
<section type='appendix'
id='NMPlot_QuickStartGuideToImportingData_id'
webfilename='quickstartguidetoimportingdata'>
    <title>
        Quick-Start Guide to Importing Data into NMPlot
    </title>
    <para>
        NMPlot is a powerful application for working with <link
        target='#NMPlot_IntroductionToGrids_id'>grid data sets</link>.
        If you would like to use NMPlot to work with your data, you must
        first put it into a format that NMPlot can import. This appendix
        is a quick-start guide to doing so with a minimum of effort.
    </para>
    <para>
        The easiest way to import your data is to create a text-based
        <link target='#NMGF_Introduction_id'>NMGF</link> grid file. The
        NMGF format, while powerful and well-documented, can be somewhat
        intimidating when all you want to do is create a simple grid file.
        Therefore, this appendix describes the bare minimum necessary
        to do so.
    </para>
    <note type='note'>
        <para>
            If you are using NMPlot as part of a third-party application (BNOISE2,
            INM, NOISEMAP, ROUTEMAP, SARNAM, SIPS, or TNM), you can skip this
            section, as these applications write files that NMPlot can read
            directly.
        </para>
    </note>
    [-include "NMGF_QuickStartQandA_Sections.rxl"-]
</section>
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