects to Custom Libraries).
- User created objects display with the
custom graphic in a browse tree or a list that allows you to select an object.
- If you have manually moved the Contents User folder to a different location, use GuideSIGN Configuration Utility to modify the program settings accordingly.
GuideSIGN SIGMA
User created content for GuideSIGN SIGMA should be saved to the following folders created by the software in the Contents User\Plan folder as shown in the following table:
| Object Type | Folder(s) |
| Sign Libraries exported from GuideSIGN. | Exported Sign Libraries |
| Standard Signs |
Standard Signs |
| User created sign libraries | User Sign Libraries |
Dictionary Folder
The place name and street name dictionaries supplied with the software are installed to the Dictionary folder located in the User Data folder (see Installation -> GuideSIGN Configuration Utility). The Dictionary folder has the Place Name and Street Name subfolders for storing respective dictionaries. Each dictionary file is located in its own folder (e.g., the Alabama place name dictionary AL.txt file is located in the Alabama folder, the Alaska place name dictionary AK.txt file is located in the Alaska folder, etc.). The software uses the names of the folders for the names of the dictionaries displayed under Place Names and Street Names in Program Settings -> Dictionary - Design Category.
To add a custom name dictionary, save the file to a folder created with the same name as the dictionary file in the User Data Dictionary folder (create the Dictionary folder first if it has not been created previously). Use GsConfig.exe (see GuideSIGN Configuration Utility) to point the software to the Dictionary location. When the software is run again, the name dictionary will be displayed in the lists in Program Settings -> Dictionary - Design Category and in the Name Suggestions dialog box (see Name Lookup).
Tutorials User Folder
The tutorials you create (see Tutorials -> Record) are stored in the Tutorials User folder located in the User Data folder (see Installation -> GuideSIGN Configuration Utility).