LEI Electronics 6 manual Starting MapCreate Easy Mode and Advanced Mode

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Starting MapCreate (Easy Mode and Advanced Mode)

MapCreate 6.2 includes both an easy mode called MapSelect and an advanced mode called MapCreate. Both modes are useful at different times depending on your needs and computer skill level.

When you install MapCreate 6.2, a MapCreate link appears in the programs list on your Windows Start Menu. Launching the program from this link will open up a selection box, asking you to choose which mode you wish to use. This box opens every time you launch MapCreate 6.2 from the default Start Menu link.

To skip the mode selection screen, open the MapCreate program group window as shown in the following illustration. Double-click the icon of the desired program and it will open directly.

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MapCreate 6.2 can be launched from any of the three executable files (*.exe) shown in this program group window. "Appselect.exe" launches the Mode Selection box, and is the file run from the Windows Start Menu by default. "MapSelect.exe" launches MapSelect, also called easy mode. To launch the advanced mode, choose "mapcreat.exe."

MapCreate 6 program group window, with Appselect selected. Choose either MapSelect.exe or mapcreat.exe to go directly to the desired mode.

If you generally prefer using only one of these modes, you can create a shortcut directly to the mode you prefer either on your desktop, or in your Windows Start Menu. To do so, first open the MapCreate program group window as shown in the previous illustration.

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Contents MapCreate6 LEI Extras Inc PO BOX Catoosa, OK USA Table of Contents Creating Rectangle Map Borders Creating Corridor Map Borders Center Master MapIntroduction Page How MapCreate Works File Formats & Functions GPS Data File Atlas File Page Custom Map File Size and Build Time Examples Mapping Detail Theres more here than meets the eye Cursor over Pop-up Exit symbol BoxCursor over POI symbol Pop-up box How to use this manual typographical conventionsMouse Page System Requirements Installation TypesUSA-West disc Data overlap area USA-East disc Installing MapCreateType D\setup.exe where D is the drive letter for your CD-ROM Page Page Care of your MapCreate CDs Starting MapCreate Easy Mode and Advanced Mode To add a direct shortcut to your Start Menu To add a direct shortcut to your desktopSection Working With MapCreate Advanced Mode Quick Start Reference Starting MapCreate MapSelect Screen MapCreate Screen MapCreate 6 opening screen Closing MapCreate Tips Selected Symbol Tip Box Map Category Options Window Tip Icon List Window Route Waypoint List Window Moving Around the Master Map Zoom Box Cross-hair Creating Rectangle Map Borders Handle Box Mouse Pointer Map Border Creating Corridor Map BordersPoint Saving a Map Border File Creating a Custom Map File Building Map Progress dialog box Save As dialog box appears Creating a Waypoint Delete Waypoint Creating an Icon Tip Creating a Route Tip Tips Saving a GPS Data File Creating a Corridor Map From a Route Borders around Route command Corridor Width slider bar Creating a Route From a Trail Plot Trail shown in green Page Appendix 1 MapCreate Command List Help Topics Command Search a Help document for the term map border Page County/Parish Marine Navaids AirportsCities CountriesPOI-Shopping POI-ServicesPOI-Marine POI-RestaurantsAppendix MapCreate 6 Symbol Key Page Page POI Appendix 4 Considerations When Planning Highway Routes Page Page Page LEI Databases License Agreement Databases Limited Warranty LEI Software License Agreement ONE-YEAR Media Warranty For Lowrance 800-324-1356. For Eagle How to Obtain Service…Accessory Ordering Information for all countries Visit our web site