Helpful Hints
ENTERING LOCATION NAMES THAT INCLUDE ABBREVIATIONS: Usually you will need to spell out words like “Saint,” “Mount,” “Fort,” etc. Place names generally need to be spelled out; for example. “John F. Kennedy International Airport” instead of “JFK Airport.” Try alternate spellings if your entry isn’t accepted the first time, or pick your place from the list under Your search found.
ENTERING INTERSECTIONS AS ADDRESSES: To enter an intersection of two streets as a start or end place, or a stop, type the names of the streets separated by a space and ampersand; e.g. Washington & Nassau or washington rd & nassau st.
ENTERING ROUND TRIPS: To run a round trip automatically, click on the Round Trip check box in the lower right hand corner of the Trip Planner window before running your route. To turn off the round trip option, click on the box again. The round trip will include all intermediate stops on the way to your destination, but go directly from your destination back to the start place.
ROUTING THROUGH SELECTED PLACES: CoPilot gives you the option to route through locations that don’t show up as stops on your driving directions. We call these “via stops.” To the right of each stop on the Trip Itinerary you’ll notice the word Report. To change a reported stop to a via stop, highlight it and press the <space bar> on your keyboard. To change it back to a reported stop, press the <space bar> again.
MAKING A LIST OF FAVORITE PLACES: CoPilot lets you create a “favorite places” list of up to 25 places, with or without street addresses, for faster trip entry. To add a place to the list, first enter it in your Trip Itinerary, highlight it, and click Add Fav. The next time you want to enter this place as a stop on your trip click on the Favorites tab and double- click the place name. When the number of places on the list reaches 25, each new place will eliminate a place from the bottom of the list.
ADDING CUSTOM PLACES: CoPilot gives you the ability to add your own custom names to the map database. A custom place name can be entered as a start place, end place, or intermediate stop (see page 35).
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