Trip Planning on Your Desktop
You can use CoPilot's desktop functions to map out routes and print
maps and driving directions before getting on the road. Desktop trip planning is an additional feature of CoPilot that is in no way connected to using your Pocket PC for route guidance.
On the following pages you will find brief descriptions of CoPilot’s desktop trip planning capabilities. For more detailed descriptions, open CoPilot Help from the desktop application (Help menu > Help Contents and Search, or click the Help button on the toolbar). Go to Desktop Trip Planning in the Contents tab.
To begin planning a trip on your desktop, click the Planning icon in the sidebar to the left of the map. Using the
Run Trip
Run Trip button or Run Trip |
in the Trip menu. |
Generates the route for the trip you entered. Displays a detailed Trip Summary, Map and Driving Directions.
Edit Trip
New Trip
New Trip button or New Trip in the File menu.
Opens the Trip Planner window where you can create a new trip, arrange the order of stops on your route, add or edit Favorites (these can be downloaded to your Pocket PC along with map data), search for Points of Interest, or use your Contacts database to add stops to your trip. Click Run to receive driving directions and a map.
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Edit Trip button or Edit
Trip in the Trip menu.
Takes you back to the Trip Planner window where you can edit stops on your existing trip or click Clear to delete all stops and begin a new trip.
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